Selected writing

Pratik reports on health innovations and the systems that shape their reach — from a malaria vaccine decades in the making to a breakthrough HIV drug now stuck in limbo. He covers global health, but also other places where these dynamics play out: AI in medicine, environmental health, and the pharmaceutical industry.

India's drug industry
India's drug industry saved the world once. Can it do it again?
India's drug industry saved the world once. Can it do it again?
HIV prevention drug
The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV.
The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV.
Health data
The world just lost its health report card. Now what?
The world just lost its health report card. Now what?
Malaria vaccine
It took 35 years to get a malaria vaccine. Why?
It took 35 years to get a malaria vaccine. Why?
Child malnutrition
The year child malnutrition flipped, explained in one chart.
The year child malnutrition flipped, explained in one chart.
Lead battery pollution
Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children. Here are 3 proven ways to stop it.
Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children. Here are 3 proven ways to stop it.
Dengue treatment
The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. But no one wants to make it.
The biggest mosquito-borne disease in the world has a cure. But no one wants to make it.
Global health progress
Global health is facing major cuts. We still scored some surprising wins.
Global health is facing major cuts. We still scored some surprising wins.
Cholera outbreak
The world is not prepared for another cholera wave.
The world is not prepared for another cholera wave.
Drug-resistant malaria
The race to track drug-resistant malaria in Africa.
The race to track drug-resistant malaria in Africa.
Screwworm parasite
A flesh-eating parasite is at our borders. What happens if it spreads?
A flesh-eating parasite is at our borders. What happens if it spreads?