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A Quarantine to Contain Extraterrestrials
The Apollo 11 astronauts spent 14 days in an aluminum trailer after landing on Earth for Lunar Quarantine.
Expanding Health Access
eKure, a USAID-supported health platform, provides access to affordable care for contract and low-income workers.
Evolving for Better Mental Health
A USAID-supported app, Evolve, provides a safe space to navigate mental health and daily challenges.
A Mental Health Buddy
Wysa, an AI-driven mental health app supported by USAID, helps adolescents and underserved communities build resilience.
Bringing Health Tech From Space
NIH and NASA collaborate to develop and test biomedical technology on the ISS, scalable for use on Earth.
Transforming Respiratory Diagnostics
USAID-supported Swaasa uses AI-powered cough analysis for quick respiratory diagnosis through smartphones.
AI for Surgical Efficiency
A Nexus-trained start-up uses AI and robotics to make medical treatment more precise and efficient.
Empowering Through Climate Education
Fulbright-Kalam Fellow Joshua Rosenthal helps an Indian educational institution develop a public health curriculum focused on managing the impacts of climate change.
Mobile Solution for Health Care
Fulbright-Nehru fellow Md. Haseen Akhtar has developed a low-cost, easy-to-deploy mobile health center designed for rural areas.
Enhancing Public Health and Climate…
The U.S. government, through USAID, supports India’s health sector, enhancing resilience to climate change and improving public health.
Transforming Menstrual Hygiene
With support from Nexus and USAID, two start-ups are changing the face of menstrual hygiene management in India.
Driving Health and Social Action
USAID/India’s Yash Fellowship Program aims to cultivate youth leadership addressing critical challenges associated with the well-being of young people.
Developing Community Leaders
Alumni of RELO’s Access program showcase their community service projects.
Taking HIV Care Online
A USAID-supported online portal offers at-risk HIV communities a safe space and easy access to medications, counseling and referrals.
Turning the Tide for HIV-Affected…
USAID-supported programs offer holistic care and support to orphaned and vulnerable children affected by HIV.
Boosting Health Care
With support from the U.S. DFC, two Indian companies are expanding their networks to provide quality hygiene products and eye care.
For Better Lung Health
A campaign by the Lung Care Foundation, supported by U.S. Embassy New Delhi, empowers communities to protect themselves from air pollution.
Making HIV Care Accessible
TAAL+, a USAID-supported integrated health care center, is helping increase access to holistic care for people living with HIV.
Breaking Barriers Around HIV Care
USAID and NACO make HIV care accessible to marginalized sections through a community-led monitoring program.
Navigating Adolescence With HIV
USAID-supported Adolescent-Friendly Health Centers help HIV-positive children get health care and tertiary support to navigate their teens and find a community.
Breaking Taboos Around Family Planning
A USAID-supported program is empowering young adults to have open conversations on birth control and improving access for those who need it.
Calling All ‘Disease Detectives’
U.S. Government-supported epidemiology training equips public health officials with the skills to detect and respond to health threats in real time.
Creating Inclusive Fashion
Nexus-trained start-up Zyenika creates adaptive clothing options for people with mobility challenges.
Easing the Way for Transgender…
USAID-supported Mitr Clinics offer safe, affordable and stigma-free health care to the transgender community.
Walking the Talk for the…
Social activist and IVLP alumna Jaya advocates for transgender rights, care and HIV/AIDS prevention in India.
Mapping the Complexities of Aging
An NIH-funded study is helping understand dementia and inform policy development for aging populations in India.
A Solution in Plain Sight
VisionSpring helps improve productivity and quality of life by providing affordable eyeglasses.
A (Ful)Bright Future
Three Fulbright-Nehru fellows talk about their research in India and the incomparable exposure the exchange program offers.
Taking Care/of Health
Akash Shah’s start-up Care/of delivers personalized vitamin packs to consumers via monthly subscriptions.
Promoting Excellence in Health Care
The Utkrisht Development Impact Bond helps small private health facilities in Rajasthan improve their quality of maternal and neonatal care.
