The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's recent advisory against administering cough syrups to children under two is a milestone in India's changing healthcare history.
It marks a shift towards a new era of awareness, accountability, and informed choices in pediatric care, moving away from the traditional reliance on cough syrups as a quick fix for children's coughs and colds.
The terrain of paediatric care has to change with the times, to a new age of awareness, accountability, and considered choices.
Author's summary: India's healthcare is evolving with new advisories.