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Air pollution crisis in Delhi As winter envelops Delhi, the city once again finds itself ensnared in an air pollution crisis. With over 30 million residents, the region has seen a surge in hospital admissions, notably among children and the elderly grappling with breathing difficulties. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi reached an alarming 500 in early November and 400 at the end of the month. Read More - https://p4i.net/a-call-to-breathe-again-air-pollution-crisis-in-delhi/

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Lessons in Health System Strengthening in India Community Action for Health (CAH) functions as a key component under the National Health Mission (NHM), placing people at the center of the process of ensuring that the health needs and rights of the community are being fulfilled.The right to health serves as a cornerstone of social justice, encapsulating the right of people everywhere to have access to quality health services, good nutrition, education and freedom from discrimination. This year’s World Health Day also emphasized the importance of the right to health, with the theme ‘My Health, My Right’. Learn More - https://p4i.net/empowering-communities/

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How the Gender Gap is Hurting Female Farmers in India In the last century, India’s agricultural sector has undergone a significant transformation driven by consumption-driven economics and the intensive agriculture production system. The major river basins in northern and western India became role models, showcasing the successful implementation of the Green Revolution. Public and private initiatives from the 1960s onwards have shaped and reinforced this agricultural pathway. However, amid this agricultural revolution, one critical aspect has been largely overlooked: the significant contribution of women to agriculture in rural India. According to the Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey 2021-2022, 78% of India’s employed women work in agriculture, with the sector having the highest estimated female labour force participation at 62.9%.

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CAG on Public Health Insurance Scheme in India In Parliament’s tumultuous monsoon session, focus briefly turned to the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, with the presentation of a CAG report. It covers the implementation of PMJAY from its inception in 2018 to early 2021, which overlaps with my tenure as its founding CEO. Here I set the record straight on what I consider are misinterpretations in some media reports and suggest the future course for the scheme in light of the CAG findings. Let us start with the good news. CAG report acknowledges that PMJAY “has had a strong positive impact on the economically weaker sections of society”. But the promise of PMJAY extends beyond its targeted population. It has provided a framework for universal health coverage, and has been used by seven states and UTs to expand coverage to their entire populations. CAG on Public Health Insurance Scheme in India - https://p4i.net/two-red-herrings-4-serious-health-problems/

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Delhi Under Siege: How Air Pollution is Strangling the City As winter envelops Delhi, the city once again finds itself ensnared in an air pollution crisis. With over 30 million residents, the region has seen a surge in hospital admissions, notably among children and the elderly grappling with breathing difficulties. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi reached an alarming 500 in early November1 and 400 at the end of the month.2 A recent study underscored the ongoing decline in Delhi’s air quality, with alarming PM2.5 levels posing significant health risks to residents. The spike is a yearly occurrence during the post-monsoon season from October to January, when atmospheric conditions exacerbate pollution. With the year coming to an end, Delhi finds itself, as it does every year, shrouded in a thick layer of smog, prompting government actions to curb its hazardous impact on public health. Learn More - https://p4i.net/a-call-to-breathe-again-air-pollution-crisis-in-delhi/

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In Conversation with Insia Dariwala on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), cyber safety, and child sexual abuse in India Insia is an award-winning international filmmaker/child rights activist, TEDx speaker, and a Creative Campaign Strategist who effectively uses her expertise of 16 years as a Creative Communicator to highlight various issues, including Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), domestic violence, and Female Genital Cutting (FGC) through the medium of visual arts and cinema. Read - https://p4i.net/in-conversation-with-insia-dariwala-on-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-fgm-c-cyber-safety-and-child-sexual-abuse-in-india/

