Health - Page 4
Ageing India Needs Better Primary Care, Universal Health Coverage
Noida: By the year 2050, one in five Indians will be over the age of 60, twice the proportion in 2022. India’s average...
Why India Must Differentiate Between Normal And High-Risk TB Patients
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: In July 2023, Ramesh (name changed to maintain confidentiality), a 62-year-old farmer from Karur,...
AYUSH Doctors Fill In Public Healthcare Gaps By Providing Allopathic Medicines
Bhopal, Nashik and Mumbai: The hamlets of Vaviharsh and Deogaon, 49 km from Nashik city, have buildings meant to house a...
How Hospital Accreditation Can Help Improve Quality Of Care
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: When I needed to choose a hospital to get my father treated for cancer, I didn’t think twice...
Pune District’s Efforts To Reduce Child Malnutrition Bear Fruits
Darumbre, Pune district: Shivani Waghule, aged four years, in her red-coloured uniform plays around and chats with her...
Underweight Prevalence Falls, But India Grapples With Obesity, Micronutrient Deficiency
Mumbai: Ninety three districts in India reported more than 40% of children as underweight in 2019-21--considered as high...
Debt, Distress Sales: How Indians Pay For Healthcare
Mumbai: Ghazala* (26) and her sister took their father Imran* from Tatanagar in Jharkhand to Kolkata when he fell ill in...
UTI Could Affect Millions Of Pregnant Women But Still Remains A Taboo
Mumbai, Maharashtra: "It was the most horrible experience of my life," Aliya Chaudhary, 34, recalled her tryst with...
