Data: NFHS-5 findings reveal increase in Anaemia prevalence in Children & Women across most states
The recently released NFHS-5 findings reveal that the prevalence of anaemia has increased among children,…
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Data: Suicides due to ‘Failure in Examination’ reduced by 24% in 2020
Data from the NCRB’s ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides India, 2020’ report indicates a contrasting trend…
Data: Less than 25% of the population fully vaccinated in 10 States/UTs
Unlike in the other countries, the difference between the proportion of the population that received…
Data: Low Vaccination Coverage in African & Asian countries is a cause for concern
The trends in Americas, Western Europe indicate that vaccination has contributed to reduce fatalities in…
Data: Despite an increase in cases, deaths are significantly lower in countries with high COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage
In the last few months, there has been an increase in the number of new…
Review: WHO calls for building ‘Resilient Health Systems’ for Universal Health Coverage & Security
The WHO recently released a position paper titled ‘Building health systems resilience for universal health…
Data: Global deaths due to TB increase by around 7% while diagnosis of new cases reduces on account of the pandemic
Disruption to diagnostic & treatment services across the globe meant that the number of deaths…
Review: 166 million adolescents aged 10–19 live with a diagnosed mental disorder as per a recent UNICEF report
UNICEF’s State of World’s Children (SOWC) for 2021 is focused on Mental Health of children.…
Review: What does NITI Aayog’s report on the performance of District Hospitals say?
NITI Aayog, recently released a performance assessment report of district hospitals in India in collaboration…
Data: About a third of Cancer cases in India & half of the cases among Men attributed to Tobacco usage
Recently, the National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR) and the Indian Council of…
