Why India Is Likely To Miss Its Nutrition Targets For 2022
New Delhi: At its current rate of progress, the National Nutrition Mission (NNM) cannot meet its 2022 targets to reduce...
Communications Blockade Creates New Mental Health Challenges In Kashmir
Nishat Garden, opposite Dal Lake, a popular tourist destination in Srinagar, has remained closed since the abrogation of...
In J&K Shutdown, PM’s Health Scheme Grinds To Halt, Healthcare Crisis Grows
Unemployed shawl vendor Niyaz Wani, a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana--the prime minister’s health...
Feeding Mothers, Fighting Malnutrition: The East Godavari Experience
Ushasri with her three-month-old son and anganwadi worker T Vijaya. Ushashri’s first son was 2.5 kg at birth, while her...
More Indian Girls, Women Are Overweight Or Obese, Most Of Them Rich & Urban
New Delhi: Although malnourishment among women and children is widespread in India, increasing numbers of girls and...
Minister Says Universal Healthcare Is Priority, But Health System Is Under-Staffed
New Delhi: While the Indian government has promised improved and universal healthcare, a new study has pointed out that...
Terror Accounts For 0.007% Of Indian Deaths, Ill-Health 90%
New Delhi: “One has to be alive to be a patriot,” former Indian health secretary K Sujatha Rao wrote on Twitter on May...
India’s Infant Mortality Down 42% in 11 Years Yet Higher Than Global Average
New Delhi: India has reduced its infant mortality rate (IMR) by 42% over 11 years--from 57 per 1,000 live births in 2006...
