Odisha DMF's budget allocation lacks focus on health, other basic services
Mining-affected people in Kendujhar district will get only Rs 5 crore for basic health facilities, while Rs 4 crore will be spent on a …
Life expectancy improves in some countries after big drops in 2020 — but US and others see further falls
New variants that evade existing immunity are likely to arise and the longer-term impact of COVID infections on the health of survivors is a big …
Namibia continues to struggle to check infant mortality rate
Chances of bringing down infant mortality rate from the current 44 deaths per 1,000 live births to 30 by the 2015 deadline for millennium …
Are some states under-reporting pentavalent vaccine deaths?
RTI reponse of Union health ministry shows states with better health track record have reported higher number of vaccine deaths
India's infant mortality rate is down
44 infant deaths per 1,000 live births is still higher than the 11th Plan target of reducing it to 30
Money matters
Sonal Matharu finds out how schemes for women and children are all about making money and neglect their health
Health goals of 11th Five-Year Plan unmet. 12th Plan hopes to achieve them
Planning Commission's working group recommends repeating last Plan targets in the 12th Plan
Maternal and neonatal mortality rate high despite improvement in childbirth practices
A study conducted in public health centres in Uttar Pradesh shows complying to essential childbirth practices did not significantly alter …
Children of a lesser god
Ankur Paliwal finds out why Shravasti district is the worst place for a child to be born in
Poor understanding of maternal, infant mortality rates & misuse of law behind Assam child marriage crackdown
State’s poor health performance lies in larger developmental issues; Prohibition of Child Marriage and POCSO Acts being misinterpretated
CBI gets tough on rural health mission scam in Uttar Pradesh
How Central funds meant for upgrading healthcare facilities are siphoned off
Uttarakhand safest for newborns: first annual health survey
Survey will help measure progress of development goals and formulate district-level plans better, says health ministry
Most infant deaths in India occur on first day of birth
The country accounts for 29 per cent of the global deaths of newborns on their first day of birth
What ails Bundi?
Dinsa Sachan scours the Rajasthan district’s health centres for answers
The widening nutrition gap
Difference in the nutritional status of Kerala’s general rural populace and that of Attappady could be as high as 50 per cent