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Arsenic Kills by Stealth in India’s Villages

Arsenic Kills by Stealth in India’s Villages

By Mimi Roy
Public health interventions have been few and far between to check the continuing ravages of arsenic poisoning in India.

How Social Media Is Pushing Vapes on Young Indians

How Social Media Is Pushing Vapes on Young Indians

By Monika Arora, Shalini Bassi, and Shishirendu Ghosal
E-cigarette companies are exploiting social media platforms and websites to recruit young customers by misleading them into nicotine addiction.
Protecting the Vulnerable in India From the Monsoon’s Flood of Diseases

Protecting the Vulnerable in India From the Monsoon’s Flood of Diseases

By Indranil Mukhopadhyay
Primary, preventive, and public health initiatives at the local level must be initiated to prevent vector-borne diseases across India.

Mystery Disease in Indian Town Leaves Experts Baffled

Mystery Disease in Indian Town Leaves Experts Baffled

By Sudha Ramachandran
While the situation in Eluru in Andhra Pradesh is now contained, the disease has once again drawn attention to water contamination, a common Indian problem.

Indian Tea Plantation Workers Look to the World Bank to Prevent a Coronavirus Disaster

Indian Tea Plantation Workers Look to the World Bank to Prevent a Coronavirus Disaster

By Anirudha Nagar
Thousands of workers vulnerable to COVID-19 on Indian tea plantations expect urgent investment from a new World Bank funding package.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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Sociocultural and Religious Factors Complicate India’s COVID-19 Response

Sociocultural and Religious Factors Complicate India’s COVID-19 Response

By Mufsin P. P. and Muhsin P.  P.
Ensuring awareness and dispelling pseudoscientific practices is a necessity for India to confront the coronavirus.

Why India Needs to Worry About the Zika Threat

Why India Needs to Worry About the Zika Threat

By Nayan Chakravarty and Kavita Tatwadi
Combating this stealthy menace requires cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration from the world
India's Health Scare Gets Worse

India's Health Scare Gets Worse

By Neeta Lal
The current outbreak of vector borne diseases lays bare the inadequacies of India's health care system.

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