Swine Flu Cases Rise 9-Fold As India’s Response System Falters
People wearing masks wait in a queue for a H1N1 flu screening at a hospital in New Delhi. Mumbai: So far this...
On A Mumbai Street, Aspiring Soldier Endures India’s Cancer-Care Crisis
A cancer patient resting on the divider under the monorail station near Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. Many...
Bankrupt, Poorly Educated, Desperate: Cancer Patients On Mumbai Footpath
A cancer patient and his wife and daughter sit on the divider under the monorail station near Tata Memorial Hospital,...
Indian Children Remain Underweight Even As Childhood Obesity Soars Globally
Obesity among children between the ages of five and 19 years has increased ten times over the past four decades across...
In India’s Cities, Malnourished Children And Obese Adults
India is now dealing with the twin issues of undernutrition and overnutrition, both swelling its burden of...
India Has Prevented 1 Million Child Deaths Since 2005; Poorer States, Rural Areas Lag
India prevented 1 million deaths among children under five years of age between 2005 and 2015. Three million more deaths...
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...
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. ...
