Public Healthcare
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Bombay HC raps Maharashtra government for not spending entire medical Budget
The court was hearing pleas and a suo motu litigation it had initiated after the deaths of over 30 patients at two government hospitals in October.
Scroll Staff
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Why India must urgently consider a universal healthcare scheme
The United Kingdom celebrated 75 years of its National Health Service in August. But will such a system remain a dream for Indians?
Santosh Karmarkar
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With new drugs and the experience of Covid-19, there has never been a better time to eradicate TB
All that is needed is collective will and action.
Lancelot Pinto & Chapal Mehra
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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BJP Karnataka’s online video sparks outrage for ‘demonising Muslims’
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In India’s backward states, health outcomes remain poor despite higher government spending
While the 15th Finance Commission maintained states’ higher share of central taxes, the increase is inadequate considering low health spending per capita.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
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In rural Himachal Pradesh, some women have to walk for kilometres in snow to get maternal healthcare
India accounted for 12% of the world’s total maternal deaths in 2017, second only to Nigeria.
Kumar Divyanshu, IndiaSpend.com
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Interview: ‘No nation has achieved equitable healthcare without spending on public health’
President of the Public Health Foundation of India K Srinath Reddy and president of the Centre for Policy Research Yamini Aiyar discuss the health budget.
Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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On key health indicators, West Bengal outperforms many states that offer PM’s insurance scheme
Data shows the reality is more complicated than the Centre’s claims on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com & Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com
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K Sujatha Rao interview: India must learn from Covid-19, boost public healthcare and surveillance
‘We wasted two months in March and April because we did not have coronavirus testing kits and laboratories’, says former Union health secretary.
Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com
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Gujarat: At least 522 infants died between October and December in two civil hospitals
Between the months of October and December, a total of 269 children died in the hospital in Rajkot while 253 infants died in the Ahmedabad facility.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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Gujarat: CM Rupani ignores query about deaths of over 200 infants in Rajkot hospital since October
News reports claimed that as many as 1,235 infants died in the Rajkot civil hospital last year – the highest, 134, in December alone.
Scroll Staff
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Bihar AES deaths: Nitish Kumar says ‘expressing grief not enough, matter is very serious’
The chief minister told the state Assembly that experts and doctors had been unable to reach a consensus on the possible reason for the disease.
Scroll Staff
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Bihar: One more child dies due to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur, toll goes up to 154
The state health department’s data showed that 23 out of 40 districts were affected due to the outbreak.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Ravindra Jadeja stars with all-round performance in Chennai’s win over Punjab
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Women’s T20 World Cup: India to face Pakistan on October 6 as ICC announce tournament schedule
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24 final: Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant for second Cup title
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IPL 2024: Bengaluru keep play-off hopes alive on back of dominating win over Gujarat
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Shooting, Baku World Cup: Shreyasi Singh placed eight at end of first day of women’s trap event