Development - Page 3
How Incomplete Health Data On Adolescents Hamper Policy Design
New Delhi: India routinely misestimates thinness, overweight and stunting among adolescents because official data...
'Even Once Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Don't Let Your Guard Down'
Mumbai: The curve of new COVID-19 infections in India is flattening, at present. On September 16, 2020, while India was...
What Kerala's COVID-19 'Failure' Can Tell Us About India's 'Success'
Chennai: India witnessed a peak of one million active COVID-19 cases in mid-September 2020, followed by a consistent...
'We Should Build A Political Demand For High Quality Healthcare For All'
Mumbai: "India's economy rides on the health of its people", wrote K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health...
Despite Pandemic, Health Budget Sees Little Real Increase
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new healthcare scheme--the Pradhan Mantri Atma Nirbhar Swasth...
'Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Isn't Just For Yourself, But Also For A Cause'
Mumbai: As the race to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, with COVID-19 vaccination efforts under way in several...
Healthcare: 5 Non-COVID Areas To Focus On In 2021
New Delhi: COVID-19 demanded the single-minded focus of India's entire healthcare infrastructure all through 2020. In...
'Vaccine Can Neutralise COVID Variant's Altered Spike Protein'
Mumbai: A new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is believed to be behind the rapid surge of cases...