Why India Ignores A $16-Billion Smoking-Led Health Crisis
In January this year, the government asked for public opinion on tougher new laws to curb smoking: To raise the minimum...
How India's Tax System Helps Heavily Taxed Cigarettes Flourish
In March 2015—in response to a drop in sales as taxes more than doubled over four years—India’s leading cigarette...
Six Cities Corner 27% Of India’s Health-Insurance Payouts
Recent news has it that the government is considering introducing two universal health-insurance policies—offering Rs...
How Ignorance Cuts India's Healthy Life By Half
In 2013, Indian men could expect to live to 64.2 years, 6.9 years longer than in 1990, according to the Global Burden of...
How India Cut Neonatal Tetanus Mortality By 99.76%
In 2012, a 12-day-old boy (we will call him “Baby Boy”) in Assam's Sivasagar district could not be given his feed...
In 5 Years, Threat Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Doubles
A 72-year-old woman in Bengaluru consulted a hospital physician about a severe skin infection and fever. She had...
