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Maharashtra: Seven districts saw 14,526 child deaths in three years says Govt

In sharp contrast to other development parametres, these high infant mortality figures, reveal an institutional malaise that needs urgent addressing

Shrey Hospital Fire: Victims’ families move court demanding CBI inquiry

While victims’ families claim city cops have botched the investigation, DA Mehta inquiry commission report hauls hospital administration and state government over the coals

UP: After mystery viral, diarrhea cases put Azamgarh hospitals under stress

Barely out of the viral crisis, UP’s Azamgarh region now reports a worrying number of diarrhea cases

Uttar Pradesh: Any neta taking notice of recent dengue, rain related deaths?

Local news reports that over 100 may have succumbed to dengue, viral fever, 24 dead in rain-related incidents

Is India exploiting its ASHA workers?

Successive governments have ignored these baseline health workers who receive low remunerations that are often delayed; they aren’t even given proper Covid kits

At least 16 dengue deaths within 3 days in UP

Families faced with lack of hospital beds in dengue-ridden districts like Firozabad and Gorakhpur

MP High Court bats for prisoners’ right to health, calls for setting up PHCs in prisons

The court has sought a report from the state government in this regard and aims to follow up on how absence of basic medical care in prisons affects human rights of prisoners

Student leaders demand reopening of colleges, deem online education inadequate

Student representatives from JNU, JMI, AMU come together on the call of the SIO to discuss the urgent need to reopen campuses

Families of deceased UP teachers still waiting for ex-gratia payment

SabrangIndia speaks to families of primary teachers who died while carrying out panchayat election duties in Uttar Pradesh; the government is yet to disburse compensation money

Varavara Rao seeks extension of medical bail

The Bombay High Court had granted bail to Rao owing to his deteriorating health condition in February for a period of 6 months

Dengue spreads in UP: Lucknow medical team arrives in Firozabad

Sources say the arrival of medical reinforcement from Lucknow provides an ample labour force to deal with the growing cases

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