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How Did a DD Show On Sex Education Become India’s Most Watched Television Programme?

The show uses the form of a highly charged soap, complete with dramatic music and cliff-hangers, to impart lessons on spacing between pregnancies, contraceptives, puberty, ...

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Health

Five Bright Spots and Four Causes For Worry From The First Official Indian Health Survey In A Decade

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare finally released the findings of the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS), India's primary source of data on public health,...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ...

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Health

Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare Launches Report On India’s Tobacco-Free Film And Television Policy

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India revealed the findings of a study to evaluate the implementation of the ‘Film Rule’, under the Cig...

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Health

Government School Kid Get A Guide On Healthy Living

To inculcate healthy habits among school-going children, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a booklet, titled 'Healthy Children, Healthy India'. Two lak...

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Health

Why India’s Healthcare Trends In 2016 Do Not Bode Well For The Future

India should not persevere with its focus on privatising healthcare or relying on health insurance.The image that would haunt me for a long time from this year is that of D...

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Gender

MY STORY: Why I Started A Petition Against A Ban On Emergency Contraceptive Pills In Tamil Nadu

I did not take my friends’ occasional rants about the unavailability of emergency contraceptive pills in Chennai seriously, until I set out to look for it myself. I l...

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Health

India to become the world leader in Digital Health

In May this year, India had tabled a resolution at WHO for mHealth, which was supported by over 30 nations. This clearly signals India's intent to be a global leader in Dig...

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Health

Health Ministry's Own Survey Projects Bleak Picture

A far from healthy picture emerges of India when one carefully analyses data on country's health that was released by the
government. While there have been gains in th...

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Health

India To Vaccinate 300,000 Children After Polio Strain Found In Sewage

India plans to urgently immunize around 300,000 children against the crippling polio virus after a strain of the highly contagious disease was detected in sewage in the sou...

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