-TheAlternative.in Over 600 million Indians have no access to toilets - if you line up the countries where open defecation is practised, India leads and also has more than twice the number as the next 18 countries with no access to toilets. The proportion is worse in rural India - where 68% of rural households don't have their own toilets (Source:NSSO, WHO). Why is open defecation an issue? Open defecation has been linked...
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Diabesity epidemic on rise in India -Sumitra Deb Roy
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Diabesity, a newly emerged term of medical science has taken more than one billion populations into its grip in past decade. Rising at an astounding level, diabesity has reached at an epidemic proportion. India is bracing for massive surge in diabesity with estimating number of sufferers in next 20 years at more than 100 million. Obesity is linked with diabetes, higher than normal body weight greatly increases...
More »90% of people in need of palliative care don’t get it: Report
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Globally, nine out of ten persons who need palliative care or medical care to relieve pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness don't get it. A majority of these live in low and middle income countries, a recently released report has revealed. Every year, about 20 million people across the world are estimated to require palliative care at the end of life. The majority (69%) are...
More »Cancer cases set to rise by half by 2030: UN
-AFP PARIS: New cases of cancer will rise by half by 2030, reaching 21.6 million per year compared to 14 million in 2012, the UN said on Monday in a global analysis of the scourge. Cancer deaths, meanwhile, will likely rise from 8.2 million to 13 million per year as the world's population grows and ages and more people adopt risky lifestyle habits, said the report compiled by the International Agency for...
More »Polio-Free: It took 2 mn footsoldiers and 35 yrs for India to win the battle -Pritha Chatterjee and Santosh Singh
-The Indian Express It was once thought impossible, but a 35-year-fight has won India its biggest public health success story. Raxaul: It was once thought impossible, but two million footsoldiers and a 35-year-fight have won India its biggest public health success story. Pritha Chatterjee & Santosh Singh on how the battle was won and the biggest challenges ahead. It's one of the busiest spots along the porous India-Nepal border. At about 1.30 pm...
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