Watch: Reform Pathways for India's Healthcare Financing
Mumbai: In India, nearly 65% of the healthcare spending is out of pocket by individuals. The remaining 35% is highly...
Vitamin Supplements Could Help Children, If We Had Enough
Highlights * Only 34% under-5 children received two full doses of vitamin A supplements in 2010 * While Assam...
How Cancer Strikes Where You Least Expect
Some 0.7 million new cases of cancer are reported every year in India. It is estimated that there are 2.5 million cancer...
India Misses Healthcare Targets Despite Doubling Spending
Highlights * India’s healthcare spending increased by Rs 194,000 crore between 2007-2012. * Child sex ratio declined...
Rural India Faces 60% Shortage of Doctors
Highlights * Himachal Pradesh has the best infrastructure in rural healthcare * Madhya Pradesh has the highest number...
Health Insurance For Poor: Fact or Myth?
The Indian government has promised health insurance for all families below the poverty line, and has allotted over Rs...
UP's Poor Paid For Free Aid
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating a series of scams totalling Rs 10,000 crore in Uttar...
Rampant Corruption Just One Challenge In India's Healthcare Struggle
Most of the debate around healthcare touches upon the overall spends and the allocations that follow. Actually some of...
