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As India Plans Healthcare Privatisation, New Study From Rural...
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...
More Education, Fewer Child Brides, Healthier Children
Over 13 million adolescent girls between 10 and 19 years--equivalent to the population of South Sudan--were married in...
India Skips 6 Of 16 Key WHO Recommendations on TB
India does not implement six out of the 16 key World Health Organisation (WHO)- recommended tuberculosis (TB) control...
Why India Needs To Count Its Broken Toilets
In 2016, as many as 96.5% of rural elementary government schools in India had toilets, but more than one in four toilets...
C-Section Rates Reveal The Need For Smarter Indian Healthcare Policy
In 2011-12, more than 50% of deliveries in nine of 10 Telangana districts were caesarean section deliveries...
Why India’s Most Productive City Is Losing The Battle Against Child Malnutrition
Dashrath Majhi (second from right) with his family. A job at a local alumina refinery has helped him pull his family out...
Why 581 Million Indians Endure India’s Worst Healthcare
Nine of India’s poorest states--home to 581 million or 48% of India’s population--account for 70% of the country’s...
