Primary healthcare fails to meet needs of people it was built for: Lancet study

People in low-, middle-income countries often have to pay out of their pocket and seek care elsewhere

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

The Centre should push for further decentralisation of health services

Health hurts

Budgetary support offers little hope of meeting targets

Health

Funding for the National Health Mission has been reduced by 20 per cent; spending on public health will also be reduced by 8 per cent

Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission

Misgivings persist about implementation

Union Budget 2021-22: Time to step up public investment in nutrition

Nutrition interventions, with an already faltering coverage, hit a blockade due to COVID-19 disruptions; the Union Budget is a critical …

Budget 2013-14: provisioning for universal healthcare or moving away from agenda?

The world trend is to move towards public health systems, but developments in India seem to be in the opposite direction

Budget brings no relief to health sector

FM does not mention Universal Health Coverage, combines rural and urban health missions while making allocations

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

MDG-led healthcare policy not comprehensive, says report

In a Union budget wish list, civil society organisations call for course correction in policy and improving access to healthcare in India