Vikram Patel
The writer is professor, international mental health, at the Public Health Foundation of India and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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An inconvenient truth
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, 2017Dana Majhi’s India
It has not harnessed its economic success to secure better health for its citizens
Thu, Sep 22, 2016The terror on our roads
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, 2016A cop-out called prohibition
It is a poor policy option. Alcohol abuse is a public health, not moral, problem.
Thu, Apr 28, 2016An anaemic prescription
Budget 2016 is disappointing for India’s health. It will not cut the burden of catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure.
Tue, Mar 15, 2016Cure the doctor
Healthcare in India is a leading cause of poverty. The medical profession must own its share of the blame
Mon, Dec 21, 2015A State Of Mind
Decades of mismanagement have hobbled India’s mental health programme
Sat, Oct 10, 2015
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MPs, MLAs can practice law during their elected tenure: SC
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Kerala priest forced to revoke ban on nun who joined protest
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Kashmir: Three policemen kidnapped, killed by militants in Shopian
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H Raja does it again: Why the BJP leader finds himself in another soup
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Four days before Vijay Mallya flew out, lawyer told SBI to move court, stop him
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Srinagar businessman gets bail in Kashmir terror funding case
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Surgical strikes 2016: How leopard urine helped Indian soldiers
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