NAC calls for national policy to tackle declining child sex ratio
Says existing schemes like Beti Bachao Aandolan inadequate
Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid
Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries
Rural health, malnutrition get attention
Health sector overall allocated even less than what it received last year, say experts
Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality
Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better
TB turns invincible
Discovery of a deadly form of TB in a Mumbai hospital underscores mismanagement
Government must pay for healthcare at point of use: WHO expert
India looks to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on health in 12th Plan
Court slaps contempt notice on MCI, health ministry
Medical Council of India failed to start rural health practitioner course
Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report
3 million children below five died in 2010 alone
Australia pulls out Indian gutka ad
Kamla Pasand had boundary line advertisements in India-Australia matches
Gender balance gadget
States turn to dubious technology for saving girl child
Where's the fire alarm?
Most hospitals in India fail the fire safety test, yet they take no corrective step
Cigarettes with additives pollute air more: study
Fifteen chemicals increased by 20 per cent or more in air with the cigarettes
Leprosy looms
Latest survey dismisses government’s claims of disease elimination
Organ transplantation act to regulate tissue transplantation too
New Act expected to improve quality of treatment
Out of control
Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth
Government for raising awareness on tobacco’s role in TB
A section on tobacco consumption added to the national programme for TB control
Measles catch-up campaign falls short of expectation
Health ministry officials say impact of the campaign will show results later