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India health

Punjab’s ‘Cancer Train’ Runs on Hope
By Abhiroop Chowdhury
Cases of cancer are widespread in Punjab and Haryana, where groundwater is contaminated by high pesticide use.

Arsenic Kills by Stealth in India’s Villages
By Mimi Roy
Public health interventions have been few and far between to check the continuing ravages of arsenic poisoning in India.

How India’s Sweets Industry Has Adapted to Diabetes
By Ishita Dey
The link between sweets and diabetes has introduced a new challenge that sweets shops have decided to tackle head-on.

India’s Infant Mortality Rate Improves, But Still Lags Behind Much of Asia
By Neeta Lal
There is still a wide disparity in health outcomes for children between rural and urban India.

India’s Ailing Health Sector
By Neeta Lal
Poor quality (yet expensive) healthcare is becoming a national crisis for India.

Tuberculosis: India’s Silent Epidemic
By Siddharthya Roy and Sayan Ghosh
As of 2018, India is home to the world’s largest number of patients suffering from tuberculosis.

India Lags Behind China in Social Wellbeing
By K.S. Venkatachalam
When it comes to disease, hunger, and social progress, India is far behind China.
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