1 Year Left For Swachh Bharat Deadline; 54% Rural Households Defecate...
New Delhi: About four (38.9%) of ten Indian households defecated in the open, according to the latest national health...
Budget 2018: India’s Healthcare Crisis Is Holding back National Potential
India has the world’s highest population of stunted children--short for their age--and the country’s failing primary...
'If India Can Have National GST, Why Can't It Have Universal National Healthcare?'
If the state and Centre can collaborate on a national tax system, why can't India similarly create a nationwide...
India Is Unprepared For Its Gathering Teen Sexual Revolution
New Delhi: One in four Indian women (26.8%) is married before 18, and 7.8% of women aged 15 to 19 are pregnant or...
With 4th-Highest Shortfall of Specialists, Gujarat Commissions ‘Child Doctors’
New Delhi: With India’s fourth-highest shortfall of specialists nationwide, Gujarat has announced a controversial...
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...
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...
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...