National Rural Health Mission: News

ASHA workers go on strike, demand respectable salaries, more protection

ASHA workers, who bridge the gap between India's porous healthcare system and the needy, have had enough of government's neglect, and have decided to go on a two-day strike from August 7.

This IAS officer pulled off the 6-year-long NRC process

On Saturday, the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was published at 10 am, bringing the six-year-long process to a close.

23 lakh pregnant women 'missing' in Rajasthan from 2011-16

In just five years from 2011 to 2016, 23 lakh pregnant women from Rajasthan dropped off the health department's radar, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed.

Anganwadis struggling due to cash crunch

Since demonetization was announced on November 8, it has impacted lakhs of small children that rely on Anganwadi centres for meals.

Rural Indians spend more on alcohol over health

According to a report revealing consumption patterns of rural India, average expenditure of rural India on alcohol and tobacco exceeds healthcare by 3 times.