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SAM Blogger: Sara Gorman Most public health crises facing India need no introduction: communicable diseases, lack of healthy drinking water, HIV/AIDS, poor hygiene practices, and poor quality healthcare and healthcare facilities top the list of problems studied by professionals and covered in the international press. But what about health-seeking behavior among Indian populations? Continue reading Healthcare in India: In the Eye of the Beholder Researchers have found abortions of girl children in India are far more common in families with at least one female child. In a culture that values male children for carrying on the family line and generating revenue, female children, who live with their husband’s family after marriage, are often perceived as costly to Continue reading In India, Abortions of Girls on the Rise The New York Times recently ran a compelling and moving photo essay on maternity wards in India . The photojournalist, Lynsey Addario, has extensive experience covering women’s health issues worldwide, and for this assignment she spent two years visiting hospitals in New Delhi. She was given access to the Kasturba Hospital in Delhi’s Old City, Continue reading New York Times Photo Essay: From One Maternity Ward, A Growing World Jaya Singh: SAM's India-Based Director of Research and Program Development It is a hot September day in Musafirkhana, Uttar Pradesh. We’ve been driving on the Lucknow-Benaras highway for several hours before swerving off onto a dirt path, rice fields on either side, our driver honking away the few bicyclists and pedestrians we Continue reading Breakdown: A Journey to Uttar Pradesh A Hospital in Mumbai Malaria has swept Mumbai. An average of 48 new cases per day was recorded for the month of May, a marked rise over previous months. The BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) claims those most affected by the disease are migrants from malaria-endemic areas, suggesting that Mumbai citizens have nothing to Continue reading Malaria on the Rise in Mumbai With over two million people in India living with HIV, it is more important than ever to educate women on how to avoid transmitting the disease to their children. The absence of adequate health education means few women understand the implications of becoming pregnant with HIV. The threat of ostracism can also prompt many Continue reading HIV: A Deadly Link Between Mother and Child |
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