The year 2022 has been a testament to some harsher and grimmer climate extremes. A once-in-a-500-year drought in Europe, flooding across South Asia ravaging lives and livelihoods, Pakistan and Philippines being the most hit, and extreme heat waves across many parts of the globe are breaching all thresholds. As the world witnesses the throes of […]
Caspian Debt and SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Finance Facility have joined hands to offer loans to impact-led healthcare enterprises using an outcome-based payment model called “Social Success Note.” Through this financing initiative, over USD 4 million will be mobilised towards scaling up 15+ high impact health solutions, targeting to improve healthcare services for vulnerable communities in […]
One of the most promising approaches to averting teenage pregnancies is investment in girls’ progression from primary to secondary school. In India, decisions about schooling, marriage and childbearing are made jointly and often poorly in the case of girls belonging to marginalised families. Marrying a daughter—‘paraya dhan’—is a generally considered household strategy to cope with […]
Dipu Sharma could barely contain his excitement about the soon-to-open Mahakal corridor in his hometown. He travels to an old overbridge near his house nearly every night to catch a glimpse of the “dazzling new project” and take selfies, he says. And Sharma isn’t the only local admiring this drastic change of landscape from the […]
As India celebrates its fifth ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah,’ or National Nutrition Month, this September, the coming together of public and private partners along with local stakeholders on participative and innovative digital campaigns offers new-age solutions to busting myths, counselling families, and driving home the message of a healthy and energetic India. Seventy-five years into independence […]
Following the success of a pilot project to reduce neonatal mortality with a special equipment ‘SAANS’, the Assam government has decided to use the air pressure machine developed by a Bangalore-based start-up across its hospitals, officials said on Thursday. ‘SAANS’ is a portable neonatal Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) system that can provide lifesaving breathing […]
As India celebrates 75 years of independence and the beginnings of Amrutkaal its healthcare system, enriched by a 5000-year legacy has much to offer to the world. From eradicating diseases to pioneering healthcare initiatives, the country has witnessed big advancements in healthcare. Known today as pharmacy of the world, India has earned a global respect in the sector by […]
The Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society, and Concordia announced Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) Blended Finance Facility as the winner of the P3 Impact Award at the 2022 Concordia Summit. The annual P3 Impact Award recognises exemplary […]
Overall cost of homecare is 30% to 40% less than expenses at an institutional setup.By 2050, India’s 60 plus population would have grown from 100 million today, to over 300 million, with the overall population having grown from 1.2 billion to 1.6 billion. Noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer […]
An experimental trial to utilise drones to provide superior healthcare services to tribal and rural communities in Seppa, a town in East...
“Dungarpur seems hotter and more barren than I can remember”, sighed Usha as she looked at the distant landscape. Of course, she was not talking about the impact of climate change but her new outlook post returning to her home after 5 months of working in Bangalore, which enjoys a more moderate climate. It took […]
As the world realises the inherent seriousness of climate change, the use of plastic has been recognised as one of the greatest environmental and health hazards of the 21st century. Now, exceeding the biomass of all land and marine animals combined, plastic waste has long-term implications on all aspects of the ecosystem, be it land, oceans or the atmosphere. Plastics also account for over 3 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions...
