- November 29, 2025Blood Donation in India The Problem with Exclusion by Identity
OHT’s Rishiraj Bhagawati co-authored a commentary in Economic and Political Weekly titled “Blood Donation in India: The Problem with Exclusion by Identity.” The piece critiques India’s 2017 and 2024 blood donation guidelines, which permanently exclude men who have sex with men, transgender persons, and female sex workers, policies that conflate identity with risk and lack […]
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- November 26, 2025Why the ‘don’t misuse antibiotics’ campaign doesn’t work
In an op-ed for The Indian Express, OHT’s Rishiraj Bhagawati, with Dr. Rajib Dasgupta, explains why current AMR awareness efforts miss the mark, and what needs to change. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is not a simple problem, yet our global communication around it often is. Despite being one of the biggest health threats of our time, […]
Read moreRead more Read More - November 24, 2025Using vaccines to slow the global AMR crisis
OHT’s Dr. Erta Kalanxhi wrote an article that was featured in Mediaplanet UK & IE’s special issue on antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases, published in print in The Guardian. Her article highlights the critical role of vaccines in reducing the emergence and spread of AMR. Read it here.
Read moreRead more Read More - October 13, 2025Antibiotic resistance study offers good news for bacteria, alarming news for humans
On NPR’s Morning Edition, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan provided comment on the grim findings of the WHO’s latest global antibiotic resistance surveillance report. He said, “Frankly, it’s quite concerning. I mean, we do see increases in resistance every year, but here we see a pretty sharp increase.” Read more here. Read the World Health Organization […]
Read moreRead more Read More - October 13, 2025India’s drug regulation is stuck in a time warp
In Hindustan Times, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan calls attention to India’s urgent need for stronger oversight of drug manufacturing, following the tragic deaths of at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India, after consuming contaminated cough syrup. “The government must act decisively. The Coldrif tragedy should be the last time a parent loses […]
Read moreRead more Read More - October 10, 2025As the flu surges in Asia, could getting sick year-round be the new normal?
In TIME, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan commented on the importance of vaccination to control the global rise in influenza infections, which researchers feel may be evolving to spread more quickly or earlier than usual in some regions of the world. “Ramanan Laxminarayan, an economist and epidemiologist who founded D.C.-based public health research organization One Health […]
Read moreRead more Read More - September 26, 2025In India’s ailing healthcare system, high costs are driving many to debt – and sometimes death
In an op-ed for Scroll, OHT’s Rishiraj Bhagawati highlights how growing barriers to healthcare access are putting patients at serious risk, with some even denied life-saving treatment because they cannot afford to pay. Read it here.
Read moreRead more Read More - September 12, 2025Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness – Lunch with Pippa Hudson
Dr. Elloise du Toit, country coordinator for the OHT-led Global Antibiotic Resistance Partnership (GARP)–South Africa, joined CapeTalk’s Lunch With Pippa Hudson podcast to discuss the critical role of antibiotics and the growing threat of resistance in South Africa and globally. In the conversation, Dr. du Toit highlighted strategies to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotic treatments, […]
Read moreRead more Read More - September 11, 2025Antimicrobial Resistance as a Geopolitical Flashpoint with Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan
OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan joined the International Risk Podcast to explore antimicrobial resistance as a geopolitical flashpoint in a world of rising conflict and instability. Listen to the podcast here.
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