Health

In the backdrop of the state medical teachers’ strikes, doctors at JJ Hospital in Mumbai claim that their demands remain unfulfilled.

With temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius and higher, heat in Mumbai is one of the main effects of climate change. The health effects can be deadly.

Dharamshalas in Mumbai house families of patients undergoing treatment in Mumbai’s hospitals. They fill a glaring gap in the healthcare infrastructure.

Since the number of people home testing for COVID-19 increased, the BMC has struggled with acccurately assessing infection rates in the city.

While the medical infrastructure of Mumbai has been ramped up for the third wave of COVID-19, the strain on private hospitals has led to complaints.

For citizens and political parties alike, the Ideal Public Health Manifesto is instructive in understanding the changes needed in public health in the BMC.

According to NFHS-5 data on sanitation, Mumbai gets top marks for drinking water and menstrual hygiene, but lags in the use of toilets.

A rise in childbirth through C-section surgeries in Mumbai begs to be examined, as in many cases these appear to be quite unnecessary.

People’s aversion to public toilets is based on years of unkempt conditions. BMC can change public perception by taking firm action.

The BMC is unable to build the promised number of public toilets due to long procedures for procuring permissions from state offices and residents.

Mumbai saw 23% more deaths in 2020 than in 2019, and only 10% of them are officially due to COVID-19. We investigate the causes behind these excess deaths.

Mumbai is facing acute shortage of blood, but citizens can help us get though this by donating blood.