Why 1.1 Million HIV+ve Indians Don't Get Drugs They Need
Students pose with HIV/AIDS awareness messages painted on their faces during an awareness campaign in Chandigarh. Only...
More Sanitation, Literacy = Fewer Anaemic, Pregnant Women
A frontline health worker counsels a pregnant woman on antenatal care, in Banswara district, Rajasthan. All 14 states...
As Population Rises, UP's Healthcare System Collapses
In Uttar Pradesh, the number of public health centres (PHCs), the frontline of the government's healthcare system,...
Why Bihar Can Treat Only 0.3% Of Malnourished Children
Poona gives water to her 18-month-old daughter, Urmila, who is suffering from severe malnutrition. Witnessed most in the...
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...
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...
Gujarat, MP Lead With Most Clean Cities in India, UP Has Most In Bottom 50
A banner announcing Swachh Survekshan 2017, an annual urban survey to capture cleanliness outcomes, is seen outside a...
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...
