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157 Million Indians Without Toilets = 8 Olympic-Sized Pools of Poo...
A woman crossing the railway track towards an open defecation spot, near the Jhakarkatti Rakhi Mandi slum in Kanpur,...
More Children Die Of Pneumonia, Diarrhoea In India Than Elsewhere, But There Is Hope
Diarrhoea--associated with contaminated drinking water--is responsible for 10% of all deaths among children under five....
Disappearing Dead: The Story Of Dengue in Delhi
A patient is examined in the dengue screening outpatient department at a hospital in New Delhi. More people die in Delhi...
India’s Public Health System Is Failing Even Southern States That Produce Most Doctors
The primary health centre at Melkote, in Mandya district, Karnataka, has only one doctor--to serve 20,000 people across...
Average Indian Consumes 119% More Salt Per Day Than WHO Limit
An average Indian consumes 10.98 grams of salt per day--119% more than the recommended limit of five grams per day by...
Success Of TB Treatment In India Could Be Lower Than Reported--And Why That Matters
Only 73% of one kind of tuberculosis (TB) cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, much lower than the...
50% Rise In Diabetes Deaths Across India Over 11 Years
With a genetic predisposition brought to the fore by changing lifestyles, deaths due to diabetes increased 50% in India...
Diarrhoea, Pneumonia Kill Bihar Children, But Parents Shun Award-Winning Facilities
An ambitious $23-million (Rs 153.5 crore), award-winning five-year-old programme funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates...
