In Daotong Village, where the elderly constitute 21% of the population, an initiative has established a comprehensive care system that blends the expertise of social workers, professional caregivers, ...

Rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and medical practices amid the corporatization of healthcare, a new report finds. The report was commissioned by the Physicians Advocacy Institute ...

An urgent reconsideration of rural development is needed for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The current strategies and patterns of rural development are failing to meet either ...

In 2006, Bihar, one of India’s poorest and most populous states, was contending with poor infrastructure and service delivery, and a complex political and social context. Limited inclusion of women in ...

Tim GB Hart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article. He has previously received funding from the Department ...