India Together: Hope abroad, despair at home – 01 October 2003
Even as AIDS spreads, cheaper generic medicines made in India are unavailable to sufferers within the country, as the Indian government is slow to tackle the crisis. 01 October 2003…
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Even as AIDS spreads, cheaper generic medicines made in India are unavailable to sufferers within the country, as the Indian government is slow to tackle the crisis. 01 October 2003…
Simply suspending the human rights of poor women cannot improve a suddenly over-anxious system. Abhijit Das warns against adopting reactionary population policies, and urges more investment in health instead. 01…
The poor never follow the rules of good health, we often hear. But the rules, in fact, are no guarantee of safe health in a system that is poorly regulated…
A non-governmental organization has been responsible for the dramatic plunge in the infant mortality rate in Gadchiroli district of eastern Maharashtra, reports Rahul Goswami. 01 October 2003 – It took…
The recent national consultation at Mumbai on the right to healthcare included the National Human Rights Commission. The pursuit of “Health for all” is very much alive, says Abhay Shukla.…
As soft drinks manufacturers wage a public relations battle to counter accusations of poisoning consumers, fruit juice sellers sieze an unexpected boon. Ranjit Devraj reports. 01 September 2003 – With…
Marien Mathew meets a confident and yet vulnerable Padma Shri Malathi Holla, a very special athlete. 01 September 2003 – : “I am the happiest person on earth”, Malathi K…
Are multinational firms more important than public health? Sudhirendar Sharma questions the haste with which New Delhi has let soft drinks manufacturers off the hook. 01 September 2003 – Isn’t…
Care-providing facilities for disabled children are important social investments. Building and running affordable facilities must a priority for society, says Lakshmi K. 01 August 2003 – Children provide hope to…
Shipra Saxena on Midnapore’s strides in implementing a government and UNICEF sponsored rural sanitation scheme, in West Bengal. 01 July 2003 – For one of the most densely populated subcontinents…