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India’s Public Health System Is Failing Even Southern States That...
The primary health centre at Melkote, in Mandya district, Karnataka, has only one doctor--to serve 20,000 people across...
Average Indian Consumes 119% More Salt Per Day Than WHO Limit
An average Indian consumes 10.98 grams of salt per day--119% more than the recommended limit of five grams per day by...
Success Of TB Treatment In India Could Be Lower Than Reported--And Why That Matters
Only 73% of one kind of tuberculosis (TB) cases registered for treatment were successfully treated, much lower than the...
Low Birth Weight, Preterm Delivery Cause Most Newborn Deaths In India
A health worker weighs an infant at a hospital in Agartala, Tripura. Of all infants in India who died before they...
Anaemia Is The Biggest Cause Of Disability In India, Worst In BRICS
A frontline health worker counsels a pregnant woman on antenatal care, in Banswara district, Rajasthan. Iron-deficiency...
New Model Of Tracking TB Patients Holds Promise For India
Khema Bhai Vanjara, a TB patient, is a member of a Gujarati nomadic community. The pilot program in Mehsana has made it...
Over 17 years, Same 5 States Hobble Sanitation Mission
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand are the worst performing states under the Swachh Bharat...
Why Bihar Can Treat Only 0.3% Of Malnourished Children
Poona gives water to her 18-month-old daughter, Urmila, who is suffering from severe malnutrition. Witnessed most in the...
