Health Check - Page 25
Why 4 Of 5 Indian Children Do Not Survive Cancer
Mumbai: How long does a cancer diagnosis take? Six months, according to Bipin Jana, 45, whose eight-year-old son...
In India's Suicide Country, Catching Mental Illness Before It Is Too Late
Farm widows Baby Kinake (left) and Shobha Vetti (right) with their local mental health activist, Shobha Kinake (extreme...
India’s Fight Against Anaemia Is Picking Up Pace, States Have To Do More
When Khusbu Chaudhari, 24, seven months pregnant, first came to Ballabgarh Government Hospital, she was moderately...
Why Indian Pharmacies Are Reluctant To Stock Abortion Pills
Mumbai: Medical abortion drugs are not available at retail pharmacies in Rajasthan, a study released in August 2019 has...
Flu-Like Epidemic Could Kill 80 Mn Globally, Wipe Out 5% Global GDP: New Report
Source: A World At Risk, released by Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, convened by World Health Organization & World...
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...
Why Vulnerable Tribes, Susceptible to Illness, Malnutrition, Have Limited Healthcare
Sukanti Saunto, 28, with her 16-month-old son Babloo and 5-year-old son Babu. Babloo is recovering from brain malaria,...
In A Nation Awash In Eggs, A State Struggles To Get Them To Children
Rukmini Behra, 48, an anganwadi helper in Saradhapur village in Angul, Odisha prepares boiled eggs for three- to...
