Health - Page 3
Why Female Sterilisation Remains India’s Most Popular Family Planning...
Noida: After Geeta Devi* (32) had her second child in 2014, she decided that she did not want any more children. With...
Sonbhadra’s Malaria Crisis: How Collaboration, Rigorous Surveillance Can Help
Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh: Savita Devi associates rain with death.Last September, within a span of 10 days, the...
How Unseasonal Rains Are Extending Malaria Transmission Windows
Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh: “Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use...
Jharkhand Family's Tragic Loss Highlights Flaws In Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Ranchi: On April 11, 2024, 42-year-old Rudolf Kujur arrived in Ranchi, 131 km from his village Bendora in Jharkhand’s...
Fifteen Years After Launch, ASHAs’ Struggle With Healthcare Gaps
Mumbai and Palghar: Suvarna Kamble (45), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) from Palghar, remembers a time when...
Inside The Brewing Healthcare Crisis of Assam’s Tea Garden Labourers
Barak Valley, Assam: The sun took a long time to shine on March 31, 2024. By afternoon, the slowly warming rays melted...
In 2020, 225,000 Indians Died Of Cancer From Preventable Risk Factors
Mumbai: In 2020, more than 225,000 Indians died of cancer caused by preventable risk factors, a recent study has...
In 2023, Lifestyle Diseases, TB & Climate Change Posed Challenges To Indians’ Health
Mumbai: The year 2023 saw the World Health Organization (WHO) announce the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, with WHO...
