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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
· May 24, 2022 · 07:30 pm
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
· Apr 14, 2022 · 01:30 pm
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
· Feb 14, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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