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Partnerships for Impact: Enabling Investments to Maximise Social Impact Inequality is arguably one of the biggest challenges of our times, and it continues to grow wider and deeper with some worrying statistics. The richest 1% of the population controls almost half of the world’s wealth and the World Bank estimates that the pandemic has pushed 88-115 million more people into poverty in addition to the nearly 690 million already living in extreme poverty. 2.2 billion people do not get clean drinking water and 45% of the world population does not have access to a safely managed sanitation services. Apart from the inequalities and inequities, the last couple of decades have also seen tremendous ecological and environmental degradation due to adverse climate change effects. Global temperatures are increasing, and 18 of the 19 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001. Learn More - https://p4i.net/partnerships-for-impact-enabling-investments-to-maximise-social-impact/

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Partnerships for Impact: We offer strategic guidance, execution support, and growth opportunities to social enterprises Partnerships for Impact (P4i) is a standalone initiative dedicated to facilitating meaningful transformation through the connection of affluent individuals and substantial donors with socially impactful organisations boasting innovative and imaginative solutions. These entities share a common aspiration and fervour for effecting positive change globally, enhancing livelihoods, and fostering equitable growth. Our mission is to strike a harmonious equilibrium between advancing societal welfare and pursuing fair, inclusive development. We seamlessly integrate the principles of philanthropy with commercial strategies to catalyse enduring, expansive change. By linking donors with these enterprises, we unite purpose with sustainability, forging collaborative partnerships wherein all parties are active agents of transformation. Learn More - https://p4i.net/

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Mission Indradhanush : A game changer for immunisation in India Immunization, a cornerstone of public health, stands as a formidable shield against infectious diseases. Beyond individual protection, widespread immunization contributes to community immunity, curtailing the spread of diseases, and safeguarding vulnerable populations. In the dynamic realm of public service and governmental initiatives, my tenure in the Government of India was marked by a compelling dual challenge that demanded immediate and strategic attention. The mission at hand was two-fold: to expand access to vaccines for children across the vast expanse of our nation and to craft a comprehensive sustainable strategy for the effective delivery of these vaccines to every corner of our diverse landscape. Read More About Mission Indradhanush - https://p4i.net/mission-indradhanush/

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Urgency in Safeguarding Human Health Amidst Escalating Climate Change Impacts Climate impacts are intensifying to become one of the most significant health crises this century. In the recent times, we have seen examples of extreme weather conditions with constant worrisome news of forest fires, heatwaves, draughts, hurricanes, floodings, earthquakes, winter storms, etc. which have led to widespread devastation, deaths, and displacements – the most recent being the Pakistan floods, destroying houses and livelihoods. These extreme weather conditions will continue to take place and will only increase with time. It is extremely vital and urgent for us to understand the causes behind such occurrences – which are mainly related to increased human activity (burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transportation, industrial emissions, deforestation, urbanization, shifts in vegetation, etc. Safeguarding Human Health from Climate Change - https://p4i.net/safeguarding-human-health-from-climate-change-impacts-is-now-more-urgent-than-ever/

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Why Must We Move Towards Gender Affirmative Care For the longest time, our society has lived in a rigid binary world of men and women and girls and boys. Today, slowly but surely the world is understanding that gender is evolving. My introduction to this colourful world of gender took place when I started working with a CBO who worked for the LGBTQ+ rights-The Humsafar Trust (HST). In the two years that I worked with them, my perspectives of gender and sexuality evolved to another world where acceptability was obvious, rights were availed, and all the colours of the rainbowlike identities were blended to make a beautiful sky. Gender Affirmative Care - https://p4i.net/why-must-we-move-towards-gender-affirmative-care/

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Air pollution crisis in Delhi Focusing solely on stubble burning and vehicular pollution won’t resolve Delhi’s pollution issues. The pollution in the national capital stems from high emissions and distinctive weather conditions of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). Following North India’s monsoon rains, excess moisture accumulates above the IGP, trapping pollutants low in the air and causing visible smog. During winter, slow winds hinder pollutant dispersion, leading to the hazy conditions frequently observed during that season. Learn More - https://p4i.net/a-call-to-breathe-again-air-pollution-crisis-in-delhi/

