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IndiaSpend Budget Primer – VI: Will Healthcare Spending Be Doubled?
The UPA Government has hinted at the possibility of cutbacks in allocations for several social programmes in Budget...
Swine Flu Is Back But States Like Tamil Nadu Coping Better
India’s Health & Family Welfare Ministry declared last week that Influenza A H1N1 (which caused the swine flu...
Vitamin Supplements Could Help Children, If We Had Enough
Highlights * Only 34% under-5 children received two full doses of vitamin A supplements in 2010 * While Assam...
How Cancer Strikes Where You Least Expect
Some 0.7 million new cases of cancer are reported every year in India. It is estimated that there are 2.5 million cancer...
India Misses Healthcare Targets Despite Doubling Spending
Highlights * India’s healthcare spending increased by Rs 194,000 crore between 2007-2012. * Child sex ratio declined...
Rural India Faces 60% Shortage of Doctors
Highlights * Himachal Pradesh has the best infrastructure in rural healthcare * Madhya Pradesh has the highest number...
Bengal Is Attacked For Infant Deaths, But Statistics Tell A Different Story
Some 300 infant or crib deaths were reported from different hospitals in West Bengal since January 2012. West Bengal...
UP's Poor Paid For Free Aid
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating a series of scams totalling Rs 10,000 crore in Uttar...
