Opinion
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| From the Window of a Public Health Professional: Health at the Crossroads in a Shifting Global Order | | | | Dr Manorama Bakshi
As 2025 draws to a close, viewed from the window of a public health professional, the year offers a clear reminder that health leadership is not merely about systems, policies, or technologies. It is about trust, continuity, and the courage to make long-term choices amid uncertainty.
The past year tested health systems worldwide. Economic volatility, geopolitical realignments, climate stress, and workforce pressures converged to expose long-standing vulnerabilities. India was not immune. Yet beyond the dominant crisis narratives, India’s health trajectory in 2025 tells a quieter and more consequential story, one of steady progress shaped by public investment, institut | |
| | | | Bring in the girls: Reimagining STEM education in India through Gender Diversity | | | | Dr Vijay Garg
In recent years, India’s race toward technological and scientific leadership has accelerated. With rapid digitization, innovation hubs mushrooming across cities, and a vibrant start-up ecosystem, the nation stands on the cusp of a technological revolution. But one glaring gap persists — the under-representation of girls and young women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). Fixing this is not just a matter of equity; it is a strategic necessity that will define India’s future competitiveness.
Why Gender Diversity in STEM Matters
Gender diversity isn’t a feel-good mantra — it transforms outcomes. Studies repeatedly show that diverse teams outperform ho | |
| | | | The Silent Killer - spitting and public health risks | | | | Dr. Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit
Spitting in public is a bad habit, whether you are spitting due to any problem or just out of habit. Spitting in a public place indicates both lack of civic sense and poor awareness on hygiene practices. Virus can be passed on from person to person via respiratory droplets. There is something else that gets very little or no emphasis — avoiding spitting in public. Like cough, spitting too, according to doctors and public health officials, can lead to spread of infections. There are many who use chewing tobacco and spit also posing specific dangers to themselves and hose around them. The tainted saliva can also send cancer agents into the lining of the st | |
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