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India makes gains in child, maternal health but nutrition challenges persist: SBI reportIndia's latest health survey reveals significant improvements in maternal care and child vaccination rates. Stunting among children has see...- India risks becoming "unhealthier before it becomes richer," CEA V Anantha Nageswaran warnsIndia faces a health challenge before achieving wealth. Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran points to rising obesity and sedentary ...
- BJP’s incompetence exposed by women, children health data, claims KhargeCongress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has criticized the BJP government. He claims NFHS-6 data reveals the government's incompetence in health...
- Private hospitals drive surge in C-section deliveries across IndiaCaesarean sections are now the norm in Indian private hospitals, accounting for over half of all births. Eastern and southern states show p...
- India records progress against child marriage, gender violenceNew data reveals child marriage rates are falling in India. Women aged 20-24 married before 18 dropped to 20.1%. Spousal violence also decr...
- 90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
- Nearly two-fifths of stillbirths missed if only late gestation counted: AnalysisNew data analysis shows stillbirth rates are higher than previously thought. Focusing only on late-gestation stillbirths misses almost 40 p...
- From psychology to surgery, how China plans to cut down belly fatChina's new guidelines to standardise obesity diagnosis and treatment aim to tackle the escalating health crisis, with over half of adults ...
- Rising obesity a concern, preventive measures must be taken for healthier lifestyle: Economic Survey 2024Citing a report from the Indian Council for Medical Research, the Economic Survey observed that the rise in consumption of highly processed...
- Economic Survey 2024: Social media, screentime & unhealthy food habits of the youth are Indian economy's big problemsThe Economic Survey presented by Nirmala Sitharaman highlights social media, screen time, and unhealthy food habits among Indian youth as s...
- Why Indians need to shed weight for the developed economy goal"Obesity is emerging as a serious concern among India’s adult population. According to National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5), the percen...
- An NFHS question shows why questionnaires need to be reworked and updated from first principlesSurvey questionnaires need to be reworked from first principles in consultation with today’s policymakers rather than blindly perpetuating ...
- India's overall TFR declines but 5 states yet to achieve replacement-level of fertility: NFHS-5According to the report, India has made significant progress in population control measures in recent times with the Total Fertility Rates ...
- Significant progress made in health outcomes: Economic SurveyThe survey also credited the increase in institutional deliveries and improvement in maternal health to better infrastructure and improved ...
- Covid impact: Indians are now more obese, hypertensive and prone to diabetesIncidentally, the surge has been more pronounced among the urban dwellers. One-third of the urban men and women surveyed were found to be o...
- NFHS survey finds more women than men in India"With this, we can say India moves in the league of the developed countries - as the sex ratio crosses 1000," a health ministry official sa...
- Women now have more say in money matters, 38% own house or land: SurveyThe 38% jump in women with bank accounts is complemented by the fact that 84% married women in the age of 15-49 years are participating in ...
- Proportion of overweight men in India doubled in 10 yrs: study20.7 per cent women in the country were found to be overweight or obese during NFHS-4 in comparison to 12.6 per cent during the NFHS-3.
- Govt survey shows improved sex ratio, decline in infant mortality rateThe National Family Health Survey -4 (NFHS-4) for 2015-16 unveiled by the Health Ministry was conducted after collecting information from 6...
- National health survey not nixed; to be conducted between 2013 and 2014The fourth round of the survey will be conducted between 2013 and 2014 and its results will be out over 2014-15, the health ministry has co...
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