Simply Put: Budget

Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission

Misgivings persist about implementation

Chhatisgarh stalls PPP project to outsource diagnostic facilities

Centre refuses to provide funds; state government to review project

Degree without honours

Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health

Health ministry merges TB programme with rural health mission

TB control supervision will suffer, say officials manning the programme

CBI gets tough on rural health mission scam in Uttar Pradesh

How Central funds meant for upgrading healthcare facilities are siphoned off

Pentavalent vaccine approved in five more states. Health ministry brushes aside safety concerns

Four children in Kerala reportedly died immediately after the vaccine was administered

Education policy for kids under six

Experts say the plan misses diet, care and ignores children with special needs

Political parties use rural health mission scam stick to beat Mayawati government

Bahujan Samaj Party leader defiant blames UPA for the mess

Out of pocket health spending has risen in rural India: study

Even after adjusting inflation, spending has increased 25 per cent in six years

ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study

'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'

Matter of life and death

Lalitpur’s baby formula

Programme to promote breastfeeding improves health of children under two

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 …

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

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?

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  

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.

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