Farrukhabad children deaths show the rampant mismanagement in government hospitals

49 children have reportedly died in a month in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district hospital due to lack of oxygen supply, but the …

No health without wealth

The latest NSSO data shows that people are being forced to take loans and sell assets for treatment as the government healthcare system deteriorates

Rajya Sabha passes HIV Bill amid protests over crucial clause

As per the Bill, treatment will be provided "as far as possible" removing legal obligation to tend to patients

Demonetisation: public health system ill-equipped and unreliable

The government’s assurance of treatment in government hospitals is hollow as the system is inadequate

India's budget just declared

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares major schemes in his post-demonetisation message on new year's eve

राष्ट्रीय स्वास्थ्य सुरक्षा योजना में पेंच

सरकार जब से शासन में आई है तब से इस योजना की चर्चा है। 2015-16 के बजट भाषण में वित्त मंत्री ने एक लाख ...

रोक के बाद भी टीबी के मरीजों के लिए आधार अनिवार्य

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मार्च में कहा था कि आधार नंबर को लोक कल्याण योजनाओं के लिए अनिवार्य नहीं किया जा सकता

Supreme Court orders ban on mass sterilisation

The apex court noted evidences of poor quality of care at mass sterilisation camps

Hepatitis C: India has failed to tackle the deadly disease

Chronic HCV infection accounts for 12-32 per cent of liver cancer and 10-20 per cent of cirrhosis cases in India. Most people with chronic …

Why the Budget should increase allocation towards health and family planning

Low spending by India in these two areas has caused growing inequality, insufficient access and poor quality of healthcare services

In Rajasthan, many newborns have not been vaccinated for eight days now

Health services are hit since 12,000 health workers are on strike to demand better salaries and timely promotion

Prevention is cure

When preventive measures can fight encephalitis, is there a need for treatment in ill-equipped primary health centres?

World Health Assembly: health issues of women, children and elderly in focus

Health facilities available for older people are unequally distributed across the world

A year later, the government’s promises on mental health still unfulfilled

No update on Mental Health Care Bill, other promises

Rajya Sabha passes Mental Health Bill

Under the legislation, every individual will have the right to get affordable and good quality treatment with easy access to services

Budget 2018: Balanced focus on rural, urban health needs will be crucial

The Centre should push for further decentralisation of health services

WHO comes out with framework to combat Zika virus

Says $56 million would be required to implement the framework

Are we losing the war on dengue, chikungunya and mystery fever?

Be it heavy breeding, unplanned construction or possible virus mutation, the dengue and chikungunya cases have spiraled out of control this year. …

World’s life expectancy up but gains uneven finds World Health Statistics 2016

A child born in a high income country is expected to live till 80 but life expectancy in sub- Saharan Africa is less than 60 years

`Diseases have become a way of life in Gaza'

Born and raised in a refugee camp in Gaza, Izzeldin Abuelaish is a Palestinian doctor who has worked for reconciliation between Israel and …

Apex court recognises third sex

The verdict will help transgenders who face problems accessing public healthcare

Emergency call

Nearly 140,000 people in India died in road accidents in 2013, more than the death toll from many communicable diseases. But the country does not …

Regulate stent prices to prevent exploitation of patients: health campaigners

While the government fixes the prices of stents, it must also take urgent action to investigate corrupt practices and overcharging

2.9 mln TB cases go unreported

A third of the unaccounted for cases are in India, where private hospitals rarely report TB

Why dengue is not the devil

Lack of preparedness in our fight against this vector-borne disease is much to blame for it spreading fast