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How Unseasonal Rains Are Extending Malaria Transmission Windows
Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh: “Jab machhar sab khoon pi lela, jab beemari ho jala, tab dawai chidki ka baa? [What is the use...
Jharkhand Family's Tragic Loss Highlights Flaws In Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Ranchi: On April 11, 2024, 42-year-old Rudolf Kujur arrived in Ranchi, 131 km from his village Bendora in Jharkhand’s...
Fifteen Years After Launch, ASHAs’ Struggle With Healthcare Gaps
Mumbai and Palghar: Suvarna Kamble (45), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) from Palghar, remembers a time when...
Inside The Brewing Healthcare Crisis of Assam’s Tea Garden Labourers
Barak Valley, Assam: The sun took a long time to shine on March 31, 2024. By afternoon, the slowly warming rays melted...
‘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...
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...
Explainer: Why First-Ever ‘Health Day’ At COP28 Is Significant
Mumbai: Indian children who were under the age of one between the years 2013 and 2022 experienced 43% more heatwave days...