Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics in Elderly Healthcare: Enabling Independence and Quality of Life.

We are being urged to redefine aging and only use positive terminology when discussing it. It is unacceptable to use a derogatory term like "aging tsunami." This is unfortunate because it comes at a time when geriatrics is precariously balancing itself.

Measurement of unmet healthcare needs to assess progress on universal health coverage - exploring a novel approach based on household surveys.

Background: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) aims to ensure universal access to quality healthcare according to health needs. The extent to which population health needs are met should be a key measure for progress on UHC. The indicators in use for measuring access mostly relate to physical accessibility or insurance coverage.

Air quality assessment in the central Indian State of Chhattisgarh.

Background: Era's one of the utmost scourges is air pollution, owing to not only its impact on climate change but also its impact on public and individual's health due to combined morbidity and mortality.

Objectives: The current study was intended to monitor the air quality data from two districts of Chhattisgarh, namely Raipur and Korba, so that policymakers will be able to take corrective measures to control individual's health-related issues associated with polluted air.

Methods: All air samples were collected from around Raipur and Korba city of Chhattisgarh and submitted to the Chester LabNet, a laboratory based in 3 Oregon, USA, for analysis.

Epidemiology & attributing factors for chronic kidney disease: Finding from a case-control study in Odisha, India.

Background & Objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in developing countries, however, evidence from some geographical areas of India is scantly available on its risk factors. Other than diabetes and hypertension, several personal and environmental factors are also associated with CKD.

Methods: A population-based case-control study was conducted over a period of 12 months in two high CKD reporting districts of Odisha, India.

Progress towards universal health coverage in the context of rheumatic diseases in India.

Aim: This study aims to measure current situation with regard to access and financial protection towards healthcare for rheumatic diseases (RDs) in India.

Method: The first part of this study is quantitative, and uses the data generated by the 71st Round of National Sample Survey 2014, which measured self-reported morbidity, choice of provider and utilization of services and out of pocket expenditure (OOPE) incurred on healthcare services in a sample of 65 932 households and 333 104 individuals from all across India. The second qualitative part of the study was done in one sample district to understand the barriers to access and financial protection.

A Study on the Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption, Tobacco Use and Sexual Behaviour among Adolescents in Urban Areas of the Udupi District, Karnataka, India.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of alcohol consumption, tobacco use and risky sexual behaviour among adolescents, and to evaluate the socioeconomic factors potentially influencing these behaviours.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2011 among 376 adolescents (15-19 years old) studying in different schools and colleges in Udupi, India. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire and guidelines were followed for data collection.

National Rural Health Mission--hopes and fears. Concerns about targeted sterilisation, retreat of the state and privatisation.

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), launched by the present government as part of its honouring the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) commitment, had its content shaped by an active process of dialogue between many stakeholders. This article traces the contours of the discussions on three key concerns of civil society that influenced their contributions to the shaping of the National Rural Health Mission agenda. These three concerns were promotion of targeted sterilisation, a retreat of the state from its commitments to the health sector and that the NRHM agenda would lead to privatisation of public health facilities.