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Chubby, Affluent: India’s New Face of Malnutrition
Broadening girths are expanding India’s battle against malnutrition, a new Indian study has revealed, setting off a host...
Programme Keeps Mothers Safe But Boosts Population
More mothers are being kept safe and alive thanks to a government programme, but its unintended consequence in...
In 5 Years, Threat Of Drug-Resistant Superbugs Doubles
A 72-year-old woman in Bengaluru consulted a hospital physician about a severe skin infection and fever. She had...
Can 'Indra's Bow' Save 500,000 Indian Children?
An infant getting the oral vaccine for polio. As many as 500,000 children die every year in India due to...
Quality Of Death: UK Tops, India 67th, Above China
India has been ranked 67th of 80 countries on the 2015 Quality of Death Index, lower than South Africa (34), Brazil...
How India Cut Neonatal Tetanus Mortality By 99.76%
In 2012, a 12-day-old boy (we will call him “Baby Boy”) in Assam's Sivasagar district could not be given his feed...
In 8 Years, Boys 3 Cm And Girls 1 Cm Taller
Eighteen-year-old boys from India's middle and upper classes are 3 cm taller and girls 1 cm taller than they were eight...

83% Shortage Of Specialists In Community Health Centres
India’s public-health system needs urgent attention and investment--especially in the rural areas, reveals an IndiaSpend...





