January 08, 2008

News watch: Eggs and Condoms to save India

India's Future May Depend on Eggs and Condoms: Andy Mukherjee
This isn't to say Indian taxpayers should resent paying for an egg in each young child's meal every other day, which is what the committee recommends. But surely provision of clean water, for which the panel has very little advice to offer, should take precedence

Discrimination in MP schools alive and kicking, reveals public hearing
“When we raised our voice against this partial treatment, we were threatened and beaten badly by the teacher. Non-dalit students also refuse to sit with us,” said 13 year old Pooja, a Dalit student from the same school. She feels humiliated by her teacher and classmates.

"Transporting" people out of poverty
There is a clear link between levels of infant and child mortality and accessibility to health services. The success of national immunisation programmes, for which repeat visits are often required, depends on the availability of affordable transport services to the poor.

Image courtesy Bloomberg

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