India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation
Most Indian Girls Unprepared For Menstruation, Taboos Drive Unhygienic...
Chennai: Kala was 11 when she had her first menstrual period. She was at home preparing for her final exams and panicked...
After 4 Years Of Swachh Bharat, Open Defecation Down 26 Percentage Points, But Toilet Use Does Not Match Construction Spree
New Delhi: More Indians living in villages owned a latrine in 2018 than four years ago, yet 44% of them still defecate...
Delaying Babies, Using Toilets Could Roll Back Anaemia Crisis Of Indian Women
Jaipur: Improved sanitation facilities and delayed pregnancy in India could reduce the rates of anaemia in pregnant...
Rs 3: Amount India Spends Every Day On Each Indian’s Health
New Delhi: The amount India spends on public health per capita every year is Rs 1,112, less than the cost of a single...
Nipah Contained, But More Than 80% Cases From Similar Brain Fevers Are Undiagnosed
New Delhi: Kerala health minister KK Shailaja announced on June 10, 2018, that the state’s Nipah virus infection (NiV),...
Why India’s Poor Buy Essential Medicines From Private Pharmacies
New Delhi: As India readies itself for Ayushman Bharat, the national health protection scheme covering primary,...
India Is Ageing, But States Use Just 7% Of Central Funds For Elderly Healthcare
Mumbai: Over the last two years, states and union territories have utilised no more than 7% of the funds released to...
Disquiet As Govt Threatens Jail For Doctors, Chemists Not Reporting TB
New Delhi: A week after the capital city hosted the Delhi End TB Summit from March 13 to 15, 2018, a notification from...
