healthcare accountability
Delhi Health Minister Sets 10-Day Deadline for Hospitals to Resolve Medicine Shortages
Nov 09, 2025 01:52 am CST
Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh has given government hospital administrators a 10-day ultimatum to address medicine shortages. During a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, Singh emphasized that hospital leadership must ensure all patients receive proper treatment with essential medications, directing facilities to monitor inventories daily and submit comprehensive requirements to the Central Procurement Agency to maintain uninterrupted supply.
Tragedy Amidst Bureaucracy: How A 4-Month-Old's Death Reveals India's Failed Child Nutrition System
Oct 27, 2025 03:17 pm CST
In Madhya Pradesh's Satna district, the death of four-month-old Hussain Raza exposes critical failures in India's child nutrition programs. Despite government claims of spending Rs 8-12 daily per malnourished child, this infant received no support from the Anganwadi system designed to prevent such tragedies. The case highlights widespread systemic failures across rural communities where malnutrition rates drastically exceed official statistics, revealing a troubling gap between documented nutrition initiatives and their actual implementation.