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Why Indian Pharmacies Are Reluctant To Stock Abortion Pills
Mumbai: Medical abortion drugs are not available at retail pharmacies in Rajasthan, a study released in August 2019 has...
India Must Improve Monitoring Of Pill-induced Abortions To Safeguard Women's Health
Mumbai: Four out of five abortions in Gujarat, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are induced using a drug or a combination of...
Improve Women’s Education, Health Services To Reduce India's Anaemia Burden, World's Highest
New Delhi: Improving women’s education could be the single most important intervention to reduce India’s anaemia burden,...
Most Indian Girls Unprepared For Menstruation, Taboos Drive Unhygienic Practices
Chennai: Kala was 11 when she had her first menstrual period. She was at home preparing for her final exams and panicked...
Caesarean Deliveries More Expensive, Can Imperil Children, But They Have Doubled In India, Mostly In Urban Private Hospitals
Mumbai: Over the decade upto 2016, the percentage of Caesarean deliveries has doubled in India, as per a report released...
‘Reduce Stigma To Make Women Comfortable Accessing Safe Abortions’
New Delhi: Abortion was legalised in India almost half a century ago, yet unsafe abortions--performed in unhygienic...