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September
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June
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April
2016

Himal Southasian

Maldivian maladies

The country’s healthcare system is burdened by aliments old and new.

| Apr 30, 2016

Confronting death: Doctors on mortality

Three fine minds from within the medical profession assess mortality and the meaning of life.

| Apr 27, 2016

Policy paralysis

The many complexities of polio vaccination in Pakistan.

| Apr 20, 2016

Trials and tribulations

Ethics of clinical trials and vaccine research in India.

| Apr 17, 2016

Between mortality and moksh

An exhibition on medicine and healing highlights Indian attitudes towards health.

| Apr 15, 2016

Doctor’s appointment

How one doctor’s hunger strike sparked medical education reform in Nepal

| Apr 12, 2016

The silent superbug

Totally drug resistant TB is the lethal superbug that could haunt India’s future.

The death of a mother

For women to safely give birth in rural areas in India, community monitoring is essential.

Love in the time of development

Pankaj Sekhsaria’s new novel about the Andaman islands turns real life into compelling prose.

| Apr 06, 2016

Majoritarianism in Manipur

The government of Manipur needs to rethink its policy towards its tribal minorities.

| Apr 04, 2016

Cut and open

The different avatars of surgical births across India.

| Apr 03, 2016

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