Stuti Chakraborty |

Stuti Chakraborty

Currently an intern at Christian Medical College, Vellore. She is also a country representative for Healthcare Information for All; part of the SDG 3 (Good Health for All) working group for the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth; a country correspondent for YourCommonwealth; a member of the Global Healthcare Workforce Network and part of Global Changemakers (GCM). In her work, she advocates for young people's health with special focus on the rights of people with disabilities. IHP Correspondent for India.

Overlooked and forgotten: Sickle Cell Disease amidst COVID-19

World Sickle Cell Day has been observed on June 19th every year since 2008, when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that recognizes Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) as a public health problem and “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases.” The day attempts to raise awareness of the disease at the national and internatio...

Healthcare – the true test of a democracy: What’s the impact of CAA and NRC on Primary Healthcare in India ?

Healthcare is the fundamental right of every individual. However, accessibility to quality, affordable and adequate healthcare facilities still remains a major challenge for most lower-middle income countries. Perhaps this is even more true for my country, India. As most of you will know, the World Health Organization (WHO) comprehensively defi...

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Epilepsy – Are we talking enough about it ?

Recently, on the 8th of February, International Epilepsy day was celebrated in more than 130 countries to raise awareness about the disease. Epilepsy is a chronic, non-communicable neurological disease, affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide, with 80% of them residing in low- and low-and-middle income countries. Many people with ep...

Is India’s New Education Policy sufficiently inclusive of people with disabilities?

“It is as impossible to withhold education from the receptive mind as it is impossible to force it upon the unreasoning”- Agnes Repplierg India’s New Education Policy (2020) has replaced its 1986 education policy, with the ambitious goal to transform India into a knowledge giant, while ensuring equity and inclusion. This article seeks to...