Strike in Rural India Underscores Global Dependence on ‘Precarious’ Health Workers 30/09/2025 Arsalan Bukhari CHHATTISGARH, India — Nearly 16,000 staff employed under India’s National Health Mission (NHM) have been on an indefinite strike since 8 August. In early September, the dispute escalated dramatically when the state government dismissed 25 union leaders, prompting the mass resignation of more than 14,000 health workers. The mass resignations have raised alarm about the stability […] Continue reading -> In Kashmir and Beyond, Extreme Rains Cut Off Healthcare Access and Fuel Disease 04/09/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, INDIA – When record-breaking rains, landslides and cloudbursts lashed northern India in late August — across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh — highways turned into rivers, homes collapsed and death tolls mounted. But beneath the visible destruction lies a quieter emergency: public health systems buckling under the strain. In Kashmir, the Jhelum […] Continue reading -> Private Hospitals Suspend Services for India’s Health Insurance Members, Leaving Millions Without Care 19/08/2025 Arsalan Bukhari ROHTAK (Haryana), India – When 22-year-old Sunita* rushed her father to a private hospital in for a cardiac emergency earlier this month, she expected her government health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (known as PM-JAY), which promises to cover hospital expenses up to ₹5 lakh (around $5,725) per family, would spare her family […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Kashmir Hospitals Battle Power Cuts as Neglect and Climate Change Affect Infrastructure 12/03/2025 Arsalan Bukhari BARAMULLA, India – The biting cold seeped through the cracks of the health facility in Tangmarg in northern Kashmir as 23-year-old Madiha* wrapped her shawl tighter around her shoulders. She had barely stepped inside when the lights flickered—and then went out. A tense silence fell over the dimly lit corridor before the deep, guttural roar […] Continue reading -> This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
In Kashmir and Beyond, Extreme Rains Cut Off Healthcare Access and Fuel Disease 04/09/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, INDIA – When record-breaking rains, landslides and cloudbursts lashed northern India in late August — across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh — highways turned into rivers, homes collapsed and death tolls mounted. But beneath the visible destruction lies a quieter emergency: public health systems buckling under the strain. In Kashmir, the Jhelum […] Continue reading -> Private Hospitals Suspend Services for India’s Health Insurance Members, Leaving Millions Without Care 19/08/2025 Arsalan Bukhari ROHTAK (Haryana), India – When 22-year-old Sunita* rushed her father to a private hospital in for a cardiac emergency earlier this month, she expected her government health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (known as PM-JAY), which promises to cover hospital expenses up to ₹5 lakh (around $5,725) per family, would spare her family […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Kashmir Hospitals Battle Power Cuts as Neglect and Climate Change Affect Infrastructure 12/03/2025 Arsalan Bukhari BARAMULLA, India – The biting cold seeped through the cracks of the health facility in Tangmarg in northern Kashmir as 23-year-old Madiha* wrapped her shawl tighter around her shoulders. She had barely stepped inside when the lights flickered—and then went out. A tense silence fell over the dimly lit corridor before the deep, guttural roar […] Continue reading -> This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Private Hospitals Suspend Services for India’s Health Insurance Members, Leaving Millions Without Care 19/08/2025 Arsalan Bukhari ROHTAK (Haryana), India – When 22-year-old Sunita* rushed her father to a private hospital in for a cardiac emergency earlier this month, she expected her government health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (known as PM-JAY), which promises to cover hospital expenses up to ₹5 lakh (around $5,725) per family, would spare her family […] Continue reading -> Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Kashmir Hospitals Battle Power Cuts as Neglect and Climate Change Affect Infrastructure 12/03/2025 Arsalan Bukhari BARAMULLA, India – The biting cold seeped through the cracks of the health facility in Tangmarg in northern Kashmir as 23-year-old Madiha* wrapped her shawl tighter around her shoulders. She had barely stepped inside when the lights flickered—and then went out. A tense silence fell over the dimly lit corridor before the deep, guttural roar […] Continue reading -> This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Young People Self-Medicate as Kashmir’s Mental Health System Fails Them 03/06/2025 Arsalan Bukhari SRINAGAR, India – Areeba* tucks a strip of tiny blue pills into the back of her mathematics textbook before heading to class. It’s become second nature. “Half when I can’t sleep. One if I can’t walk,” says the 22-year-old university student, her voice calm, as if describing a cold remedy. “I don’t really want to […] Continue reading -> Kashmir Hospitals Battle Power Cuts as Neglect and Climate Change Affect Infrastructure 12/03/2025 Arsalan Bukhari BARAMULLA, India – The biting cold seeped through the cracks of the health facility in Tangmarg in northern Kashmir as 23-year-old Madiha* wrapped her shawl tighter around her shoulders. She had barely stepped inside when the lights flickered—and then went out. A tense silence fell over the dimly lit corridor before the deep, guttural roar […] Continue reading -> This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Kashmir Hospitals Battle Power Cuts as Neglect and Climate Change Affect Infrastructure 12/03/2025 Arsalan Bukhari BARAMULLA, India – The biting cold seeped through the cracks of the health facility in Tangmarg in northern Kashmir as 23-year-old Madiha* wrapped her shawl tighter around her shoulders. She had barely stepped inside when the lights flickered—and then went out. A tense silence fell over the dimly lit corridor before the deep, guttural roar […] Continue reading ->