Opinion| How India can improve urban public health with lessons from COVID-19

Op-ed February 8, 2021

Opinion| How India can improve urban public health with lessons from COVID-19

Major efforts where made during the COVID-19 pandemic to generate regular and reliable data. The authors argue this should be replicated for other diseases and become a policy focus for urban public health in India.

Op-ed January 9, 2021

Ease of Vetting: Digitisation can help streamline govt audits

By Prakhar Misra & Vibhav Mariwala

A digitised approach to audits can provide real-time data to Parliament, civil servants and citizens, which can hold governments at all levels accountable for their actions

Op-ed January 7, 2021

Opinion | Devising a vaccine strategy for India

By Dr. Reuben Abraham & Dr. Anup Malani

India is embarking on a monumental mission, not just in terms of vaccinating its own population, but also vaccinating a large part of the world thanks to its position as the world’s leading vaccine producer.

Op-ed December 3, 2020

Opinion | Indian cities may not be sprawling, but their density is a major concern especially in a pandemic

By Patrick Lamson-Hall, Harshita Agrawal, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia & Kadambari Shah

This pandemic sounds an alarm about the consequences of inefficient planning and management of cities and poses an opportunity to rethink and rebuild the areas that are most important to the country’s growth

Op-ed November 20, 2020

Devise an India-specific Covid vaccination plan

By Dr. Anup Malani

A well-designed vaccination plan can reduce deaths by up to 70%. Given how much India has sacrificed to slow the infection down, it is owed a carefully-planned – and customised – vaccine distribution plan.

Op-ed November 1, 2020

Opinion | Schadenfreude and spectre of COVID-19 second wave

By Shankkar Aiyar

For sure, India can draw comfort from the low case mortality and recovery rate as indeed in the drop in daily infections from over 97,000 cases to 45,000. However, there is no room for complacency.

Op-ed August 24, 2020

Opinion | Containing Covid-19 in megacities: Japan’s thoughtful urban planning has a lesson for the world

By Kadambari Shah & Harshita Agrawal

Tokyo shows other cities how to maximise space, integrate their public transport systems and places relentless emphasis on quality of life.

Op-ed August 14, 2020

Opinion | The definitions of community and community data are too broad

By Prakhar Misra & Sharmadha Srinivasan

Broad and unclear definitions increase the potential for wrongful interpretation, leading to harassment and regulatory capture.

Op-ed July 23, 2020

Opinion| Do India’s Covid-19 patients have a right to privacy?

By Sneha P

As India progresses through its ‘unlock’ phases, we can expect to see a proliferation of digital technologies to contain the novel coronavirus’s spread. In these efforts, conserving patient privacy would be critical.

Op-ed July 22, 2020

Opinion | The return of workers to cities isn’t a sign of normalcy

By Dr. Anup Malani & Vaidehi Tandel

Covid-ravaged cities may get a quick boost from returning workers but could yet lose their attraction

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