The other side of Mumbai

India

In India’s financial capital, almost 25,000 children under five die every year due to malnutrition and related illnesses. Whatever happened to the National Urban Health Mission?

Nepal – City slum dwellers’ health condition appalling

Nepal

A recent survey in Nepal has revealed that many women living in slum areas of Kathmandu are either unaware of it or reluctant to benefit from free birth services.

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