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...
RSBY's Big IT Deal
The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is one of those unsung Government successes. This low-cost, IT-enabled...
Delhi's Amazing Story Of A Hospital That Isn't
Healthcare spending in India is abysmally low. But that’s not the only problem. IndiaSpend recently reported on the...
India Takes AIIMS, But Misses Deadline
The New Delhi-headquartered, Government-run All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is considered by many as...
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...
Fixing India’s Sanitation Problem Requires More Than Toilets
Here is a number most of you know: more people practice open defecation in India than anywhere in the world – more than...
Rural India Healthier Than Urban India, Malayalees Sickest
As much as 86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population is without health-expenditure support. ...
Programme Keeps Mothers Safe But Boosts Population
More mothers are being kept safe and alive thanks to a government programme, but its unintended consequence in...
