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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),...
Toxic Air Is Now A Year-Round Problem For Delhi
Mumbai: Delhi’s toxic air is no longer limited to winters. While Delhi is experiencing high levels of air pollution...
India 60 Tankers Short Of Blood In 2016-17, As Shortage Increases
Mumbai: India fell short of 1.9 million units of blood in 2016-17--equivalent to 60 tankers--that could have aided more...
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 Proposes Law To Give Indians Complete Control Of Their Digital Health Data
Chandigarh: India's health ministry has proposed a law to govern data security in the healthcare sector that would give...
How Conflict-Ridden Afghanistan Improved Its Health In 10 Years
New Delhi: After the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and as a country recovering from conflict, Afghanistan had some of the...
‘Safe Daycare For Children & Safe Public Transport Will Increase Women’s Socio-Economic Involvement’
New Delhi: Women in urban India turn down better employment opportunities further away from home in favour of lower-paid...