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India Continues To Miss Key Health Targets
Highlights *12th Plan allocation for Health Ministry is Rs 300,018 crore or approximately Rs 60,000 crore per...
The Mystery Behind India’s Present-Absent Doctors: Study
Highlights *Cost of medicine is the largest driver of out-of-pocket health expenditure *Absence of doctors...
Punjab Tops In Rural Healthcare Access, Gujarat Lags
Highlights * Gujarat has among the lowest doctor density ratio (1.5) in rural areas as against the national average...
Why More (1.65 M) Children Die Annually In India Than Anywhere In The World
Highlights * 1.65 million children under 5 died in 2011; 599,000 deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhea * Only...
Where The Government’s Flagship Schemes Really Fail
In 2005, the Indian Government launched a nation-wide programme to ensure safe motherhood. Christened Janani Suraksha...
IndiaSpend Budget Primer – VI: Will Healthcare Spending Be Doubled?
The UPA Government has hinted at the possibility of cutbacks in allocations for several social programmes in Budget...
Rural India Faces 60% Shortage of Doctors
Highlights * Himachal Pradesh has the best infrastructure in rural healthcare * Madhya Pradesh has the highest number...
Health Insurance For Poor: Fact or Myth?
The Indian government has promised health insurance for all families below the poverty line, and has allotted over Rs...
