-TheWire.in A pregnant tribal woman recently had to be carried for nearly 8 kms to reach a proper road to get to the Hospital, an incident that is all to familiar to the region that is still awaiting basic infrastructure. Atappady (Kerala): Panali, a 35-year-old tribal man in the Edvani area of Nilgiri Hills in Attappady, Kerala, along with his relatives, had to carry his pregnant wife on his shoulder for...

-The Indian Express Dr Venugopal, an obstetrician and secretary general of KFOG, said the state's health apparatus showed progress as a result of 'systemic actions' adopted by doctors and government officials. Kochi: Kerala’s superior health infrastructure and its advances in improving delivery care facilities and nutritional level among pregnant women have resulted in further reduction of the maternal mortality rate (MMR) (proportion of maternal deaths per 1 lakh live births) in the...

-Livemint.com According to the National Family Health Survey data, the average age at death for Dalit women was 39.5 years against 54.1 years for higher-caste women New Delhi: Dalit women in India die younger than upper caste women, face discrimination in accessing healthcare and lag behind on almost all health indicators. While violence against Dalits may be the main form of discrimination visible to the outside world, there are many other ways in...

-IndiaToday.in A 45-year-old reportedly woman, Meena Musahar, died of starvation in Jharkhand on Monday. It is alleged she was going without food for four days before she died. After falling ill on Monday morning, she was carried to the nearest Hospital by her son where she was declared 'brought dead'. The death of Meena Musahar, a resident of Itkhori village of Prem nagar area, is the second such incident in the past three...

-PTI/ The Sen Times New Delhi: The Centre has issued fresh guidelines on allowances to be paid to the Governors which include expenses on tours, Hospitality, entertainment and furnishings, four months after enhancing the salaries of the constitutional post. According to a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Governor of West Bengal, among all the Governors, will get the highest amount of Rs 1.81 crore as allowances for tour, Hospitality,...