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GOBI: When simple measures in childcare went global

By rjoshimgims November 8, 2024Health care delivery1 Comment

Index Home UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) launched GOBI initiative in the year 1982. This was a notable global health strategies aimed at reducing child mortality and improving child health.…

Family planning: Have we completed a full circle ?

By rjoshimgims November 2, 2024Health care delivery19 Comments

Index Home Family planning and birth control share a bond with one another. On one hand, phrase "to plan a family" is participatory, thought provoking, and sounds like a management exercise.…

Development milestones from six months to one year of life

By rjoshimgims October 22, 2024Health concepts1 Comment

Index Home Our journey from sixth month onwards, is one of curiosity and mobility. Now babies can see near as well as far, and their tiny eyes are grasping the world…

Milestones from birth upto first six months of infant life

By rjoshimgims October 20, 2024Health concepts2 Comments

Index Home Many developments take place from birth, to first six months of life. In the first one month, newborn is a neonate. Subsequently, the period upto one year of life,…

Braille: Just six elevated dots, to see the unseen

By rjoshimgims October 14, 2024Health concepts1 Comment

Index Home Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809. When he was three, he accidentally injured one of his eyes. Over next two years, injured eye got infected, and let…

Legacy of “Foresight prevents blindness” campaign

By rjoshimgims October 6, 2024Health care delivery, Health concepts, Tools in Health

Index Home 1976 is a landmark year for Global Blindness Prevention. After years of apathy, blindness prevention and control was on World Health Organisation (WHO) agenda. Only a year ago in…

The art and science of sight; looking into ones eyes

By rjoshimgims October 2, 2024Health concepts, Tools in Health

Index Home Eyes have always intrigued us. Eyes reflect our intent, emotions, wisdom, and even romance. While science attributes eyes with sight, for art and literature these are windows of our…

Maimonides a philosopher-physician of medieval times

By rjoshimgims September 22, 2024Health Professionals, History of Medicine

Index Home We donot attribute middle ages or the medieval period, with any major scientific advancement. Europe, in these times was a battleground for religions. Since christianity was on a rise,…

Sepsis: Serious infection that leads to a war within

By rjoshimgims September 12, 2024Medical Diseases

Index Home Sepsis lies on the pathway from infection to death. While we have discovered drugs against bugs that cure infections, yet sometimes infections are overwhelming. As a response, our body's…

Flowers in health care and its philately

By rjoshimgims September 3, 2024Misc

Index Home Yesterday, I was struggling to find a theme for a fresh blog. My daughter exclaimed "Why don't you write about flowers ?" Initially that was a weird thought, health…