Conversations on Public Health

Warning: This content might trigger some people The 2nd wave has brought into wide public attention the inadequate supply chain of various essential drugs and equipment, most notably Oxygen. Visuals of desperate families and friends scrambling for the gas will remain a part of our collective memory for a long long time.  Though Oxygen shortage is an issue that came into the fo

That India's inadequately funded public health system would be able to bear the burden of a pandemic was nobody's expectation. The colossal failure though, has taken almost everybody by surprise. The private sector was unable to keep up with a demand that almost no one forecasted, and the lack of basic drugs and supplies compounded the problem to a point where this tragedy will be

Air Pollution statistics from India are grim. And while there is no denying that, we must also make a conscientious effort to understand its causes, and more clearly, it's direct and indirect consequences.  In this insightful talk, Jyoti gives us the hard cold facts about the state of the air we breathe, how it impacts us, why we have normalised it, and how at its very core, t

Aptly called the Emperor of All Maladies, Cancer has confounded humans for at least a millennia. In India, the situation is dire. The one million cases diagnosed is only the tip of the iceberg, as many Indians die undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, in the course of outdated treatment protocols, and or simply in pain due to a woeful lack of palliative care. Many of these deaths are preventa

Introducing The Lassa Fever- a disease most of us haven't heard of. Afflicting more than half a million people in the West Africa region, this disease was first studied in 1969, and discovered in the town of Lassa, Nigeria. It is fatal in over 1% of all cases. This unique virus spreads to humans from the African rat and despite its extremely infectious nature has gotten very little

We bring you this latest episode in association with The Mood Space! This is the fourth episode in a four part series that delves deeper into Mental Health issues faced by Millennials, often called the Therapy Generation. Here we delve deep into Anxiety. What really IS anxiety? How is it different from stress and panic? How do I know I am having an anxiety attack? And most importan

This is the third episode in a four part series that delves deeper into Mental Health issues faced by Millennials, often called the Therapy Generation. Here we tackle, Political Depression.  A toxic cocktail of social media, polarisation in politics, and an unstable socio-economic outlook has driven young people to the streets, demanding answers from an increasingly unapproach

This is the second episode in a 4 part series that delves deeper into Mental Health issues faced by Millennials, often called the Therapy Generation. Here we tackle, Toxic Workplaces. Nearly half of all Millennials don't intend to stay at workplaces for more than two years. While fluidity in the job market may have a huge role to play, their preference for a conducive and healthy w

This is the first episode in a 4 part series that delves deeper into Mental Health issues faced by Millennials, often called the Therapy Generation. Here we tackle, Love. A slew of socio-political, economic and technological factors has ensured that millennials go on far fewer dates, marry later and have lesser kids. In this episode, we talk about dating apps, arranged marriages, e

The WHO African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2019, the region was home to 94% of malaria cases and deaths. We couldn't find anyone more informed than Odinaka Kingsley Obeta to converse with us about Malaria, and how Nigeria can use its young population effectively in the fight against this ancient scourge. Tune in to hear about: Wh