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13 Deaths A Reminder Of Malnutrition in India’s Most Industrialised...
Children having lunch at a malnutrition treatment centre in a slum in Mumbai. Widespread malnutrition in Maharashtra was...
As Population Rises, UP's Healthcare System Collapses
In Uttar Pradesh, the number of public health centres (PHCs), the frontline of the government's healthcare system,...
More Sanitation, Literacy = Fewer Anaemic, Pregnant Women
A frontline health worker counsels a pregnant woman on antenatal care, in Banswara district, Rajasthan. All 14 states...
Public Spats Over Mosquito-Borne Disease In Metros Obscure Wider Resurgence
People suffering from dengue and chikungunya being treated at a Delhi hospital. The incidence of these diseases is...
Why 1.1 Million HIV+ve Indians Don't Get Drugs They Need
Students pose with HIV/AIDS awareness messages painted on their faces during an awareness campaign in Chandigarh. Only...
Zika Heads For India, Older Strain Lurks Since 1952
A worker sprays insecticide at a residential area in Singapore. On August 27, the global travel hub announced its first...
More Male Foeticides Than Female: Govt. Data Indicate Vast Under-reporting
More male babies were victims of foeticide than female in 2014, the latest year for which data are available, according...
Fewer Indians Using Contraception, Despite Better Awareness, Services
A sex worker blows a condom inside a tram car during an AIDS awareness programme in Kolkata. Despite greater access to...
