National Family Health Survey

Akshaya Patra Foundation: A steaming bowl of dal, rice and the din of a bustling classroom

Akshaya Patra recently tied up with the United Nations –World Food Programme to work on improving the reach and effectiveness of the mid-day meal scheme

It’s good that women can now marry at 21, but whose marriage is it anyway?

The Cabinet’s move to approve the proposal to raise the legal age of women’s marriage from 18 to 21, bringing them at par with men, is a step in the right direction. But it doesn’t solve all the problems

Sex ratio: Women-centric policies, programmes of Modi government show results

The positive signals emanating from the latest NFHS-5 figures and the achievements that women have made in the recent times will go a long way in encouraging participation of women in national life

How declining fertility in India will be a great boon in the long run

The latest National Family Health Survey, released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare early this week, indicates Indians have stabilised their numbers on average, at just about replacement rate

For first time, India records more women than men, finds latest NFHS

As per the fifth round of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS), there are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men

First phase of National Family Health Survey-5 shows startling trends in out-of-pocket health expenses

The time has come for India to legislate a ‘Right to Health’ ensure everyone can access healthcare without risking falling prey to poverty.

India's sex ratio has widened in 8 states: National Family Health Survey also reports high level gender-based violence

NFHS is the government’s own data and if the figures are so high pre-pandemic, one shudders to think what it will be like post-pandemic, said Sohini Bhattacharya of Breakthrough India, a women’s rights organisation

India's war on anemia can get a boost through locally sourced food, targetted training of moms

For a country that has immense human capital and one of the youngest populations in an ageing world, this disease burden can be a liability that can even hamper India’s aim of being a leading global economy.

Pregnant during COVID-19: Expecting mothers left in the lurch by India's healthcare system as tackling pandemic takes priority

The Indian government’s pandemic advice in March had asked pregnant women, children and elderly to remain indoors.

Ill-equipped private madrassas in Assam ignore child rights, junk formal education; girl students often end up as child brides

The private madrassas are one of the key reasons for low rate of income among the Muslim community as hardly anyone graduating from these ill-equipped institutes will have a chance to survive in today's competitive job markets.