Why More (1.65 M) Children Die Annually In India Than Anywhere In The World
Highlights * 1.65 million children under 5 died in 2011; 599,000 deaths due to pneumonia and diarrhea * Only 13% children received antibiotics for pneumonia and 26% received oral…
Can One More Scheme Improve Healthcare For Children?
The Government of India recently launched a new programme – Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) – under the National Health Mission (NHM) in February 2013 to focus on the health…
Where The Government’s Flagship Schemes Really Fail
In 2005, the Indian Government launched a nation-wide programme to ensure safe motherhood. Christened Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), it attempted to ensure proper facilities for maternal and newborn care. …
A 30-year, Rs 50,000 Crore Child-Care Effort Fails To Deliver
The Government allocated Rs 17,700 crore for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme in its Budget 2013-14. The ICDS is today the 5thlargest flagship scheme of the Congress-led UPA…
IndiaSpend Budget Primer – VI: Will Healthcare Spending Be Doubled?
The UPA Government has hinted at the possibility of cutbacks in allocations for several social programmes in Budget 2013-14, thanks mostly to due to the difficult financial position. While there…
Swine Flu Is Back But States Like Tamil Nadu Coping Better
India’s Health & Family Welfare Ministry declared last week that Influenza A H1N1 (which caused the swine flu pandemic in 2009) is one of the viruses causing an increase in…
Vitamin Supplements Could Help Children, If We Had Enough
Highlights * Only 34% under-5 children received two full doses of vitamin A supplements in 2010 * While Assam had the highest vitamin A coverage of children at 72%,…