Nearly half of Liberia’s workforce not working since start of Ebola: World Bank
CBI gets tough on rural health mission scam in Uttar Pradesh
How Central funds meant for upgrading healthcare facilities are siphoned off
Postnatal care critical to reducing maternal and infant mortality
Many women in low- and middle-income countries do not use postnatal care, says study
Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka
Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015
Uttar Pradesh engages Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve health, agriculture and financial services to the poor
Health activists wary
Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality
Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better
Government must pay for healthcare at point of use: WHO expert
India looks to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure on health in 12th Plan
Economic Survey 2022-23: Health not a priority? Just over 2% of GDP spent
Out-of-pocket-expenses remained dangerously high till 2019-2020
Activist lands in jail for protesting lack of health facilities in tribal district five years ago
People picket police stations; fellow activist claims case is baseless
What ails Bundi?
Dinsa Sachan scours the Rajasthan district’s health centres for answers
ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study
'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'
'South Asia, Africa show poor progress towards MDGs'
India fares worse than Bangladesh and Nepal, says report
Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action
Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola
India has ignored infertility for too long
India has a history of coercive family planning which ignored infertility. A shift in focus will help women’s health.
Why India remains malnourished
Despite a fast-growing economy and the largest anti-malnutrition programme, India has the world’s worst level of child malnutrition. The …
Rahima Moosa: South Africa’s only mother and child hospital is falling apart — a veteran doctor reflects on why
The country’s health ombudsman recently published a shocking investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
Infographic: Maternal mortality in India
India has improved its maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to 97 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2018-2020 from 103 in 2017-2019. Still, in 11 …
Care of the pregnant: Half-hearted attitude
The first 1,000 days of life offer the window of opportunity to reduce maternal and child mortality. It’s time India made the most of it
India improves maternal mortality ratio, but poorer states yet to make progress
This is a considerable improvement from the 130 deaths per lakh in 2014-2016
World’s first Health Impact Bond can save 10,000 women and newborns in India
Utkrisht Impact Bond will ensure financial assistance to 440 small healthcare organisations to improve the quality of maternal and child care in …
Somali drought heightens risk to mothers during pregnancy and childbirth
About 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia need maternal health services to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery
India recorded 24,000 maternal deaths in 2020, second only to Nigeria, UN report shows
Globally, there were 287,000 maternal deaths in 2020, only a marginal improvement from 309,000 in 2016 when the Sustainable Development Goals …
This mobile application saves expectant mothers in India
Designed by a Chennai-based gynaecologist, the technology gives medical details of pregnant women to doctors to enable timely treatment
Burden of child brides: Bihar, Rajasthan lead states in marrying off girls early
Southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Telangana are not doing any better, finds National Health Profile 2018
COVID-19 disruptions caused 1.4 million unintended pregnancies: Study
An estimated 12 million women faced this disruption to family planning services for a duration of 3.6 months on an average