India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation - Page 6

Woman Battles Open Defecation In New Movie. Here’s The Reality
Akshay Kumar’s movie Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (A love story), releasing on August 11, 2017 tells the story of a young bride...
About 321 Indian Children Died Every Day Of Diarrhoea In 2015, Reflecting Basic Health Failures
Despite progress in preventing diarrhoea and the spread of medical remedies in India, diarrhoea remains the second...

No Improvement In Drinking Water For Elementary Schools Over 6 Years
Over 85% of rural government elementary schools had a provision for drinking water in 2016, compared to 83% in 2010,...

In Mumbai, TB Deaths Spark Data Dispute Between Govt, NGO
India's richest municipal corporation has denied nonprofit Praja Foundation's assessment--made from the corporation's...

As India Plans Healthcare Privatisation, New Study From Rural Chhattisgarh Reveals Pitfalls
As India prepares a national plan to privatise large swathes of healthcare, a new study reveals how the poor in...

Why Indian Women Must Eat With Their Families, And How It Can Change India
Morthala (Sirohi district): When the women of this southwestern Rajasthan village sat down to eat, it was usually after...

19 Indians Die Daily In Drink-Driving Mishaps. Here’s How That Can Change
India’s daily drink-driving death toll of 19 could be reduced if police checking is made unpredictable to drivers who...

Benefits Of Ending Child Marriage, Early Birth = India’s Annual Higher Education Budget
Over the next seven years, India could save $5 billion (Rs 33,500 crore) in healthcare and related costs if it...
