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,...
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...
Essential Outreach Services Hit In States With Worst Health Indicators
Mumbai: Six of the eight most socioeconomically backward Indian states--together called the empowered action...
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...
732 Million Indians Have No Access To A Proper Toilet, At Risk Of Diseases: New Report
"When I got pregnant, it was hard to walk to the field to defecate as the path was not safe. My mother-in-law used to...
63 Million Indians Without Clean Drinking Water = Population Of Australia+Sweden+Sri Lanka+Bulgaria
Female health workers are the primary drivers of maternal health initiatives, but male health workers (MHWs) could...
