India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation - Page 2
16% Indian Women Don’t Get Pregnancy Care--Nearly Half Because...
Chennai: More than one in seven Indian women did not receive antenatal care during their last pregnancy--nearly half of...
Nearly A Third of India’s States/UTs Have Not Hiked Pay To Women Who Form Core Of Health Services
As many as 11 states and four union territories (UTs) have not announced any change in the additional salary paid to...
Conditional Cash Transfer Improves Maternal, Infant Health Care In Odisha: New Study
There was a 5-percentage-point increase in the possibility of receiving antenatal services--such as full body check ups,...
India Getting Basic Vaccines To More Children But Trails Other Emerging Nations
New Delhi: More Indian babies are receiving all basic vaccinations than a decade ago, a sign of better-educated mothers...
Poor Lung Capacity In 8 Of 10 Delhi Children, Youth
New Delhi: In New Delhi, India’s capital and its most polluted city, eight of every 10 children and youth below 20 years...
One In Four Children In Indian Cities Malnourished. Poverty Isn’t The Only Cause
New Delhi: One in four children in India’s most populous cities was malnourished, and mother’s education, feeding...
India Is Unprepared For Its Gathering Teen Sexual Revolution
New Delhi: One in four Indian women (26.8%) is married before 18, and 7.8% of women aged 15 to 19 are pregnant or...
With 4th-Highest Shortfall of Specialists, Gujarat Commissions ‘Child Doctors’
New Delhi: With India’s fourth-highest shortfall of specialists nationwide, Gujarat has announced a controversial...
