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Outrage over infant deaths in Indore | In India’s cleanest city, rats in a hospital

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Outrage over infant deaths in Indore | In India’s cleanest city, rats in a hospital

[ad_1] Out of use furniture and cushions lying in a room in the basement of the Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui At dusk on August 29, Manju Devi was rushed to the primary health centre (PHC) in Rajod town of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. Her labour pain had … Read more

Heat stroke deaths often make the news – but not the lingering problems that afflict survivors

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Heat stroke deaths often make the news – but not the lingering problems that afflict survivors

[ad_1] The death toll from extreme heat events always makes the headlines. But what happens when you’re on the brink of joining that number, and are brought back from the edge? Devi Prasad Ahirwar, a 55 year-old former security guard, collapsed from a heat stroke in Delhi last year during one of the country’s worst … Read more