Insurance for health and Universal Health Care
In 2018, India launched its state sponsored health Insurance scheme, with the name "Ayushman Bharat" which means "longevity for India". It is a fully government sponsored scheme aimed to ensure…
Faith-healers who cure by calling spirits, and emotions
While healing itself is an art, many consider faith-healing as quite farther away from science. While disease is more ancient as compared to its cure, faith-healing may well be a…
Gender based violence exists, but is quite often ignored
Gender based violence (GBV) is a broader term, which actually implies "violence against women." Its definition (as per UN declaration, 1993) is broad, and it refers to "...any violence that…
Mayo clinic: The first modern group practice
William Worrall Mayo (WW Mayo), was born in England in 1819, studied chemistry and migrated to United States in 1845. He first worked as a pharmacist in New York, and…
Lets count 75 years of World health days
World Health Organization was established in 1948. Since 1950, we observe 7th April as World Health Day (WHD) and we have a different theme every year. East Germany (1972)Logo of…
Empowering people with a disability
Index Home Valentin Hauy (1745-1822), a linguist and an interpreter in the Royal court, established world's first school for the blind, in Paris. This was in 1785, when families either kept…
Disability and rehabilitation
Index Home Pre-1950: Lets hide it History has not been kind to individuals with disability. Over the ages it was considered an aberration, that was supposed to be hidden and away…