Health Finance & Governance - Page 4
Why Changing Afsana Bano’s Life Could Boost UP And India
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh: Afsana Bano is 18, and her 5’7 frail figure and delicate bones cradled a three-day-old baby that...
Staff Shortages, Fund Crunch/Delays Imperil India’s Healthcare Delivery System
New Delhi: Public spending on healthcare has not crossed 1.28% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the last...
Two Key Health Datasets Differ, Reveal Incorrect Reporting By States
New Delhi: India’s progress on public healthcare has failed to keep up with its economic growth over the past decades,...
In Rajasthan, India’s First Right-To-Healthcare Law Takes Shape
New Delhi and Jaipur: The image of a tribal who carried the corpse of his dead wife for 12 km after a local government...
Why India Must Move Policy Away From Population Control
New Delhi: As India prepares to become the world’s most-populous country by 2024, family planning--the ‘Family Welfare’...
With BJP, Congress Batting For Universal Health Care, Data Can Inform Voter Choice
New Delhi: In March 2019, the government released the much-delayed National Indicator Framework (NIF) as well as a...
Do More Detected Cases Mean Leprosy Is Making A Comeback In India? Experts, Government Differ
New Delhi: Leprosy is back in India. Health officials and activists celebrated 13 years ago when India announced that...
'If India Can Have National GST, Why Can't It Have Universal National Healthcare?'
If the state and Centre can collaborate on a national tax system, why can't India similarly create a nationwide...