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Kerala at Top, UP’s Performance Worst, Says NITI Aayog’s Health Index Report
25 Jun 2019
Kerala’s Health Index score (74.01) is more than two and half times of the overall score of the Uttar Pradesh (28.61).
Tista Basu
Over-Worked Government Doctors and ‘Normalisation’ of Violence
25 Jun 2019
The ‘Us Versus Them’ battle between doctors and patients will help neither and needs to be checked. But what India really needs is a more efficient public healthcare system.
Tarique Anwar
Why Modi’s Ayushman Bharat Collapsed in Bihar as AES Continues to Kill Children
25 Jun 2019
The death toll has reached 130 in Muzaffarpur and 152 across the state since June 1, according to official figures.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Deadly AES Affects Children from Poorest of the Poor families in Muzaffarpur, Survey Reveals
24 Jun 2019
As per the survey, most of the affected children were malnourished and living in poor conditions in villages, particularly in dalit hamlets like Mushahar Toli, Paswan Toli and Chamar Toli.
Tarique Anwar
Bihar: As AES Deaths Continue to Mount, Youth Volunteers Bring Ray of Hope
24 Jun 2019
Suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has affected the lives of over 600 children across 16 districts of the state, with Muzaffarpur suffering the worst.
PTI
AES Deaths: SC Asks Centre, Bihar Govt to Respond in 7 days
24 Jun 2019
The petition by advocate Manohar Pratap claimed thousands of young children were losing lives yearly from the disease but Centre and state governments had done nothing to prevent its spread.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Skeletons Found in SKMCH’s Backyard, AES Patients Continue to Suffer
22 Jun 2019
SKMCH is the same hospital where more than 130 children have died due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in the past 20 days and over 100 children are being treated.
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43% of Posts for Faculty Doctors Vacant in 7 Functional AIIMS
21 Jun 2019
The status of vacancies in AIIMS, as revealed by the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare on June 21, raises serious doubts on the condition of public healthcare in India.
Tarique Anwar
Encephalitis Deaths: Bihar’s Healthcare System in ICU
20 Jun 2019
The state does not have even 5,000 government doctors, and seats in government medical colleges have not been increased for a long time. Here’s a reality check.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Most AES Victims in Bihar Are Dalits, EBCs and Muslims
20 Jun 2019
According to health officials in Muzaffarpur, AES cases are mostly coming from Mushahar, Ravidas and Paswan communities due to “their poor living conditions”.