When Radhika asked for an #abortion in 2021, she told the doctor that she missed her contraceptive pill. Her doctor asked her, ‘Do you forget to eat your meals?’ These systemic denials and attitudes have classist, casteist implications, Menaka reports indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

It is assumed that if women can’t control their lives, doctors are making their lives better by insisting on sterilisation, Dr Suchitra Dalvie of ASAP told Menaka. Read the 3rd in 4-part series reported by Menaka. Support from Pulitzer Center indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

Family planning programmes have unofficial targets on sterilisation or placing long term contraceptives such as intrauterine devices. Govt data show female sterilisation remains the most popular method of contraception. 3rd in 4-part series by Menaka indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

How a person seeking abortion is treated often relates to their contraception history, the burden of which invariably falls on women. When women claim #contraceptive failure, they are often not believed, Menaka reports: indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

A recent study of children with #TB in India has revealed that while 72% successfully completed treatment, mortality remained high at over 12%, writes Athira Elssa Johnson trib.al/qBT4b4v

Paediatric TB remains a public health crisis. Fourteen-year-old Shiva lost his life to undetected TB soon after his father succumbed to the disease. His sister, Sonam, began treatment at 16 and, now 19, is restarting 12th grade after battling Pre-XDR TB #THHealth

Read Raksha Kumar's story reported from the ground for Article 14 about the successes, abuses and human cost of the great war against Maoists in the heart of India

#ASHA workers have been integral to the #publichealth system in India. They help women during pregnancy. Yet, this crucial workforce is barely utilised to help women have better access to #abortion. Menaka reports on how they can help women seek abortion indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

When M in Chhattisgarh’s Damtari wanted an abortion, she could not tell her ‘abusive’ husband or in-laws. She told the Mitanin didi (health worker) who took her to a govt hospital. With her help, M got an #abortion & underwent sterilisation. Menaka reports:

ASHA workers have been integral to the public health system in India. They help women during pregnancy. Yet, this crucial workforce is barely utilised to help women have better access to abortion. Menaka reports on how they can help women seek #abortion. Read this fourth story

Anju Gautam of State Health Resource Centre, Chhattisgarh said that earlier, most women do not contact their Mitanin didi for seeking abortion. They were not able to capture data related to botched #abortions. Menaka reports how frontline #health workers can help improve abortion access indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

This is the most brain-déad argument to justify Sati, what's worse is a woman is making it. Any ritual that involves burning a human alive is a *forced* ritual. In the incidents recounted here (youtu.be/_jie_DRgWX8) eyewitness reports of medieval India inform us that women

Abortion services though provisioned within Publichealth systems, but are often narrowly prioritised Read this ground report by Menaka SunoIndia in IndiaSpend - how Mitanin #CHW r supporting women in #Chhattisgarh despite systems challenges - lots of learning here👇🏽

When M in Chhattisgarh’s Damtari wanted an abortion, she could not tell her ‘abusive’ husband or in-laws. She told the Mitanin didi (health worker) who took her to a govt hospital. With her help, M got an #abortion & underwent sterilisation. Menaka reports:

Anju Gautam of State Health Resource Centre, Chhattisgarh said that earlier, most women do not contact their Mitanin didi for seeking abortion. They were not able to capture data related to botched abortions. Menaka reports how frontline health workers can help improve #abortion access indiaspend.com/gendercheck/ho…

We owe it to Kunal Kamra for standing for free speech and media freedom. It was he who went to court against the govt trying to introduce its fact check unit as part of IT rules and got a stay order

Finally, international stamp & recognition, and nomenclature for diabetes caused by malnutrition- Type 5 diabetes Many doctors in India have worked on this for decades and tried to get govt to acknowledge it and do something about it Will we finally see some action?

#Opinion I am living through the climate crisis in a hill city. And it is scary, writes Inayat Singh Kakar downtoearth.org.in/climate-change…

How a Booker Prize-Winning Work From India Redefined Translation An extraordinary author-translator collaboration produced a book, “Heart Lamp,” that was lauded for enriching the English language. Pragati nytimes.com/2025/05/26/wor…

In #Karnataka, nearly one in every three deliveries is conducted through a C-section. Over the past 15 years, the C-section rate has doubled, indicating a significant shift in obstetric practices. ✍️Afshan Yasmeen reports thehindu.com/news/national/…