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Health & Nutrition

Healthcare policy, nutrition programmes, public health infrastructure, cancer care, and health outcomes in India and globally.

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Healthcare policy, nutrition programmes, public health infrastructure, cancer care, and health outcomes in India and globally.

policy14 Jul 2026

Education Budget: Widening Gap Between Spending and Learning Outcomes

India's education budget has grown 40% in five years, but learning outcomes continue to decline — raising fundamental questions about expenditure efficiency.

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health28 Jul 2026

Anganwadi Centres: India's Frontline Nutrition Workers Are Burning Out

India's Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) runs 14 lakh anganwadi centres serving 10 crore beneficiaries, but frontline workers face wage delays, infrastructure gaps, and mounting workloads.

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health10 Aug 2026

Ayushman Bharat: India's ₹30,000 Crore Bet on Universal Health Coverage

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has become the world's largest publicly funded health insurance scheme, covering 12.5 crore families and facilitating 6.2 crore hospitalizations in eight years — but questions persist about coverage gaps, hospital quality, and whether ₹30,000 crore can sustain universal health coverage for a nation of 1.4 billion.

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health·8 Jul 2026

Global Cancer Crisis: WHO Report Warns 35 Million Cases Per Year by 2050 Without Urgent Action

The World Health Organization's Global Status Report on Cancer 2026 reveals 20.6 million new diagnoses and nearly 10 million deaths in 2024 — with projections escalating to 35 million annual cases by 2050. Lung, breast, and colorectal cancers dominate the global burden while vast disparities persist: 87% breast cancer survival in high-income countries versus 42% in low-income nations. The report's seven recommendations call for three strategic shifts: better capabilities, better protections, and better value in cancer care worldwide.

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World Health Organization

India is a founding member of WHO (1948) and hosts the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) in New Delhi. India has been a major beneficiary of WHO technical assistance for polio eradication (certified polio-free in 2014), tuberculosis control, maternal health, and pandemic preparedness. India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) aligns with WHO prequalification standards for pharmaceutical exports.