Though Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) or just Waste-Water Surveillance (WWS) has been known for some time it gained prominence as a public health tool with the covid pandemic. In the context of One Health, and as signatories to the Pandemic Treaty, deployment of WES has gained a certain urgency. But at present in India, very few cities have established a WES system and there are no clear protocols on what should be done, why and how. This conversation is an introduction to the many facets of this promising new technological domain….
2026 July
Snake bite envenomation remains one of the leading causes of preventable deaths and disease in India. Despite its inclusion in the list of Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9 years back it remains neglected. The treatments available and the emergency response systems to access them are just not good enough. In this conversation with Dr Sayantan Banerjee, we discuss the potential for rapid improvement with regard to preventing bites, for timely access to the emergency, for rapid development of new promising technologies that could be lifesaving for thousands of snake-bite victims. And we learn from of the many countries where much progress has been made…