Health Aapla Dawakhana: The family doctor is around the corner September 12, 2023 Stephin Thomas Developing primary healthcare reduces fatalities in hospitals. Aapla Dawakhana is one such scheme, which brings hope to citizens.
Health Will prioritise upgrade of primary and tertiary healthcare, says Mumbai’s health commissioner September 4, 2023 Stephin Thomas Additional Municipal Commissioner of BMC Dr Sudhakar Shinde discusses issues related to public healthcare system and plans to upgrade.
Health Mapping Mumbai’s hospitals August 31, 2023 Sherine Raj A mapping exercise of Mumbai’s hospitals highlights the disparity between basic infrastructure availability and needs of citizens.
Health Retired community health workers wait endlessly to be recognised as employees August 30, 2023 Stephin Thomas Retired community health workers have been waiting to be recognised as employees by the BMC for over two decades.
Health Mumbai had two ‘No Honking Days’ this month, but are they enough? August 22, 2023 Stephin Thomas Mumbai observed No Honking Day on August 9th and 16th to dissuade people from honking while driving. Does it really make a difference?
Health Mumbai’s monsoon blues August 21, 2023 Sherine Raj Feeling blue? It could be often overlooked link between environment, weather patterns and mental health.
Health What other public hospitals can learn from KEM’s revamped kitchen August 14, 2023 Stephin Thomas Recently, KEM Hospital revamped its kitchen, highlighting the importance of nutritious and hygienic food in patients’ recovery.
Health Monsoon maladies on the rise, conditions worse than last year August 4, 2023 Stephin Thomas Mumbai monsoon impacts public health every year. Compared to last year the cases have risen, with a sharp spike in Leptospirosis cases.
Health A living will that can save hardships March 14, 2023 Dr Nikhil Datar What to do in situations where you or someone you know are kept alive on life support? The solution is to have living will. Here’s what it is
Health The arduous journey of TB treatment: Conversations from a Mumbai hospital March 1, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar Recent data from Sewri’s TB hospital shows a large number of patients quitting treatment midway. We visited the hospital to explore why.
Health Why flawed planning may have a role in annual outbreak of diseases in Mumbai January 27, 2023 Eshan Kalyanikar Mumbai is troubled by certain diseases in high numbers every year. Can better urban planning ensure good health for Mumbaikars?
Health KEM hospital gets approval for 24×7 cath lab, what about other hospitals? December 12, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar KEM hospital recently got approval for a 24×7 cath lab, learnings from which will eventually be applied to other hospitals in the city.
Health Missed vaccines, misinformation and other gaps highlighted by Mumbai’s measles outbreak November 29, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar It has been more than a month since the measles outbreak in Mumbai and so far 14 have died. A look at the complex interplay of various factors behind this.
Health A look inside BMC’s non-communicable disease screening centres November 2, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar Here’s how the city’s walk-in Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Centres — set up in hospitals under BMC, to arrest lifestyle diseases — are operating.
Health How community health workers conduct annual TB, leprosy survey October 17, 2022 Eshan Kalyanikar The state government, in collaboration with BMC, carries out a TB and leprosy survey on an annual basis. Here’s how it happens on the ground.