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Why We Need to Focus on Mental Health Every other day, we wake up to a disturbing headline of a young person having left us by committing suicide. Suicides rates in India are amongst the highest when compared to other countries at the same socio-economic level. According to WHO, India’s suicide rate in 2019, at 12.9/1,00,000, was higher than the regional average of 10.2 and the global average of 9.0. Suicide has become the leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 in India. Learn More - https://p4i.net/why-we-need-to-focus-on-mental-health/

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The Remarkable Journey of Polio Eradication in India The pursuit of polio eradication in India stands as a landmark chapter in the nation’s public health history, marked by unprecedented efforts and adaptability. In my years at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, I faced challenges that highlighted the complexity of the mission. Polio eradication was a critical national health initiative aligning with global efforts led by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO). Eradicating the disease had been a long-standing global endeavour, and India was committed to achieving a polio-free status. Learn More - https://p4i.net/navigating-the-final-frontier/

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Access to Safe Abortion Is a Basic Human Right “The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being and dignity. When government controls that decision for her, she is being treated as less than a fully adult human responsible for her own choices.” – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg Today is International Safe Abortion Day – the day when individuals, organizations and governments worldwide mobilise to make their demands heard on the need to defend and protect a person’s right to safe and legal abortion; and ensure reproductive justice. The theme for this year is abortion in uncertain times. Safe Abortion Is a Basic Human Right - https://p4i.net/access-to-safe-abortion-is-a-basic-human-right/

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Climate Change and Health: Why Ignoring the Warning Signs Could Lead to a Global Health Crisis ‘Why aren’t people terrified? What do we have to say? What do we have to do?’ – This dialogue, a desperate plea for help, is from the recent movie Don’t Look Up that released in 2021. A satirical take on the climate crisis, an exasperated astronomer, one of the main characters, asks this question while trying to get the attention of the media and government, as a comet, hurtling through space with earth in its path, threatens to end all life in a matter of months. Climate Change and Health - https://p4i.net/dont-ignore-the-alarm-bells-climate-change-is-real/

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Energy Transition Is the Way Towards Reducing Emissions The current warming up of the planet is seen as result of human activities and the emission of greenhouse gases since the mid-1800s. CO2 is the greatest contributor to the increasing global warming and has risen by 48% when compared to pre-industrial levels. Methane is the second largest contributor and its concentration in the atmosphere has also more than doubled since preindustrial times. The obvious solution to climate change at this point is to immediately reduce energy related emissions, and transition to alternative sources of energy. Activities which include burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas increases the emission of carbon pollution, resulting in climate change. The process of replacing fossil fuels with low carbon and renewable energy sources, called energy transition, should be the topmost priority in gearing up for climate resilience and sustainable development. Read More - https://p4i.net/energy-transition-is-the-way-towards-reducing-emissions/

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Reducing inequalities in India Persisting and increasing inequalities have been a defining feature of our times. French economist Thomas Picketty, in his seminal work Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has postulated that inequalities are here to stay as they are hardwired into the system. Returns to capital have been, and continue to be, much greater than those that are possible from labour. The rich have the capital, which keeps multiplying even while they are asleep, while the poor can rely only on their labour, which will never be enough to catch up. https://p4i.net/forget-the-four-horsemen-and-focus-on-the-four-trojan-horses/

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World Breastfeeding Question & Answers Breastfeeding is the best foundation for a child’s health and nutrition – it gives children the healthiest start in life. It is a high-impact, cost-effective solution for saving children’s lives and giving them a chance to survive and develop to their full potential. Evidence shows that compared to new-borns who were put to the breast within an hour of birth, the risk of dying in the first 28 days of life is 41% higher for those who initiated breastfeeding 2-23 hours after birth, and 79% higher for those who initiated one day or longer after birth. Learn More - https://p4i.net/world-breastfeeding-week-qa/

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Why Must We Move Towards Gender Affirmative Care For the longest time, our society has lived in a rigid binary world of men and women and girls and boys. Today, slowly but surely the world is understanding that gender is evolving. My introduction to this colourful world of gender took place when I started working with a CBO who worked for the LGBTQ+ rights-The Humsafar Trust (HST). Read More - https://p4i.net/why-must-we-move-towards-gender-affirmative-care/

