How Odisha’s Poorest Districts Are Benefiting From Social Audits
Mumbai: Social auditing has helped improve the reach and quality of welfare measures meant for the poor in six of...
Expenses Fell, Usage Rose After Public Healthcare Improved In 3 TN Blocks
Mumbai: Strengthening rural public health systems in three Tamil Nadu blocks made more people utilise their services...
Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare
Mumbai: Hindus have India’s highest infant mortality rate with 41.6 deaths per 1,000 live births and the third highest...
Budget 2018: 522 Mn Indians Still Defecate In The Open, Putting Them At Risk Of Disease & Poverty
More Indians than ever before now have access to a toilet, but little attention to education and changing attitudes...
Mother’s Education, Household Wealth Decide Survival Of Infants In India
Mortality rates of children in poorer households were higher, as were the rates where mothers had fewer years of...
Six Factors That Could Reduce Malnutrition In Madhya Pradesh
Women’s empowerment, better sanitation, and improvement in maternal health could improve the nutritional status of...
States With More Educated Women Have Healthier Children
Policy-makers aiming to improve child health outcomes would do well to target more resources at women’s education,...
Kerala = New Zealand; Many States Worse Than African Nations in Infant, Under-5 Mortality
India's 16-point reduction in its infant mortality rate (IMR) over a decade to 2015 is revealing wide variation...
