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...
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...
Rural India Healthier Than Urban India, Malayalees Sickest
As much as 86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population is without health-expenditure support. ...
Swine-Flu Toll Rises, Panic Need Not
Earlier this week, the Shani mandir—dedicated to Shani Dev, a Hindu god who wards off evil—in Jaipur’s Janta Colony saw...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked To Cancer
The findings of an observational population-based study have indicated that cancer may be yet another disease to add to...
Women Pay Heavy Price For Botched Sterilisation Camps
The death of 11 women during a sterilisation camp that went wrong in Chhattisgarh has brought back the topic of...
Delhi's Amazing Story Of A Hospital That Isn't
Healthcare spending in India is abysmally low. But that’s not the only problem. IndiaSpend recently reported on the...
RSBY's Big IT Deal
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is one of those unsung Government successes. This low-cost, IT-enabled...
