Tag: India Health Policy
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India’s Doctors Sound Alarm Over Boom in Availability of Weight Loss Injections
Unregulated Rush for Weight Loss Injections India’s medical community is sounding the alarm over a rapidly expanding market for weight loss injections. While appetite-suppressing drugs have shown potential in clinical settings, doctors warn that an unregulated boom risks patient safety, long-term health consequences, and the misapplication of these treatments as a quick fix for obesity…
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What India Can Learn from Maldives’ Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child Infections
Carving a path from Maldives to India On October 13, 2025, the World Health Organization confirmed that the Republic of Maldives became the first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B. While Maldives’ population is small and geographically discreet, the core principles behind its achievement offer actionable lessons for India’s…
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What India Can Learn from Maldives’ Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission
Introduction: A landmark in public health On October 13, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated the Republic of Maldives as the first country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B virus (HBV). This triple elimination marks a historic achievement: transmission from mothers to newborns for all three infections has fallen…