Health Check - Page 3
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...
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...
DataViz: One In Five Families With Mental Health Expenses Fell Below Poverty Line
Mumbai: For families that had a member with a mental illness, nearly a fifth of household monthly expenditure is spent...
What India Must Do To End TB Conclusively
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: “I have no hesitation [to say] that India will end tuberculosis (TB) by 2025,” said the executive...
UP's Shravasti Has Fewer Primary Health Centres Than The Norm
Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh: Data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from 2020-21 show that there is a...
'India Should Produce Smallpox Vaccines To Combat Monkeypox'
Mumbai: About 100 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been discovered from 12 countries across the world. While the...
