Selected writing

Pratik covers public health, global health, and medical innovation, and has reported on infectious diseases such as HIV and cholera, deadly parasites, toxic pollution, malnutrition, and the cracks in health systems around the world. He examines how governments, institutions, and the pharmaceutical industry determine which threats get attention and which are overlooked.

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?

The year child malnutrition flipped, explained in one chart.

The year child malnutrition flipped, explained in one chart.

It Took 35 years to Get a Malaria Vaccine. Why?

It Took 35 years to Get a Malaria Vaccine. Why?

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.

Everyone agrees organ donation saves lives. So why don't more people do it?

Everyone agrees organ donation saves lives. So why don't more people do it?

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?

Global health is facing major cuts. We still scored some surprising wins.

Global health is facing major cuts. We still scored some surprising wins.

The world just lost its health report card. Now what?

The world just lost its health report card. Now what?

The World Is Not Prepared for Another Cholera Wave.

The World Is Not Prepared for Another Cholera Wave.

The Race to Track Drug-Resistant Malaria in Africa.

The Race to Track Drug-Resistant Malaria in Africa.

Red lines, lasting shadows: mapping the contemporary impacts of historical redlining in Boston.

Red lines, lasting shadows: mapping the contemporary impacts of historical redlining in Boston.