Non-Communicable Diseases Rise In India, Poor States Still Grapple...
Students from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences conduct a community education programme in a Delhi slum. The...
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...
90,000 Fewer Indian Infants Died In 2016 Compared To 2015
There has been an 8% decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), infant deaths per 1,000 live births, from 2015 to 2016,...
India Is Failing Its Infants Long Before They Arrive At Hospital
A low birth weight baby at Sick New Born Care Unit, Kashida, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The death of 70 infants...
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...
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...
