Nine of India’s poorest states–home to 581 million or 48% of India’s population–account for 70% of the country’s infant deaths, 75% of under-five deaths and 62% of maternal deaths.
Tag: Health & Nutrition
Renewed focus on maternal and child health a welcome first step
The demonetisation sop is a unique opportunity to evolve the maternal and child health agenda into a universal Maternity Benefits Programme in the budget.
Malnourished Systems: Why India’s Child Development Programme Is Getting Stunted
Why India’s Child Development Programme Is Getting Stunted?
Competing for better health?
quality of healthcare, regardless of whether this is provided in the private or public system, is the elephant in the room.24/01/2017
Poor quality of healthcare, regardless of whether this is provided in the private or public system, is the elephant in the room.
Visible government for invisible people
India has a strong, vibrant economy with a confident middle class, but governance — especially the capacity to deliver basic amenities such as education and health — is its greatest weakness. For India’s burgeoning middle class, the solution seems to lie in the market, but what of the poor?