Health Check - Page 3
‘Not All Women’s Health Is About Maternal Health’
Noida: Women’s well being, estimated from their body mass index, education, early marriage and access to antenatal care,...
Covid-19 Continued To Kill Even Months After Patients’ Supposed Recovery
Mt Abu, Rajasthan: Roshan Saini (name changed), aged 67, was hospitalised during the second wave of Covid-19. Post...
The Toll Of Refugee Life On Rohingya Mental Health
Bengaluru, Delhi, Nuh (Haryana): Haris* has not yet turned 18, but feels much older. On most days of the week, after the...
How Rohingya Refugees Are Impacted By Limited Access To Healthcare
Bengaluru, Delhi and Nuh, Haryana: Wasim* folds a part of his chequered lungi above his right knee and sits with his...
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...
Why India Could Miss 2030 Target To Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: Poonam*, aged 53, an anganwadi worker in a village in Gurugram, Haryana got herself screened for...
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...
