India Ignores Children’s Health
May 10th, 2008
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A new report by Save the Children has placed India alongside Ghana in providing healthcare to the children, with more than half of children lacking access to basic healthcare.
More than half of Indian children under the age of five do not get the health care they need, according to a report by Save the Children.
It ranks India alongside Ghana when it comes to providing basic health care to its children under five years of age.
The full report (PDF) has two interesting conclusions,
a) Maternal health is intrinsically linked with child mortality rates. India has the dubious distinction of topping the numbers for both under five mortality as well as maternal mortality.
b) Most of the deaths are preventable by low cost solutions like measles vaccines, deliveries by trained professionals e.t.c.
At the risk of making an obvious point, it is not shiny new A.I.IM.S which India or at least her poor need but investment in public health.
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One Response to “India Ignores Children’s Health”
Ayesha Lakhani May 12th, 2008 at 6:10 am #
India is one of the few countries in
the world where women and men
have nearly the same life expectancy
at birth. The fact that the
typical female advantage in life
expectancy is not seen in India
suggests there are systematic
problems with women’s health.
Indian women have high mortality
rates, particularly during childhood
and in their reproductive years.