Health

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.

An analysis of significant public health milestones across Mumbai’s history through the lens of water borne diseases and sanitation

In conversation with Dr Souradipta Chandra on the prevention of viral fevers other than COVID-19, in the context of flu viruses caused by the monsoon season

For World Mental Health Day, we’ve curated a list of support groups and helpline numbers working on a range of mental health issues

With an impending third wave, we look at how the city is placed to handle an outbreak of the covid-19 virus among children and precautions parents can take.