Health concepts Archives

The Rise and fall of Mass Miniature Radiography (MMR)

By rjoshimgims August 18, 2025Health concepts, Tools in Health

Around 1950s Mass miniature radiography or MMR was a cornerstone of public health screening for Tuberculosis. It was a mobile X-ray unit that roamed villages, towns and cities, photographing the…

Blood, when it was either black or white

By rjoshimgims June 8, 2025Health concepts1 Comment

It was between the years 1900-02, when Karl Landsteiner and colleagues discovered blood groups A, B, AB and neither A nor B (or O). This discovery not only led to…

Red cross develops a system to communicate with prisoners of war (PoWs)

By rjoshimgims May 11, 2025Health care organizations, Health concepts

Prisoner of War management during world wars A less talked about consequence of wars are prisoners of war. These are soldiers of one warring side, that are captured by the…

Ensuring basic health needs: A concept with many names

By rjoshimgims April 28, 2025Health concepts, Tools in Health

Index Home Health is dear to all, and we all strive to be in pink of our health all the time. Principles of health maintenance are simple, though repetitive actions. While…

Red cross overprints: beginning of a lasting relation

By rjoshimgims December 14, 2024Health care organizations, Health concepts1 Comment

Index Home Christmas seals Born to care for the war wounded, Red cross came into being in 1863. However, it was not until 1907 that it entered into a lasting relationship…

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…