1 In 5 Multidrug-Resistant Patients Do Not Complete Treatment,...
New Delhi: Nearly one in five multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) patients put on treatment in the public sector...
Hospitals Inflated Drug Prices By Up To 1,737%: Govt Regulator. 8 Days Later, He’s Transferred
New Delhi: On March 1, 2018, Bhupendra Singh, the head of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) with a...
One In Four Children In Indian Cities Malnourished. Poverty Isn’t The Only Cause
New Delhi: One in four children in India’s most populous cities was malnourished, and mother’s education, feeding...
1 Year Left For Swachh Bharat Deadline; 54% Rural Households Defecate In Open
New Delhi: About four (38.9%) of ten Indian households defecated in the open, according to the latest national health...
Budget 2018: India’s Healthcare Crisis Is Holding back National Potential
India has the world’s highest population of stunted children--short for their age--and the country’s failing primary...
India Is Unprepared For Its Gathering Teen Sexual Revolution
New Delhi: One in four Indian women (26.8%) is married before 18, and 7.8% of women aged 15 to 19 are pregnant or...
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...
