A new outbreak of Japanese encephalitis killed several scores of children in the eastern state of Odisha in 2016. The Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus which has a particularly impactful presence in Asia, where it is the leading cause of viral encephalitis. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are 68,000 …
Every year, 5.9 million children die before reaching the age of five. Of these, 1.5 million lose their lives to pneumonia and diarrhoea. As shown in a revealing new report, India has more of these deaths than any other country. On November 11, the 2016 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report was published by the International …
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Health Issues India has been committed to tracking stories about the healthcare situation in India stories that outline progress made by India in order to ensure better health outcomes to all. A global study of health indicators released a few days ago has outlined how much India still needs to achieve in order to ensure that …
We have written before on HII about the shortage of doctors in India, especially amongst the rural population, and how the ratio of doctors to patients in India fall far below WHO norms. However, we have also written about how more doctors is not necessarily the solution for better health outcomes, especially in the context …
A compelling article in the Asian Scientist talks about Bangladesh and its lower infant mortality rates as compared to India, Pakistan and Nepal, despite its high poverty level.The London-based medical journal, The Lancet, recently published a series exploring Bangladesh’s surprising success, calling it “one of the great mysteries of global health.” The paradox is that …
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Recent articles featured in Pharmabiz, DNA and the Times have highlighted the dismal survival rates of premature babies in India. They talk about the difference in facilities and services provided by a public and a private hospital in India and also point out that there is extreme disparity in the availability of health-care infrastructure between …
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