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...longer exist almost anywhere else on the planet. Four out of five children are anemic. Almost one in four women who give birth receives no antenatal care. What makes the picture even bleaker is the fact that India's economic boom has had, so far at least, little impact on health standards. Think of it this way: in the five years between 2001 and 2006 India's economy grew almost 50%, the country's biggest expansion in decades. Meantime, its child-malnutrition rate, a number that measures the percentage of children under 3 who are moderately or severely underweight, dropped...
...Perversely, the incredible economic growth is having an impact in other ways, driving up rates of rich-world diseases such as obesity and diabetes and encouraging high-end health services, some of which offer world-class care but remain far beyond the reach of the vast majority of Indians. It's these services - think of last year's surgery to save an Indian girl born with four arms and four legs - and the skill of India's world-class doctors that the country brags about when its marketers sell India as a medical-tourism destination and an emerging health-services...
...weeks ago. Successfully building the school bit by bit, the group is pleased with the difference their effort is starting to make. Co-founder Britt Caputo ’08 says of the process, “As a small group of friends we can actually make an impact on the community of women in Afghanistan that we have never...
...were still out of luck if you attended Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisers’ (DAPA) “Spin the Bottle”, which featured awkward discussions about drinking rather than awkward making out. The event, held in Sever Hall, addressed alcohol in the media and its impact on college students. After grabbing a piece of cake and a drink in a DAPA-approved Solo cup, FM sat down to watch clips from classics like “10 Things I Hate About You,” “American Pie,” and the underrated...
...even if it does become law, most of its provisions won't have much immediate impact on domestic food prices. The bill would cut subsidies to wealthy farmers, which won't be enough to impact the average grocery store bill. Americans are now facing the steepest increases in food prices in nearly two decades - in 2007, prices rose 4%, the sharpest single-year increase since 1990 - while prices for crops like wheat and rice are at record highs...