India's Great Challenge: Health & Sanitation - Page 8
2.5 Years On, Swachh Bharat Mission’s Claims Remain Unverified
Although Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) has sent India on a toilet construction spree, 51.6% of households...
Childbearing Expenses Push 47% Of Indian Women Into Poverty
Catastrophic maternal healthcare expenses push 46.6% mothers in India into poverty--with the illiterate being especially...
Citizen Engagement Drives National Cleanliness Rankings
If you are happy with your city's cleanliness and want it to be recognised, it might be a good idea to begin by...
Monthly Pay Less Than Single Malt Bottle, Poor Training Impede India's Army Of Health Workers
Rekha Rewat, an accredited social health activist (ASHA), in Madhya Pradesh. An ASHA serves as a healthcare facilitator,...
More Than One Million TB Patients Lack Adequate Nutrition
Puni Garasia (right) sits with her mother in Sirohi, southwest Rajasthan. Puni, 14, a tribal, weighed barely 20 kg when...
Why Ragpickers, Unrecognised And Unpaid, Are Critical For Waste Management In India
Ragpickers collect recyclables from a dump yard in New Delhi. By 2050, India will be generating 450 million tonnes of...
In 41 Years, As India’s Economy Grew 21 Times, Infant Mortality Dropped 68%
Over 41 years to 2016, a national health programme for children has led to a 68% drop in India's infant mortality rate...
Indians, Alert To Dangers Of High Salt Intake, Are Modifying Their Diets
Indians aware of the dangers of excessive salt intake are modifying their diets unlike other international communities...
