Health Check - Page 4
Underweight Prevalence Falls, But India Grapples With Obesity,...
Mumbai: Ninety three districts in India reported more than 40% of children as underweight in 2019-21--considered as high...
DataViz: One In Five Families With Mental Health Expenses Fell Below Poverty Line
Mumbai: For families that had a member with a mental illness, nearly a fifth of household monthly expenditure is spent...
What India Must Do To End TB Conclusively
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: “I have no hesitation [to say] that India will end tuberculosis (TB) by 2025,” said the executive...
Debt, Distress Sales: How Indians Pay For Healthcare
Mumbai: Ghazala* (26) and her sister took their father Imran* from Tatanagar in Jharkhand to Kolkata when he fell ill in...
UTI Could Affect Millions Of Pregnant Women But Still Remains A Taboo
Mumbai, Maharashtra: "It was the most horrible experience of my life," Aliya Chaudhary, 34, recalled her tryst with...
Why Caesarean Deliveries Are Rising In Jammu And Kashmir
Srinagar: Tahira Firdous, 58, sits outside the operating theatre of Lal Ded Hospital, one of Kashmir's oldest maternal...
'I Was Compelled To Walk 4 Km In Snow, Four Days After Childbirth'
Koti (Himachal Pradesh): "I was compelled to walk for four kilometres with my new-born, in knee-deep snow, just days...
'No Country Has Provided Equitable, Inclusive Healthcare Without Investing In Public Health'
Mumbai: The wish list for India's health sector, particularly for greater investment, has always been long. It was...
