What Influence has the NHS had Globally?—BBC Health Check

by Abhishek Shah | Sep 21, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio

The NHS in Britain is 70 years old and in a special programme, Health Check looks at how it has influenced other health systems around the world. India is one of the countries that has tried to set up its own primary care system – no mean feat in a country of...

A vaccine against pregnancy—BBC Health Check

by Abhishek Shah | Sep 18, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio, Portraits

According to the World Health Organisation more than 120 million couples globally want contraceptives but do not have access to them or do not like the existing options. There is clearly a need for something different, but new forms of contraception are slow to come...

India is open defecation free: A report card from India—BBC Health Check

by Abhishek Shah | Sep 18, 2020 | Narratives & Features, Portfolio

Many women in Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana and Myanmar are slapped, punched or shouted at when they’re giving birth. Research just published in The Lancet says that despite travelling for hours in labour to get to hospital, 5% gave birth all alone and almost half were...

School children carrying too heavy bags—BBC Health Check

The importance of play in childhood —BBC Health Check