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Protecting Human Health Amidst Escalating Climate Change Impacts Climate impacts are intensifying to become one of the most significant health crises this century. In the recent times, we have seen examples of extreme weather conditions with constant worrisome news of forest fires, heatwaves, draughts, hurricanes, floodings, earthquakes, winter storms, etc. which have led to widespread devastation, deaths, and displacements – the most recent being the Pakistan floods, destroying houses and livelihoods. Read More - https://p4i.net/safeguarding-human-health-from-climate-change-impacts-is-now-more-urgent-than-ever/

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and India's Health Landscape The National Health Authority (NHA) is the nodal agency which introduced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) also known as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission in India. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) aims to establish a nationwide digital health ecosystem. It seeks to enhance the lives of its residents by connecting hospitals with digital health solutions throughout India and streamlining hospital operations. Additionally, it seeks to build a platform that would enable health data to be interchangeable across the health ecosystem, giving each citizen access to a continuous Electronic Health Record (EHR). Read More - https://p4i.net/charting-a-new-course/

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Community Action for Health Under the National Health Mission Community Action for Health (CAH) functions as a key component under the National Health Mission (NHM), placing people at the center of the process of ensuring that the health needs and rights of the community are being fulfilled. The right to health serves as a cornerstone of social justice, encapsulating the right of people everywhere to have access to quality health services, good nutrition, education and freedom from discrimination. Read more about Community Action for Health Under the National Health Mission - https://p4i.net/empowering-communities/

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Unravelling the Tale of Polio Eradication in India The pursuit of polio eradication in India stands as a landmark chapter in the nation’s public health history, marked by unprecedented efforts and adaptability. In my years at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, I faced challenges that highlighted the complexity of the mission. Polio eradication was a critical national health initiative aligning with global efforts led by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO). Eradicating the disease had been a long-standing global endeavour, and India was committed to achieving a polio-free status. Read More about Tale of Polio Eradication in India - https://www.quora.com/profile/Partnerships-for-Impact-P4i/Unravelling-the-Tale-of-Polio-Eradication-in-India

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Why We Need to Focus on Mental Health We need an urgent and well-resourced ‘whole-of-society’ approach to protecting, promoting and caring for the mental health of our people. Every other day, we wake up to a disturbing headline of a young person having left us by committing suicide. Suicides rates in India are amongst the highest when compared to other countries at the same socio-economic level. According to WHO, India’s suicide rate in 2019, at 12.9/1,00,000, was higher than the regional average of 10.2 and the global average of 9.0. Suicide has become the leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 in India. Read more - https://p4i.net/why-we-need-to-focus-on-mental-health/

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Two red herrings, 4 serious health problems In Parliament’s tumultuous monsoon session, focus briefly turned to the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, with the presentation of a CAG report. It covers the implementation of PMJAY from its inception in 2018 to early 2021, which overlaps with my tenure as its founding CEO. Here I set the record straight on what I consider are misinterpretations in some media reports and suggest the future course for the scheme in light of the CAG findings. Read More - https://p4i.net/two-red-herrings-4-serious-health-problems/

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Air pollution crisis in Delhi As winter envelops Delhi, the city once again finds itself ensnared in an air pollution crisis. With over 30 million residents, the region has seen a surge in hospital admissions, notably among children and the elderly grappling with breathing difficulties. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi reached an alarming 500 in early November and 400 at the end of the month. A recent study underscored the ongoing decline in Delhi’s air quality, with alarming PM2. levels posing significant health risks to residents. The spike is a yearly occurrence during the post-monsoon season from October to January, when atmospheric conditions exacerbate pollution. With the year coming to an end, Delhi finds itself, as it does every year, shrouded in a thick layer of smog, prompting government actions to curb its hazardous impact on public health. Read More - https://p4i.net/a-call-to-breathe-again-air-pollution-crisis-in-delhi/

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