Where The Government’s Flagship Schemes Really Fail
In 2005, the Indian Government launched a nation-wide programme to ensure safe motherhood. Christened Janani Suraksha...
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...
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...
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...
Bengal Is Attacked For Infant Deaths, But Statistics Tell A Different Story
Some 300 infant or crib deaths were reported from different hospitals in West Bengal since January 2012. West Bengal...
Despite The Scams, India's Healthcare Infrastructure Is Expanding
Many people who had not heard of the Government of India’s National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) did so for the first...
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...
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...
