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Efforts Are On To Reduce Maternal Deaths

Every year, more than 19 lakh women become pregnant in the state. Out of them, around 1.9 lakh women come up with complaints of different kinds of complications, while more...

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Without Universal Health Coverage, World Health Day Means Little To Most Of India

How far will you go to save your child or parents? To poverty and beyond, is what many thousand Indians are doing each day. The draft National Health Policy 2015 mentioned ...

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Deepika Padukone Is Doing Her Bit To Promote Mental Well-Being In The Country

Mental Health Was Not Given Too Much Of Importance In A Country like ours, till even a few years back. But thanks to celebrities like DeepikaPadukone--who have lent their v...

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Sure Cure: How To Tackle India's Undernutrition Crisis In 10 Steps

India is the epicenter of a global stunting crisis. At least 39% of the country's children under five - about 47 million souls - suffered from stunting in 2015. That's more...

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The Impact Of Climate Change On Human Health

Climate change is a significant threat to the health of the American people. The impacts of human-induced climate change are increasing nationwide. Rising greenhouse gas co...

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Rs 9000 Crore Unclaimed Ppf, Epf To Be Used For New Senior Citizen Fund

The government has set up a Senior Citizens Welfare Fund, which will use the unclaimed money from PPF accounts, employees provident funds and small saving schemes, for the ...

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Family Planning Is Critical For Our Nation’s Economic Development

India launched the world’s first National Family Planning Programme way back in 1952 and has been consistently working towards improving health and reducing fertility...

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Disability The Changing Pattern Of Healthcare In India

The government’s allocation to healthcare as a percentage of GDP has fallen to 1.05% in 2015-16 from 1.47% in 1986-87The evolution of healthcare in India over the pas...

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Poor Reintegration Leaves India's Rescued Child Workers At Risk – Researchers

India's strategy for rescuing and reintegrating child victims of labour trafficking is marred by poor coordination, a lack of accountability and inadequate resources that c...

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The Globalisation Of Bad Food And Poor Health: Sustainable Development Or Sustainable Profits?

The proportion of deaths due to cancer around the world increased from 12 percent in 1990 to 15 percent in 2013. Globally, cancer is already the second-leading cause of dea...

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