Karan Thapar (India): the time that dengue had the gall to get me
In October 2018, Indian journalist Karan Thapar felt unwell with what he assumed was the flu. After many years living and working in India, he was surprised to be diagnosed with dengue, a disease he thought he would unlikely be affected by. This patient testimonial, first published in the Hindustan Times, charts his experiences with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease threatening over half of the world's population. I used to think of dengue as a funny-sounding, weirdly-sp
Pavan Srinath (India): dengue, a burden on patients as well as carers
In 2017, Pavan Srinath, a researcher in public policy from India, contracted dengue fever twice. After a mild first episode, the second infection far away from home proved much worse, and Pavan speaks here about his experience, as well as the burden dengue fever placed on his primary caregiver which was his fiancé Winona. My name is Pavan Srinath. I am a resident of Bangalore, India, and I am a public policy researcher. Last year, I suffered from dengue twice, once in October
Sophia Wilkinson BBC Media Action
Sophia Wilkinson of BBC Media Action discusses their approach to health communications and showing what philanthropy can achieve
