Why India Should Use Private Pharmacies In Its War On TB
Sandeep Medical Store in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, looks like any other pharmacy, but a board outside says, “DOTS Provider...
In 41 Years, As India’s Economy Grew 21 Times, Infant Mortality Dropped 68%
Over 41 years to 2016, a national health programme for children has led to a 68% drop in India's infant mortality rate...
2.5 Years On, Swachh Bharat Mission’s Claims Remain Unverified
Although Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) has sent India on a toilet construction spree, 51.6% of households...
1 In Every 3 Children In Mumbai Municipal Schools Malnourished, Up 4 Times Since 2013-14
Despite an extensive mid-day meal programme, a third of children in schools run by India’s richest municipal corporation...
Why India’s Most Productive City Is Losing The Battle Against Child Malnutrition
Dashrath Majhi (second from right) with his family. A job at a local alumina refinery has helped him pull his family out...
Mumbai’s ‘M East’: Where 50% Children Under 2 Years Are Stunted, 40% Underweight
Nikhat Mohammed Humayun Sheth, 22, with her sons Mohammed Iman (2.5 years) and Mohammed Ayan (10 months) at Rafi Nagar...
27 Regional Hubs, 300 Hospitals, Yet Patients Journey To 1 Mumbai Cancer Centre
1 million are diagnosed with cancer every year; 680,000 of them die. India’s cancer burden to rise 70% by 2035. ...
Non-Communicable Diseases Rise In India, Poor States Still Grapple With Infectious Diseases
Students from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences conduct a community education programme in a Delhi slum. The...
