Health Check - Page 5
'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...
In Third Covid-19 Wave, Mumbai Turned To Trusted Family Doctors
Mumbai: In January, 68-year-old Bharatkumar Desai, a general physician, sat in his clinic no bigger than a small...
India UnderSpends On Nutrition, New Nutrition Programme Yet To Be Implemented
New Delhi: In 2021, the government consolidated several programmes for children, adolescent girls and creches,...
#DataViz: 'Covid-19 Deaths in India Could Be 6 Times Above Officially Recorded Deaths'
Mumbai: Six to seven times more people could have died of Covid-19 in the first and second waves of the pandemic than...
Watch: Reform Pathways for India's Healthcare Financing
Mumbai: In India, nearly 65% of the healthcare spending is out of pocket by individuals. The remaining 35% is highly...
The Omicron Surge In Numbers: Reproduction Number Up, Doubling Time Down
Kolkata and Mumbai: For the first time in seven months, India recorded over 100,000 cases on January 6, 2022. As several...
With Only Half the Population Fully Vaccinated, India Prepares For Booster Doses
Noida: A booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine could help protect the elderly and the vulnerable from the highly...
