AYUSH Doctors Fill In Public Healthcare Gaps By Providing Allopathic...
Bhopal, Nashik and Mumbai: The hamlets of Vaviharsh and Deogaon, 49 km from Nashik city, have buildings meant to house a...
Underweight Prevalence Falls, But India Grapples With Obesity, Micronutrient Deficiency
Mumbai: Ninety three districts in India reported more than 40% of children as underweight in 2019-21--considered as high...
Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States
Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly its second wave, exposed serious deficiencies in the public health...
Women Collectives Tackle Teen Sex, Contraception And Nutrition
Bastar & Mumbai: Ratni Kashyap, 20, sat in her courtyard with her 17-day-old newborn, snugly wrapped in a towel,...
COVID-19: Low Primary Health Spending, Staff Shortages Overburden Mumbai, Delhi’s Health Systems
Mumbai: Though the health budget of Mumbai and Delhi increased by 41% and 26%, respectively, between 2015-16 and...
PM CARES Received At Least $1.27 Bn In Donations--Enough To Fund Over 21.5 Mn COVID-19 Tests
New Delhi, Mumbai: At least Rs 9,677.9 crore ($1.27 billion) has been collected in the Prime Minister’s Citizen...
Migrants Returning Home To Ill-Equipped Healthcare Systems
Mumbai: Even as the number of positive COVID-19 cases spikes, the nationwide lockdown has pushed India’s millions of...
Explainer: What Happens During A COVID-19 Test
Mumbai: A test for COVID19 uses a ‘reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction’ (RT-PCR). The RNA in the sample is...
