India’s public health programme needs shot in the arm
People’s march for rights reaches 1.5 million in India
Food prices skyrocket in Bangladesh
Dalit women claim land rights in Tamil village
Welcome
to South Asia MDG Watch.
MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
MDG 5: Improve maternal health
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
India’s largest public health programme has yet
to deliver. This was the verdict at a recent
meet at the capital, organised by anti-poverty
network Wada Na Todo Abhiyan. Experts hailed
the need for stronger action on the ground
and better flow of funds and resources to
strengthen the National Rural Health Mission.
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Union Minister of Health
Anbumani Ramadoss (right) at
the table Photo credit: OWSA
Twenty thousand people walked across 16 states
in India to covey messages of hope and
understanding to 1.5 million people. The Jan Haq Yatra was organised to sensitise people on
burning social and economic issues, say Faisal
Anurag and Eknath Awad, spokespersons of NAFRE.
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Prices of rice, flour and cooking oil have more than
doubled in the last six months in Bangladesh. Is the
country on the verge of a silent calamity? The
year’s bumper potato crop may save millions from
starvation, the government claims.
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Eight years of struggle have borne sweet
hope and pride for the Dalit women of
Kattupaiyur. These women from a small
Tamil Indian village have become owners
of land that once belonged to their
community that they now dream of
passing on to their daughters.
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Nepal’s historic polls begin after
the end of a violent campaign.
The Constituent Assembly
is expected to change the face
of the nation by shifting gears
from monarchy to a federal
democratic republic.
Greenpeace warns of looming humanitarian crisis
in South Asia. Global warming above 2 degree
rise can lead to displacement of 125 million
people in Indian and Bangladesh alone.
WaterAid’s Advocacy Source Book is a guide to
planning policies and programmes on water
and sanitation by involving grassroots
voices. The book cites successful case
studies from Uganda, Pakistan and
Bangladesh.
