Swine Flu Cases Rise 9-Fold As India’s Response System Falters
People wearing masks wait in a queue for a H1N1 flu screening at a hospital in New Delhi. Mumbai: So far this...
50% Rise In Diabetes Deaths Across India Over 11 Years
With a genetic predisposition brought to the fore by changing lifestyles, deaths due to diabetes increased 50% in India...
Mumbai’s ‘M East’: Where 50% Children Under 2 Years Are Stunted, 40% Underweight
Nikhat Mohammed Humayun Sheth, 22, with her sons Mohammed Iman (2.5 years) and Mohammed Ayan (10 months) at Rafi Nagar...
Why India’s Most Productive City Is Losing The Battle Against Child Malnutrition
Dashrath Majhi (second from right) with his family. A job at a local alumina refinery has helped him pull his family out...
1 In Every 3 Children In Mumbai Municipal Schools Malnourished, Up 4 Times Since 2013-14
Despite an extensive mid-day meal programme, a third of children in schools run by India’s richest municipal corporation...
2.5 Years On, Swachh Bharat Mission’s Claims Remain Unverified
Although Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) has sent India on a toilet construction spree, 51.6% of households...
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,...
Leading Food And Beverages Brands Fail India’s Double Nutrition Challenge
People shop for packaged food at a supermarket in Mumbai. The products of Delhi’s Mother Dairy were ranked the...
