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Government Support Critical To Treat TB In Malnourished Patients
Rishikesh: Sita Devi (42), a mother of six, lives in an urban slum in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh. This slum area is also...
India's 'Progressive' Abortion Law Is Failing LGBTQIA+ Indians
New Delhi: For Shaman Gupta, logging on to Facebook was almost a ritual of survival in 2015. The tiny chat boxes allowed...
UP's Shravasti Has Fewer Primary Health Centres Than The Norm
Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh: Data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from 2020-21 show that there is a...
'India Should Produce Smallpox Vaccines To Combat Monkeypox'
Mumbai: About 100 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been discovered from 12 countries across the world. While the...
Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States
Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly its second wave, exposed serious deficiencies in the public health...
India Had Most Pandemic-Related Deaths Of Any Country At 4.7 Million, Says WHO
Chennai: World Health Organization estimates released on Thursday suggest that India experienced 4.7 million excess...
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,...
