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‘HMPV Is Common, Most Will Recover On Their Own’
Bengaluru: India has reported at least seven cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), according to media reports. Reports...
TB Care Is Free, But 45% Patient Families Suffer ‘Catastrophic’ Expenses
New Delhi: About 45% of households with tuberculosis (TB) patients suffered catastrophic costs--defined here as...
Elimination by 2027? India’s Final Push Against Lymphatic Filariasis
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi: Santosh Kumar, 44, rides his bicycle slowly, his swollen leg dragging awkwardly...
How Goa Is Fighting TB Among High-Risk Groups
Goa: Fifty-four-year old Suresh has been drinking alcohol since he was nine. He ran away from his house in Bengaluru and...
Why Female Sterilisation Remains India’s Most Popular Family Planning Method
Noida: After Geeta Devi* (32) had her second child in 2014, she decided that she did not want any more children. With...
Fifteen Years After Launch, ASHAs’ Struggle With Healthcare Gaps
Mumbai and Palghar: Suvarna Kamble (45), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) from Palghar, remembers a time when...
Why India Could Miss 2030 Target To Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Mount Abu, Rajasthan: Poonam*, aged 53, an anganwadi worker in a village in Gurugram, Haryana got herself screened for...
Why Adding Medical Colleges Isn’t Enough To Improve India’s Healthcare
Mumbai: India added 225 new medical colleges in the last five years, with the total number surging 47% to 704 as of...
