Health Report Card
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India accounted for 66% of malaria cases in South-East Asia in 2022, says WHO report
India and Indonesia accounted for about 94% of all malaria deaths in the region last year, the report said.
Scroll Staff
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Three charts that show how Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme is falling short
What does the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana have to show for the time and money spent on it?
Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com
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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
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
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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
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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
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India’s quiet tide of childhood obesity
The problem is underestimated and transcends socio-economic differences.
Kamala Thiagarajan, Indiaspend.com
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces