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Vikram Patel
Patel is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health at Harvard Medical School and is affiliated with the Public Health Foundation of India and Sangath
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Demonising freedom to love in New India will contribute to growing suicide toll of young peopleSubscriber Only
February 22,2021 03:10:09 AM
The recent passage of the so-called ‘love jihad’ laws in three states of the country, imposing harsh penalties on ‘forced conversions’ under the pretext of marriage, represents a new and daunting challenge to love in India.
Mon, Feb 22, 2021
Covid vaccine is here, virus is already in retreat. Let’s just wait our turnSubscriber Only
January 27,2021 00:06:02 AM
If there is one thing that the pandemic should have taught us, it must be to wait in line, patiently, with at least six feet in between. No matter when you get the jab, our victory is assured.
Wed, Jan 27, 2021
India must join other countries in decriminalising marijuanaSubscriber Only
December 02,2020 05:01:38 AM
Marijuana has a long and colourful history of use in India, dating back at least two millennia and the laws criminalising its use were imposed by foreigners.
Wed, Dec 02, 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput case mirrors an ailing nation. We need to build a more compassionate societySubscriber Only
September 10,2020 04:00:13 AM
Imagine if all the effort and resources spent attacking one another could be turned towards building a compassionate society and fixing the ills which are making us all sick.
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Reputation of scientists will be further muddied by our role in this pandemicSubscriber Only
July 30,2020 03:50:18 AM
While science-informed policies are an aspiration, we also need to appreciate their limitations and assumptions to ensure that such policies do not lead to avoidable harms and promise unrealistic results.
Thu, Jul 30, 2020
This is a historic opportunity to transform India’s mental healthcare systemSubscriber Only
June 20,2020 06:24:45 AM
Mental health problems were already a major contributor to the burden of illness in India before the pandemic, with a third of all female and a quarter of all male suicide deaths in the world occurring in this country.
Sat, Jun 20, 2020
Data must be applied to context and societal response must be proportionateSubscriber Only
March 26,2020 01:44:33 AM
One must wonder whether, given there was no evidence of widespread community transmission, we might have staved off the worst without a sledge-hammer approach, which no country at the stage of the epidemic we are in has imposed.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Response to COVID-19 shows India has the political will to control infectious diseasesSubscriber Only
March 14,2020 02:30:03 AM
All comparisons between COVID-19 and TB end with the superficial observation that they are both deadly respiratory tract infections.
Sat, Mar 14, 2020
We must try to understand how 2012 gangrape case convicts are products of a broken societySubscriber Only
January 18,2020 00:45:07 AM
There were often clear pre-existing signals of disturbances in their behaviour or environments, but with a complete absence of any scaffolding to help them deal with these challenges when it mattered most.
Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Mental illness often stems from early-life trauma. It’s happening in KashmirSubscriber Only
August 07,2019 03:16:13 AM
We remember youth as the one period in which we were inspired by hope for our own future, and for our community. As a miasma of fear descends upon Kashmir, imagine the impact this would have on the minds of children and young people already damaged by two decades of conflict.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
Acts of love and caring are the most potent influences on our well-beingSubscriber Only
January 18,2019 01:24:49 AM
As we mature into adulthood and older age, it is our social relationships, not the number but their quality, which will determine how long we live and the quality of these years of life.
Fri, Jan 18, 2019
A dose of hopeSubscriber Only
December 20,2018 00:07:56 AM
The discovery of the placebo response to these common surgical procedures adds to the mountain of evidence that hope is a major driver of recovery in response to many medical procedures. Hope is not, as it were, all in our minds. Thanks to novel neuro-imaging technologies.
Thu, Dec 20, 2018
The right to mental healthSubscriber Only
October 10,2018 00:30:40 AM
A new report shows how rising mental ill health is causing mounting disabilities, early deaths and fuelling cycles of poverty.
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
Starvation deaths in 2018Subscriber Only
July 26,2018 00:07:31 AM
Stunting due to hunger also holds back the prospects of an entire generation.
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
When science masks hateSubscriber Only
February 24,2018 00:29:41 AM
The medical legitimisation of prejudice was a major contributor to the stigma against homosexuality.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
Compromising positions: Time to reclaim sexuality from the self-appointed guardians of moralitySubscriber Only
December 21,2017 00:00:14 AM
We should celebrate that young people are choosing to get married later in life, but reject the notion that this delay has any bearing on when consenting adults choose to engage in romance or sex.
Thu, Dec 21, 2017
Why they die youngSubscriber Only
October 27,2017 00:45:08 AM
Oppressive social norms are behind rising suicides among the youth.
Fri, Oct 27, 2017
Our best investmentSubscriber Only
August 13,2017 00:10:36 AM
To improve educational outcomes, policy must address deprivations in early years of children’s lives.
Sun, Aug 13, 2017
Time for reflection, fellow doctorsSubscriber Only
June 10,2017 00:04:40 AM
The medical sector needs to think about why it is seen in poor light — by patients and government.
Sat, Jun 10, 2017
An inconvenient truthSubscriber Only
January 28,2017 00:18:07 AM
India is one of the most unequal countries in the world — the richest 1 per cent own 60 per cent of its wealth
Sat, Jan 28, 2017
Dana Majhi’s IndiaSubscriber Only
September 22,2016 00:16:02 AM
It has not harnessed its economic success to secure better health for its citizens
Thu, Sep 22, 2016
The terror on our roadsSubscriber Only
June 13,2016 02:01:10 AM
We need to ask why India is one of the most harrowing places in the world to be a pedestrian, driver or passenger.
Mon, Jun 13, 2016
A cop-out called prohibitionSubscriber Only
April 28,2016 00:23:46 AM
It is a poor policy option. Alcohol abuse is a public health, not moral, problem.
Thu, Apr 28, 2016
An anaemic prescriptionSubscriber Only
March 15,2016 00:14:31 AM
Budget 2016 is disappointing for India’s health. It will not cut the burden of catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure.
Tue, Mar 15, 2016
Cure the doctorSubscriber Only
December 21,2015 00:00:02 AM
Healthcare in India is a leading cause of poverty. The medical profession must own its share of the blame
Mon, Dec 21, 2015
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