Improving The Health Of Women And Children Through Innovation

For less than $100, poor, pregnant women in India can now give birth in a private hospital focusing on low-income families, with comparable quality to expensive, private ones. This is an alternative to overcrowded, poorly staffed government-funded hospitals. Lifespring is a rapidly growing chain of hospitals in India that provides maternity and delivery care…

Menopause in India and the IMS

Women in India face enourmous challenges when it comes to menopause. The Indian Menopause Society is working to improve women’s lives; it was not so long ago Western women faced the same discrimination.

Indian women and menopause

Women in India deal with menopause as well as social and cultural barriers that silence women’s issues. What can we learn from one of the largest menopausal populations in the world?

What Is Menopause? What Are The Symptoms Of Menopause?

The menopause marks the time in a woman’s life when her menstruation stops and she is no longer fertile (able to become pregnant). In the UK the average age for the menopause is 52 (National Health Service), while in the USA it is 51 (National Institute of Aging). About one fifth of women in India experience menopause before the age of 41, a study found.