Drones Help Diagnose TB Patients…
A USAID-supported drone project is helping bolster TB diagnosis in hard-to-reach areas by delivering samples quickly to laboratories for testing.
Detection on Paper
Nexus-trained company Ramja Genosensor's device can detect infection and antimicrobial resistance in just 90 minutes
Communicating Care
American Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Dr. Gita Mehta believes that empowering physicians with effective communication skills can help improve patient care and outcomes.
Blended Financing for Health Innovation
Blending financing can offset risk, attract multipartner investment and scale up innovations for wide-reaching impact.
Helping Cancer Survivors
Canfem, a Nexus-trained social enterprise, helps breast cancer survivors through tailored products and support services.
These 3 Discoveries Will Shape…
Three recent discoveries are advancing the growing field of biotechnology and transforming the future of medicine.
Diabetes Diagnosis
Manasi Kulkarni’s Nexus-supported start-up is developing a non-invasive device to measure blood glucose levels quickly and painlessly.
Diagnosing Disorders
Nexus-trained CogniABle integrates technology and clinical expertise to provide accessible and affordable screening as well as treatment solutions for neuro-developmental disorders like autism.
Public Health Partnerships
Students of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health’s India programs travel to West Bengal and Karnataka to research and gain knowledge of global public health topics.
Device for Early Detection
iBreastExam, developed by Indo-U.S. teams, helps make early detection of breast cancer accessible, affordable and painless.
Tech for Health
Nexus Incubator-trained BoomNBuzz’s portable, renewable energy-powered health platform provides diagnosis and health screening in rural India.
DNA of Diseases
Nexus-trained GnomikX provides saliva-based genetic testing, and counseling, for prevention and management of lifestyle disorders like diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
Smart Foot Treatment
Fulbright-Nehru Student Researcher Kayla Huemer's project focused on developing a low-cost solution to identify patients at highest risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers.
A Coil-Shaped Cure
Researchers in the United States and India collaborate to create an innovative device to help treat tuberculosis.
Collaborations in Health Care
U.S. Health Attaché to India Dr. Preetha Rajaraman talks about U.S.-India partnerships on health innovations to address some of the biggest health-related challenges of today’s world.
ECHO of Good Health
Project ECHO, started by Albuquerque-based Dr. Sanjeev Arora, combines technology, mentoring and medical expertise to increase health care access for underserved communities in India.
Making a Mark with Water
American water technology company Xylem works to mitigate pollution to provide safe drinking water and ensure its sustainable use.
Fighting Coronavirus
An international collaboration between virologists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has started the testing of CoroFlu, a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
Merging Med and Tech
Harvard University student Kavya Kopparapu works at the intersection of medicine and technology to innovate life-saving solutions.
A Friend in Need
Nexus-trained Gitanjali Banerjee’s start-up, Femtech Fertility Dost, provides women and couples a platform to talk about fertility-related problems and preventive solutions.
Health and Biomedical Innovation
Bilateral cooperation between the United States and India in health and biomedical innovation has had impressive results, but it holds the promise of even better outcomes and further innovations in the years to come.
Vaccines Save Lives
Vaccines against infectious diseases save millions of lives. See how U.S. innovators are contributing to global efforts to stop COVID-19 and other diseases.
Polio: Reaching Every Child
Eradication of the disease in India would be a huge step toward ending it everywhere.
Smart Cancer Screening
Millennium Alliance awardee Aindra Systems’ CervAstra utilizes artificial intelligence to provide smart, fast and affordable screening for cervical cancer.
Tech Tools to Combat TB
A USAID-funded project is using artificial intelligence to help India overcome some of the biggest problems in eliminating tuberculosis.
Health Buddy
Fulbright-Nehru Student Researcher Hannah Lider focused on defining the challenges of current hemoglobin measuring devices and designing a data storage bangle for effective antenatal care in India’s rural areas.
Promoting Health Through Digital Tools
USAID-funded Project Samvad communicates best practices related to health and nutrition through videos and other digital tools.
Building Health Infrastructure and Social…
The U.S. government-supported clinics in Hyderabad and Imphal provide the transgender community access to medical and psychosocial services in a stigma-free environment.