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Why India's Public Health Facilities May Suffer Despite A Likely Rise...
New Delhi: The allocation for the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) in Budget 2019 is likely to increase...
Most Indian Girls Unprepared For Menstruation, Taboos Drive Unhygienic Practices
Chennai: Kala was 11 when she had her first menstrual period. She was at home preparing for her final exams and panicked...
From Health Clubs In Schools To Better Diagnostics In Govt Health Centres, How Telangana And Andhra Pradesh Are Attacking TB
Vijayawada/Hyderabad: In May 2016, 14-year-old Yesu from Vijayawada city was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The...
‘Climate Change Impact On Health Isn’t Easy To Perceive, So It Doesn’t Resonate With Populace’
New York: In Katowice, a Polish city whose economy has always rested on coal production, world leaders sat down last...
In India's Poorest State, A Pilot Project Succeeds In Reducing Malnourishment Among Children
Bokaro, Jharkhand: A frail young nursing mother Purnima Devi, 25, clutched her emaciated baby boy, 21-month-old Gorango...
Fighting Drug-Resistant TB: What India Can Learn From South Africa’s Successes
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Khayelitsha (South Africa): In July 2017, 40-year-old Noludwe Mabandlela, a single mother of...
Caesarean Deliveries More Expensive, Can Imperil Children, But They Have Doubled In India, Mostly In Urban Private Hospitals
Mumbai: Over the decade upto 2016, the percentage of Caesarean deliveries has doubled in India, as per a report released...
In A UP District, Death From Hunger, As Governance, Social Security Collapse
Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh: "CM-ji, my older brother died of hunger, please save me," hissed a skeletal figure in a video...
