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Articles by Puneet Khanduja
From infrastructure to intelligence: Rethinking India’s health priorities in Budget 2026
As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, the national discourse is increasingly anchored in the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. For the health sector, this ambition now requires a clear shift from a primary focus on infrastructure expansion to the creation of a technology-enabled, patient-centric health ecosystem. Budget 2026 must be framed as a health systems budget, not a healthcare spending budget.
Why India’s expanding waistline demands urgent attention?
Share In a small clinic in Mumbai, a doctor sees two patients back-to-back. The first is a severely underweight child stunted from years of malnutrition. The second is a 32-year-old man, obese and pre-diabetic. This stark contrast is a growing reality in India. While hunger remains a crisis, obesity is an equally urgent public health emergency. Yet, unlike diabetes or heart disease, obesity continues to be India’s silent epidemic—recognised but rarely confronted.
Preparing for Life After COVID-19: How India’s Healthcare System Can Better Respond to Future Shocks
Editor’s note: This article is part of NextBillion’s series “Recovery 2021,” which explores how businesses, development initiatives and the communities they serve in low- and middle-income countries are building greater resilience for a post-pandemic future. For news updates and analysis, virtual events, and links to resources related to the COVID-19 crisis, check out our coronavirus resource page. India’s public healthcare system was tested by the onset of COVID-19.
An insight into the case fatality rate and preventive measures taken by government in response to Covid-19 - ET HealthWorld
By Dr. Puneet Khanduja and Venkat Goli The World Health Organization (WHO) used the term 2019 novel coronavirus to refer to a coronavirus that affected the lower respiratory tract of patients with pneumonia in Wuhan, China on 29 December 2019 . COVID-19 has now been declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO.
Nutritional inefficiency of India’s public distribution system: A missed opportunity of food fortification?
In understanding the usefulness and effectiveness of single or multiple micronutrient (MMN) food fortification in India, a literature review analyzed 47 published studies conducted across 13 Indian states. By Puneet Khanduja, Abhishek Jain, Mitul Thapliyal An adequate nutritional diet is imperative for people to lead an active, healthy life.
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