Health Report Card
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The hits and misses of India’s tuberculosis policy in six charts
Reporting of cases has improved since 2012, but there’s still a long way to go.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
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Four North Eastern states lost out on 20% funds under India’s largest public health programme
The performance-based component does not take into account existing inequalities between states, experts said.
IndiaSpend Team
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Lack of health insurance is deepening the poor-rich divide, shows survey
The 2017-’18 report shows only 10% of poorest Indians have access to health insurance. The government has withheld the latest data, citing “quality issues.”
Swagata Yadavar, HealthCheck.in
Trending
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
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Dolo makers gave gifts worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors to prescribe higher dose: Medical body to SC
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‘On what basis should I change my policy for you?’ TN Finance Minister on PM’s freebies statement
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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Even after 30 years of government immunisation projects, less than 70% Indian infants are vaccinated
A lack of awareness among both citizens and health workers, immediate side-effects such as fever and misinformation plague the country; especially UP and Bihar.
Sadhika Tiwari, HealthCheck.in
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Tuberculosis infection: 27% of new cases in 2017 were reported from India, says WHO
Two-thirds of the 10 million infections occurred in eight countries, with India accounting for most of them.
Scroll Staff
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In India, air pollution led to more lung diseases than smoking in 2016, finds new study
Air pollution led to 53% of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder cases in 2016 while 25.4% is attributed to tobacco use.
Scroll Staff
Video
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion
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Video: As rising costs make health care inaccessible to many, should private hospitals be regulated?
India ranks a dismal 154 on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, even as private health booms.
Smitha Nair
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What India’s inconsistent C-section rates say about the state of its healthcare system
District-wise C-section rates are often either too high or too low. This shows underlying inequalities and the need for target-oriented policy design.
Prateek Mittal, IndiaSpend.com & Vartika Singh, IndiaSpend.com
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Tamil Nadu reports India’s fourth case of Zika
Health authorities said the patient has no history of travel to countries with the outbreak, and that the virus may have been locally transmitted.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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India’s quiet tide of childhood obesity
The problem is underestimated and transcends socio-economic differences.
Kamala Thiagarajan, Indiaspend.com
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Mizoram shows how good sanitation can reduce child malnutrition
As many as 92% households in the state had access to sanitation at the end of the 2011 Census, against 82% in the 2001 census.
Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
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Indian states that keep mothers healthy have the healthiest children
A reason why the facilities were improved was to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality ratio to 109 per 100,000 live births by 2015.
Prachi Salve and Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Cricket: Mohammad Siraj signed by Warwickshire for final three County Championship matches
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Gill, Dhawan and Chahar help India register dominating 10-wicket win
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Tennis: Dominic Thiem, Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin among US Open wild cards
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Premier League: Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte charged for clash during Chelsea-Spurs draw
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas; Gujarat Giants complete hat-trick of wins