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India Reduces Baby Deaths But Still Hasn’t Met 2012 Targets
First, the good news: 37 babies died for every 1,000 that were born in 2015, two better than the government’s...
Over A Decade, 14-Fold Increase In Proportion Of Indians With Health Insurance
Beneficiaries enroll themselves for the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana in Andhra Pradesh. No more than 1% of India’s...
4 Indicators Of India's Cashless Growth -- And Hurdles To Future Expansion
As India's government--fronted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account--announced a slew of incentives to...
Behind Karnataka’s Anger: Rainfall Deficits In 90% Of State
A dried up lake in Dadiganadoddi village, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, near Biligundlu--where Cauvery water is to...
Understaffed, Underserved: Human Problems Of India’s Public-Health System
On August 15, 2016, in his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised a safety net of up to Rs...
Rural Women Are Increasingly Accessing Government Hospitals
There was a 24% rise in rural women accessing public healthcare between 2004 and 2014, according to a new report by...
More Children Die Of Pneumonia, Diarrhoea In India Than Elsewhere, But There Is Hope
Diarrhoea--associated with contaminated drinking water--is responsible for 10% of all deaths among children under five....
Disappearing Dead: The Story Of Dengue in Delhi
A patient is examined in the dengue screening outpatient department at a hospital in New Delhi. More people die in Delhi...
