Public Healthcare
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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
Trending
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Journalist Nidhi Razdan quits NDTV
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the people’s emperor – courteous to his own and the British
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Do humble leaders create better employees? A new book answers the question after years of research
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Greed sank Joshimath. I saw it happen
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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
Video
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Watch: Aamir Khan sings ‘Aaye ho mere zindagi mein’ at a wedding in Bhopal
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Annie Wersching (1977-2023): Glimpses of some of the actor’s most memorable roles
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Watch: This teenage ventriloquist’s ‘duet’ with puppet dog is a huge hit on America's Got Talent
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Watch: David Beckham surprises 102-year-old super fan, thanks her for ‘support over the years’
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‘Deepika’s Amar, I’m Akbar, John’s Anthony’: Shah Rukh Khan reminds media of inclusivity in cinema
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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 Reel
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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In Ranjan Palit’s new film, a ‘watchdog society’ filled with persecution and paranoia
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Growing fear about vaccination (including in India) is bringing back eradicated diseases
India commissioned a study on vaccine hesitancy after diseases long prevented by vaccines, such as diphtheria, resurfaced in parts of the country.
Madhurima Shukla
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Cabinet approves proposal for three new AIIMS in Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat
In Jammu and Kashmir, the facilities will be set up in Samba and Pulwama, while in Gujarat, the centres will be set up in Rajkot.
Scroll Staff
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Chhattisgarh: Woman whose infant fell into hospital dustbin and died gets compensation of Rs 1 lakh
The National Human Rights Commission had ordered the state government to give her the compensation. The incident took place in March 2016.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Wrestling controversy: Babita Phogat joins sports ministry's Oversight Committee panel
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Alexander Zverev to face no ATP action on domestic abuse allegations after ‘insufficient evidence’
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Cricket: Chandika Hathurusingha returns as Bangladesh head coach
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Premier League: Manchester United’s Christian Eriksen ruled out until May due to injury
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India vs Aus: Steve Smith backs visitors’ decision to skip tour game citing ‘irrelevant pitches’