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...
Anaemia Is The Biggest Cause Of Disability In India, Worst In BRICS
A frontline health worker counsels a pregnant woman on antenatal care, in Banswara district, Rajasthan. Iron-deficiency...
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...
Why India Must Discard Fear, Give Some TB Patients ‘Game-Changing’ Drug
Johannesburg, South Africa: Like South Africa, India should immediately make available the tuberculosis (TB) drug...
‘Reduce Stigma To Make Women Comfortable Accessing Safe Abortions’
New Delhi: Abortion was legalised in India almost half a century ago, yet unsafe abortions--performed in unhygienic...
‘India Can’t Arrest Child Stunting If It Can’t Fight Poverty’
Carlos Monteiro, professor of nutrition and public health at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, played active roles in...
1 In 5 Multidrug-Resistant Patients Do Not Complete Treatment, Imperiling India’s Battle Against TB
New Delhi: Nearly one in five multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) patients put on treatment in the public sector...
