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

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

Children of a lesser god

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

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

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