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Govt had trashed WHO report pointing 57% doctors in India are fake. Health ministry now says it's true
Govt had trashed WHO report pointing 57% doctors in India are fake. Health ministry now says it's true

By Chandrakant Mishra

The World Health Organization had informed in its report of 2016 that 57.3% of doctors in India are in fact quacks -- they operate without a medical degree. The then Union Health Minister JP Nadda was quick in dissing the report as erroneous, but now Union Health Ministry is admitting it to be true. And, it’s not surprising that most of them are found in rural pockets of the country

The World Health Organization had informed in its report of 2016 that 57.3% of doctors in India are in fact quacks -- they operate without a medical degree. The then Union Health Minister JP Nadda was quick in dissing the report as erroneous, but now Union Health Ministry is admitting it to be true. And, it’s not surprising that most of them are found in rural pockets of the country

No bridge over troubled water in Nandurbar where 24 tribal villages remain cutoff
No bridge over troubled water in Nandurbar where 24 tribal villages remain cutoff

By Satish Malviya

An estimated 12,000 Bhil tribal residents along the Udai river in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra have no access to healthcare, education, livelihood, administration and communication. All because the promised bridge over the river Udai has been under construction for the past 15 years and still remains incomplete.

An estimated 12,000 Bhil tribal residents along the Udai river in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra have no access to healthcare, education, livelihood, administration and communication. All because the promised bridge over the river Udai has been under construction for the past 15 years and still remains incomplete.

Uttarakhand's health centres sans health facilities
Uttarakhand's health centres sans health facilities

By Megha Prakash

Tying pregnant women to cots and carrying them to the nearest health centre, lack of sterilised delivery sets and neonatal resuscitation kits, missing mobile medical units and vacant health posts in rural areas. A Gaon Connection report on how villagers in rural parts of the hill state struggle for basic healthcare

Tying pregnant women to cots and carrying them to the nearest health centre, lack of sterilised delivery sets and neonatal resuscitation kits, missing mobile medical units and vacant health posts in rural areas. A Gaon Connection report on how villagers in rural parts of the hill state struggle for basic healthcare

One in seven unintended pregnancies worldwide reported in India: UNFPA report
One in seven unintended pregnancies worldwide reported in India: UNFPA report

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Nearly half of all pregnancies globally are unintended. In India, close to eight women die from causes related to unsafe abortion each day. Young women aged 15–19 years at the highest risk of dying from an abortion related complication.

Nearly half of all pregnancies globally are unintended. In India, close to eight women die from causes related to unsafe abortion each day. Young women aged 15–19 years at the highest risk of dying from an abortion related complication.

Climate Change Adds Another Dimension to the Mental Health Burden in Uttarakhand
Climate Change Adds Another Dimension to the Mental Health Burden in Uttarakhand

By Rishabh Shrivastava

Nae Disha, a special youth resilience programme, has been rolled out in government schools in Dehradun and Uttarkashi. This could serve as a good template for mental health interventions across the Himalayan state.

Nae Disha, a special youth resilience programme, has been rolled out in government schools in Dehradun and Uttarkashi. This could serve as a good template for mental health interventions across the Himalayan state.

Healthcare at the doorstep of rural, tribal communities in Jharkhand through the e-Sanjeevani
Healthcare at the doorstep of rural, tribal communities in Jharkhand through the e-Sanjeevani

By Manoj Choudhary

The e-Sanjeevani service is providing medical consultation to inhabitants of remote villages in Jharkhand, who often had to do without because of long distances to the nearest health centres and lack of transportation.

The e-Sanjeevani service is providing medical consultation to inhabitants of remote villages in Jharkhand, who often had to do without because of long distances to the nearest health centres and lack of transportation.

ASHA workers in Bihar on an indefinite strike for close to a month. Here are their demands
ASHA workers in Bihar on an indefinite strike for close to a month. Here are their demands

By Rahul Jha

Due to the strike by 100,000 ASHAs, vaccination activities in the state are affected, and several primary healthcare centres in villages have stopped providing health services.

Due to the strike by 100,000 ASHAs, vaccination activities in the state are affected, and several primary healthcare centres in villages have stopped providing health services.

Madhya Pradesh: 'Badlaav didis' ensure accessible healthcare to rural women in Barwani
Madhya Pradesh: 'Badlaav didis' ensure accessible healthcare to rural women in Barwani

By गाँव कनेक्शन

A total of 168 women from 79 villages in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district have been roped in as voluntary agents of change and are tasked with connecting the women in their villages with the immediate healthcare services. Despite no financial rewards for their voluntary service, here's what drives these women to do what they do.

A total of 168 women from 79 villages in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district have been roped in as voluntary agents of change and are tasked with connecting the women in their villages with the immediate healthcare services. Despite no financial rewards for their voluntary service, here's what drives these women to do what they do.

Interview: ‘The National Framework for Climate Services will help Farmers and Labourforce in Rural India’
Interview: ‘The National Framework for Climate Services will help Farmers and Labourforce in Rural India’

By Nidhi Jamwal

In a conversation with Gaon Connection’s Managing Editor, Nidhi Jamwal, Head of Climate Research and Services at IMD Pune, KS Hosalikar, talks about India’s first ever National Framework For Climate Services whose preparations are underway.

In a conversation with Gaon Connection’s Managing Editor, Nidhi Jamwal, Head of Climate Research and Services at IMD Pune, KS Hosalikar, talks about India’s first ever National Framework For Climate Services whose preparations are underway.

Three infants die every two minutes in India: UN report
Three infants die every two minutes in India: UN report

By Chandrakant Mishra

Lack of basic health services, clean drinking water, sanitation and proper nutrition are the main reasons behind high infant mortality rate in India

Lack of basic health services, clean drinking water, sanitation and proper nutrition are the main reasons behind high infant mortality rate in India

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