Soumya Swaminathan

The writer is director at the National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis in Chennai and leads the research programme on TB/HIV.

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How new technology can help India close in on TBSubscriber Only

July 04,2025 06:05:01 AM

The experience of developing Covid vaccines demonstrates how global collaboration and strong public investment can significantly accelerate timelines — an approach that must now be applied to TB vaccine development

Fri, Jul 04, 2025

HMPV virus – its not the pandemicSubscriber Only

January 21,2025 07:04:38 AM

Anxieties about respiratory disease outbreaks like HMPV are understandable in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic. Hence, science-based communication and response become even more critical for all sections of society

Tue, Jan 21, 2025

Failure of climate investment — will millions choke on smoke?Subscriber Only

December 03,2024 07:29:35 AM

It’s time for India’s National Clean Air Programme to place health at the centre. This would entail clean energy shifts to fossil fuels (LPG) in the residential sector that can reduce net climate warming

Tue, Dec 03, 2024