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Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare
Mumbai: Hindus have India’s highest infant mortality rate with 41.6 deaths per 1,000 live births and the third highest...
‘India Can’t Arrest Child Stunting If It Can’t Fight Poverty’
Carlos Monteiro, professor of nutrition and public health at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, played active roles in...
Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims Die Earlier Than Other Communities
Mumbai: At 43 years, the mean age of death for adivasis (scheduled tribes or STs) was the lowest, meaning they were more...
1 In 5 Multidrug-Resistant Patients Do Not Complete Treatment, Imperiling India’s Battle Against TB
New Delhi: Nearly one in five multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) patients put on treatment in the public sector...
India Is Ageing, But States Use Just 7% Of Central Funds For Elderly Healthcare
Mumbai: Over the last two years, states and union territories have utilised no more than 7% of the funds released to...
Better Nutrition In Early Life Could Give India 3.17 Million More Graduates
Mount Abu (Rajasthan): Ensuring supplementary nutrition for children in the 0-3 years age bracket could raise the number...
16% Indian Women Don’t Get Pregnancy Care--Nearly Half Because Husband/Family Did Not Think It Necessary
Chennai: More than one in seven Indian women did not receive antenatal care during their last pregnancy--nearly half of...
Hospitals Inflated Drug Prices By Up To 1,737%: Govt Regulator. 8 Days Later, He’s Transferred
New Delhi: On March 1, 2018, Bhupendra Singh, the head of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) with a...
