Health in India’s Urban Slums: Addressing the Triple Barrier of Space, Stigma, & Systems
India’s urban cities are growing, shining brighter with every passing day. New hospitals, healthtech startups, and medical innovations are popping up everywhere. You hear about robotic surgeries, app-based consultations, and world-class ICUs making headlines. But there’s one side of these modern cities that barely gets a mention. A part that isn’t Instagrammable, isn’t spoken of in coffee-table conversations, and definitely doesn’t make it to the glossy brochures about India’s urban progress.
Yes, the slums! Home to nearly 65 million people, cramped into narrow lanes, makeshift homes, and spaces where even basic necessities like clean drinking water and sanitation are a luxury. Forget high-tech hospitals, some of these places still struggle to get a reliable supply of electricity and safe toilets.
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