My story for The Ken describes an important problem facing Indian immunization drives: most oral vaccines such as cholera, polio and rotavirus, are only half as effective in India as they are in developed countries. Why does this happen, and what can researchers do to fix this? Read my story here. You will need a free subscription to The Ken (which is mostly paywalled) to access this article.
Monday 21 November 2016
A toilet or safe drinking water -- the stark choice facing many in rural India
My story for The Guardian explores how the rapid pace of the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan and blind focus on building a large number of toilets could lead to drinking-water pollution. Read it here
The enemy in the shadows: The long search for the causes of encephalitis in India
My story for Fountain Ink Magazine explores why encephalitis is still called a mystery disease in large parts of India. Read it here.
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