Ethical manoeuvring of grounded theory for public health: how grounded can we be? [0.03%]
公共卫生中的质性研究伦理：我们还能多深入？
Sapna Mishra,Malu Mohan
Sapna Mishra
The ethical imperative of public health as a discipline is being increasingly envisioned to advance the ideas of social justice, human rights, and equity. Research is a powerful tool to meet this end as it brings to the fore the socio-econo...
The ethical drift in medical education: Prioritising post graduate entrance preparation over professional competence [0.03%]
医学教育中的道德滑坡：注重研究生入学准备而忽视职业能力培养
Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu,Vijayan Sharmila
Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu
There is an emerging and deeply concerning shift in the culture of undergraduate medical education in India, with many MBBS students increasingly prioritising their preparation for postgraduate (PG) entrance examinations, such as the Nation...
Where does "integration" end and "mixopathy" begin? Ayurvedic surgery and beyond… [0.03%]
整合止步于混杂开始之处？阿育吠陀手术及其更多未知领域
Pushya A Gautama
Pushya A Gautama
The Andhra Pradesh Health Minister recently announced [1] that Ayurveda postgraduates trained in surgical studies would be allowed by the state government to practise 58 surgical procedures independently. But what exactly does the term "ind...
The quality challenge for generic medicines in India: An industrial policy-sensitive perspective [0.03%]
印度仿制药的质量挑战——一种敏感的产业政策视角
Dinesh Kumar Abrol,Rollins John,Nidhi Singh
Dinesh Kumar Abrol
This article provides an industrial policy-sensitive understanding of the problem of quality of Indian generic medicines supplied both to the domestic market and to weakly regulated markets in Asia, Africa, and South America. Most of these ...
Prachinkumar Ghodajkar,Ritu Priya
Prachinkumar Ghodajkar
Corruption in healthcare is ubiquitous across countries but differs in extent and nature based on the socio-political context and historical development of their health service systems. We review various approaches to defining and analysing...
Olinda Timms,Nikhil Govind
Olinda Timms
The Supreme Court (SC) of India's judgment on March 11, 2026, in Harish Rana vs Union of India brought greater clarity on the complex issue of end-of-life decisions; specifically on withdrawal of care from persons in a "permanent vegetative...
Sandhya Srinivasan,Veena Johari
Sandhya Srinivasan
January 1, 2026, was a milestone of sorts in the Indian drug industry. As of that date, all manufacturers, small and large, are required to comply with the December 2023 amendments to Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and Rul...
Prescriptions of harm to prescriptions of quality: Addressing the crisis of rationality and ethics in India [0.03%]
从有害处方到优质处方：解决印度合理性和伦理危机问题
Anurag Bhargava
Anurag Bhargava
In India, the pharmacy of the world, people still suffer poor access to essential medicines, and the impoverishing effects of out-of-pocket expenditure on purchase of medicines. Prescription audits reveal prescriptions of harm with prescrip...
Rational use and regulatory stewardship for paediatric cough syrups in India: A public health imperative [0.03%]
印度儿童止咳糖浆的合理使用和监管管理：一项公共卫生要求
Prashant Chandra,M K Unnikrishnan
Prashant Chandra
Recurrent paediatric deaths from diethylene glycol (DEG)-contaminated cough syrups in India highlight critical failures in regulatory stewardship and rational medicine use. Despite global alerts and domestic advisories, children continue to...
Annirudh Annirudh,Archit Goel,Pavan Raju Kola et al.
Annirudh Annirudh et al.
As MBBS students, we attended the 7-day NIRMAN workshop at SEARCH, Gadchiroli, aimed at inspiring youth towards a purposeful life. Immersed in sessions on public health, ethics, finance, and community engagement, we explored the philosophy ...