At a recent global meet, a session cut through the usual conference optimism with a stark warning: the global AIDS response is being hit by ... Aug 05
It all started with a road accident in Indian state of Punjab on 25th November 2001 which killed home maker Reshma - a mother of three ... Jun 13
It is important for girls and women and people of all gender diversities to prioritise infection prevention and control, and access public healthcare services in ... May 13
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The 70th session of the intergovernmental UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) - UN's largest annual forum on gender equality – which began on ... Mar 19
Study of 1,200 Medics Signals Workforce Strain in Indian Healthcare as Doctors Report Burnout, Legal Exposure and Career Doubt.... Mar 05
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The Ninth Edition of “ALERT Being” Awards (ABA) was held today to honour and recognise Good Samaritans from various walks of life.... Feb 07
Even before 2026 began, we were never on track to deliver on gender equality and human right to health and broader development justice.... Jan 31
The WHO’s warning is timely and grounded in decades of research. What remains uncertain is whether governments will act with the urgency this moment ... Jan 21
Thanks to communities of people living with and affected by HIV, a lot of scientifically proven tools and approaches have made it possible to offer ... Jan 12
As 2025 wraps up, let us remind ourselves of the prominent promises (and some legally binding ones) which our governments have made since 1945 to ... Dec 27
Ten years back at the United Nations General Assembly, all world leaders promised to eliminate harmful practice of female genital mutilation/ cutting by 2030. But ... Dec 16
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Ending gender-based violence is human rights imperative.... Dec 03
The human right to health is not a privilege, tt is a legal obligation - rooted in international human rights law - and must form the foundation ... Nov 07
The landscape of sexual and reproductive health and rights is shifting: millions of women want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern method ... Nov 07
No GDP number can justify a system where a baby’s life is worth less than a plate of food. The real progress of a ... Oct 28
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on the number of suicides is anything to go by, Bengalureans are finding it difficult to navigate family issues and ... Oct 23
Gender equality is enshrined in the opening preamble of United Nations Charter 1945. But despite progress and some setbacks, not a single country has delivered ... Oct 23
Anti-rights and anti-gender pushbacks have made the situation even more grim. Activists are pinning hope on an upcoming global meet to galvanise a ... Oct 22
The time has come for India to move beyond silence, beyond stigma, and towards a future where seeking help is an act of courage, not ... Oct 13
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Governments must increase their budgets, train more mental health workers, and shift from hospital-centered models to community-based systems that are more human and ... Sep 03
Rising anti-rights and anti-gender pushbacks along with conflicts, wars, invasions and genocides, have not only arrested the progress made on gender and health ... Sep 02
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