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NFHS-5 findings: The good, the bad & the ugly

WebFertility overall had decreased in the last five years and household sizes had shrunk between the two rounds, 2015-16 (NFHS-4) and 2019-21 (NFHS-5), from 4.6 to 4.4 …

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Healing hearts and minds: The inspiring healthcare mission of the …

WebGadchiroli is a land of lush forests and rolling hills, with 76 per cent of its area covered in trees and a tribal population of 40 per cent. The district consistently ranks low on socio …

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WebLoneliness: The hidden epidemic in low-income nations. We know people get lonely: COVID-19 lit a loneliness epidemic. But we do not know enough about second and third …

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Caste and public health

WebIn the most literal sense, public health refers to the health of a population. This is important as it takes the discussion on health away from the individual and towards a group or a …

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A cry for help that goes unnoticed

WebChennai-based psychiatrist Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar founded Sneha, India’s first suicide prevention helpline, in 1986. Distilling the 2021 data, she told Frontline that the reasons …

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COVID-19 rates are rising again—what you need to know

WebGermany has seen an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalisation rates related to the JN.1 subvariant. According to official statistics, 3,02,100 people in Germany were infected with …

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Telangana feeling the strain of rising cases, vaccine shortage

WebTelangana feeling the strain of rising cases, vaccine shortage. Non-availability of doses is hampering the State’s vaccination drive even as the sudden increase in cases, attributed …

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India now has 1.4 billion people. What does it mean for their health

WebData projections predict that India’s population will slowly grow to 1.7 billion by 2064 but then fall drastically. The US-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has predicted …

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J. Radhakrishnan replaces Beela Rajesh as Tamil Nadu Health …

WebIn the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the top-most official who handles the Health Department has been transferred out. As infections in Chennai begin to spin out of …

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Could AI transform healthcare in Africa

WebAI is transforming health care in Africa, from diagnostics to data collection. With local governments and organizations leading the way, AI projects can bring long-term benefits …

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Latest NFHS data reveal high levels of anaemia across nation

WebThe recently released data of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 2019-20) offer little to feel optimistic about. The data unveiled several disturbing trends, …

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Families in distress: Latest NFHS findings paint bleak picture

WebHealth expenditure. It is a rather a mixed story that emerges from the fourth and fifth NFHS rounds of 2015-16 and 2019-2021. Also, the rural-urban gap has been a rather …

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Ayushman Bharat: Public funds for private benefit

WebOn September 23, the much-touted Ayushman Bharat, also called the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), completed one year of its existence. The National Health …

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Is India becoming the cancer capital of the world

WebA report released by the Indian multinational healthcare group, Apollo Hospitals, in April labelled the South Asian nation as “the cancer capital of the world”. The study revealed …

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Tuberculosis: First time TB infections highest in 30 years, raise

WebIn 2022, 10.6 million people developed TB, 7.5 million of whom were diagnosed for the first time. The WHO said this was the highest record since 1995 and linked it to delays in …

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Why younger generations in India seem so stressed

WebA study conducted by ICICI Lombard, one of India’s largest general insurers, suggested that Gen Z and millennial Indians are far more prone to stress and anxiety than older …

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ASHA workers in distress across Jammu and Kashmir

WebASHA workers in distress across Jammu and Kashmir. Over 13,500 women community health workers engaged under the National Health Mission in the Union Territory of …

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Abortion ban: The impact on mental health

WebDemocrat politician and professor of psychology, Eliz Markowitz, believes that Texas will see a sharp rise in demand for mental healthcare as a consequence of the law. In effect …

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Why Jammu and Kashmir saw the highest attempted suicide rate …

WebThe latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), published in December 2023, revealed that Jammu and Kashmir had the highest number of reported cases of …

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Nipah outbreak: ‘Driving away bats is not the answer’

WebBut, driving away bats is not the answer. Bats perform important ecological functions and have benefits for humans. For example, fruit bats, which do carry Nipah, also perform …

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