Simply Put: Budget

This district in Bihar ignores antenatal care; budget allocation very low: survey

Almost 95 per cent of funds allocated for nutrition intervention for pregnant women in Bihar’s Purnea district were utilised for …

Webcams rein in footloose doctors

Sonepur district improves ranking in rural health mission

Union Budget 2019-20: Hardly any mention of health sector in Budget speech

Among others, fund allocation for upgrading district hospitals to medical colleges goes south

Community Health Programmes: Genesis and Impact on Rural Health

Participation of the community is essential for successful implementation of healthcare schemes

Govt wishes to achieve healthcare goals by spending Rs 3 a day?

According to the latest National Health Profile, India is one of the countries with the lowest public health spending

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

The Centre should push for further decentralisation of health services

Ambulance emergency

India desperately needs timely and affordable transport for effective healthcare delivery

Why 275,000 National Health Mission workers have been protesting for 3 years

National Health Mission workers are up in arms, demanding salary and perks at par with the government's regular staff

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

Malaria biggest killer of kids in Chhattisgarh, says report

Community-based survey report shows malaria prevalence is what differentiates high mortality districts from low mortality ones

Public’s private peeve

Will Bihar’s failed model of outsourcing diagnostic services work in Chhattisgarh?

Official document exposes government’s intent to incentivise sterilisation

Fourteen women had died and 140 others were left ill after a botched sterilisation drive in Chhattisgarh

Japanese encephalitis on the rise in Assam, spreads to almost all districts

160 persons have died of the disease since May; state government yet to respond to notice of state human rights commission on failing to tackle …

Promises alone cannot improve people’s health; government should know that

Now, government has promised ‘world’s largest health scheme’ whose implementation is not possible, at least in 2018.

Here are some solutions to address health challenges faced by tribal communities

Skilling and support to nurses and midwives will help in ensuring the provision of a responsive healthcare  

COVID-19: One nation, one ration card turns spotlight on 2017 govt report

The Union govt report had asked states to remove provisions that restricted migrants in accessing PDS benefits

Pentavalent vaccine deaths prompt doctors, activists to appeal to health secretary

Five-in-one vaccine introduced in Haryana without evaluating what happened in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

When birth control means business

Government’s scheme to give monetary remuneration to health workers for counselling couples on family planning may just backfire, says …

Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission

Misgivings persist about implementation

How tribal leadership in Chhattisgarh is helping people access rights

The civil society’s intervention in the tribal regions began in early 1980s on two issues-sustainable livelihood, particularly in forest …

Junior doctors protest mandatory rural posting for PG admission

Health officials say if medical graduates have problems with poor infrastructure they should demand better facilities instead of making it an …

Health Act faces hurdles

Centre drafts guidelines to regulate clinical establishments; Indian Medical Association resists

Chhatisgarh stalls PPP project to outsource diagnostic facilities

Centre refuses to provide funds; state government to review project

Burden of birth

Maternal deaths in Bihar go unreported, while state claims maternal mortality ratio has decreased