Our lead, Avani Kapur spoke to The Hindu on the affordability of healthcare and the other factors crucial to improving health indicators
Tag: Health & Nutrition
Budget For WCD Hiked, But No Increase In Funds For Its Flagship Scheme
However, an expert pointed out that not only had the ministry’s flagship Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programme not seen an increase in its budgetary allocation but the funds earmarked also failed to meet the pre-pandemic levels.
Budget 2022: Experts Expect An Increased Budget Across Nutrition Schemes To Address Hunger And Malnutrition
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hunger and malnutrition is still unfolding. Here’s what experts are demanding from this year’s budget to improve nutritional outcomes
India Underspends On Nutrition, New Nutrition Programme Yet To Be Implemented
The guidelines of the restructured scheme, Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0, are still being worked out and POSHAN 2.0 has not yet been approved, an RTI response revealed
Why Does India Struggle to Battle Hunger?
Food insecurity remains an alarming issue due to entitlement failures.
Health and Welfare Need More Focus Especially Because Of COVID-19
Avani Kapur discusses Budget 2021 the expenditure on health in a pandemic year.
ASHA Workers and Post-Pandemic Work – Instagram Live
In this live discussion with Jhatkaa, Ritwik Shukla, our Senior Research Associate spoke about the challenges of ASHA workers in terms of remuneration, health hazards, and repeated episodes of abusive/unpleasant remarks. He also talked about the lack of support from the family for this women-led force.
State of the States: NITI Report Shows Who’s Rising, Who’s Lagging and the Gap in Between
It’s been five years since the SDG targets were set. But a closer look reveals India is still far away from meeting goals like zero hunger & gender equality by 2030.
Why India Needs Village-Level Data To Target Malnutrition In Children
Where are nutrition programmes failing and why? To accurately understand this and for ideas on how to efficiently target the crisis of malnutrition among Indian children, it is necessary to collect and use data from villages, says a new study.
The Second Wave and the Indian State
The Centre and states are at war, but India urgently needs a coordinated response. It’s not too late. But soon it will be