India Likely To Miss 2030 Child Health Targets
Noida: India is likely to miss the 2030 deadline for achieving sustainable development goals (SDG) related to children’s...
‘Drug & Vaccine Funding, Surveillance Critical To End Neglected Tropical Diseases’
Noida, Uttar Pradesh: On August 1, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted a programme of mass drug...
Why Female Sterilisation Remains India’s Most Popular Family Planning Method
Noida: After Geeta Devi* (32) had her second child in 2014, she decided that she did not want any more children. With...
Fifteen Years After Launch, ASHAs’ Struggle With Healthcare Gaps
Mumbai and Palghar: Suvarna Kamble (45), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) from Palghar, remembers a time when...
‘Not All Women’s Health Is About Maternal Health’
Noida: Women’s well being, estimated from their body mass index, education, early marriage and access to antenatal care,...
In 2023, Lifestyle Diseases, TB & Climate Change Posed Challenges To Indians’ Health
Mumbai: The year 2023 saw the World Health Organization (WHO) announce the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, with WHO...
Debt, Distress Sales: How Indians Pay For Healthcare
Mumbai: Ghazala* (26) and her sister took their father Imran* from Tatanagar in Jharkhand to Kolkata when he fell ill in...
As Omicron Looms, Large Swathes Of India Are Still Unvaccinated
Benaulim, Goa and Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Ever since South Africa announced on November 25, 2021 that it had detected the...
