Nearly 60 Million Indians Suffer From Mental Disorders
At least 60 million Indians--a number more than the population of South Africa--suffer from mental disorders, even as...
Mothers, Babies In Peril: 343 Hospitals In 6 States Struggle With Hygiene, Toilets
Half the post-natal wards of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) lacked toilets, as did 60% of larger community health...
World Bank Head’s Warning On Stunted Children Should Worry India
“The reason I am pushing so hard on stunting is because we have spent a lot of time looking at possible paths of...
To Curb India's Population Growth, More Babies Should Live
From 1.2 billion people in 2011, India is on course to become the world's most populous country with 1.6 billion by...
13 African Countries Top India’s Infant Mortality Rate
Much criticism has been directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim—wrong, as FactChecker reported—that the...
Swachh Bharat Mission Fails March 2016 Urban-Trash Targets
Cleanliness drive in Pune as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. No more than 17.6% of urban solid-waste (garbage) was...
Facing Health Crises, India Slashes Healthcare
Frequently criticised for having one of the emerging world's most ramshackle health systems, India had committed to...
Mumbai's Biggest Killer Is Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, it seems, is the biggest killer in Mumbai, with 7,075 people succumbing to the disease last year. TB was...
