Money matters

Sonal Matharu finds out how schemes for women and children are all about making money and neglect their health

When birth control means business

Government’s scheme to give monetary remuneration to health workers for counselling couples on family planning may just backfire, says …

Children of a lesser god

Ankur Paliwal finds out why Shravasti district is the worst place for a child to be born in

The imperative of controlling blood pressure

High blood pressure or hypertension is both preventable and treatable. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. In an interview …

Uttar Pradesh engages Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve health, agriculture and financial services to the poor

Health activists wary

Diabetes on the rise in India

White paper at national summit emphasises capacity building, training of healthcare workers

Healthcare services for adivasis in a shambles

Pregnant, anaemic, adivasi women do not even get iron tablets

ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study

'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'

Inclusive budget for inclusive growth

Budgets should not just talk about GDP and sops. It should ensure that basic rights and necessities of people are met in an effective manner

Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report

3 million children below five died in 2010 alone

Rural health, malnutrition get attention

Health sector overall allocated even less than what it received last year, say experts