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Punjab Tops In Rural Healthcare Access, Gujarat Lags
Highlights * Gujarat has among the lowest doctor density ratio (1.5) in rural areas as against the national average...
Why More (1.65 M) Children Die Annually In India Than Anywhere In The World
Highlights * 1.65 million children under 5 died in 2011; 599,000 deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhea * Only...
Where The Government’s Flagship Schemes Really Fail
In 2005, the Indian Government launched a nation-wide programme to ensure safe motherhood. Christened Janani Suraksha...
Vitamin Supplements Could Help Children, If We Had Enough
Highlights * Only 34% under-5 children received two full doses of vitamin A supplements in 2010 * While Assam...
How Cancer Strikes Where You Least Expect
Some 0.7 million new cases of cancer are reported every year in India. It is estimated that there are 2.5 million cancer...
IndiaSpend Budget Primer – VI: Will Healthcare Spending Be Doubled?
The UPA Government has hinted at the possibility of cutbacks in allocations for several social programmes in Budget...
An Ambitious Government Hospital Chain Project Falters
The ongoing fracas over Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s criticism of India’s failings in medical infrastructure...
Aamir Khan's Dream Of 8% (Of GDP) Healthcare Spend
Healthcare budgets in India often attract criticism, if only for the lack of it. Only 20% of the total health...
