90,000 Fewer Indian Infants Died In 2016 Compared To 2015
There has been an 8% decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), infant deaths per 1,000 live births, from 2015 to 2016,...
India Has Prevented 1 Million Child Deaths Since 2005; Poorer States, Rural Areas Lag
India prevented 1 million deaths among children under five years of age between 2005 and 2015. Three million more deaths...
In India’s Cities, Malnourished Children And Obese Adults
India is now dealing with the twin issues of undernutrition and overnutrition, both swelling its burden of...
Indian Children Remain Underweight Even As Childhood Obesity Soars Globally
Obesity among children between the ages of five and 19 years has increased ten times over the past four decades across...
In A Poor Gujarat District, Infrastructure Cannot Compensate For Lack Of Jobs
The neonatal intensive unit in Ahwa Civil Hospital has ten warmers and five attending nurses. Even though Dang...
What Surat Can Teach Other Indian Cities About Public Health
Chaya Jadhav (centre) from Dhule, Maharashtra, at the Pandesara Urban Centre in Surat. Jadhav came back to the centre...
One In Four Children In Indian Cities Malnourished. Poverty Isn’t The Only Cause
New Delhi: One in four children in India’s most populous cities was malnourished, and mother’s education, feeding...
Hospitals Inflated Drug Prices By Up To 1,737%: Govt Regulator. 8 Days Later, He’s Transferred
New Delhi: On March 1, 2018, Bhupendra Singh, the head of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) with a...
