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India has 0.75 psychiatrists per 100,000 people against a WHO minimum of 3. Tele-MANAS proves the demand exists, DMHP spends less than half its budget, and most insurance policies still don't cover mental illness despite a 2017 law that says they must.
Health
NFHS-6 shows child stunting fell to 29.3%, down from 35.5%. But nutrition-specific schemes only fix a third of the problem. The other two-thirds runs through sanitation, maternal anaemia, and dietary diversity, where India's own data shows the real gaps remain.
Households pay 58% of India's health spending directly, per the article, against 9.5% in Sweden and 13% in Germany. Why public health policy explains the gap.
Health
India has about 9,000 psychiatrists for roughly 200 million people with mental health conditions. This article looks at the treatment gap and the stigma that keeps people from seeking help.
Health
India built over 110 million toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the largest sanitation programme in human history. But the gap between toilet construction and actual usage reveals a more complex story of progress, persistent challenges, and the long road to truly ending open defecation.
