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Assessing the Impact of Recent Health Ministry and UNFPA Reproductive Care Reviews
According to sabanew.net, the Health Ministry and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have reviewed reproductive health…
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Reproductive Welfare
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Reproductive Welfare
Spousal consent for sterilization: is it legally required?
The short answer is no: under India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare family-planning guidelines, a husband’s consent is…
Reproductive Welfare
Contraceptive spacing methods in India: which is best for you?
Walk into any sub-centre or district hospital clinic in India on a busy Tuesday morning, and the women in the waiting area will…
Reproductive Welfare
Sterilization claim traps that delay payouts in India
The Family Planning Indemnity Scheme sets a 90-day filing window. Missing that window does not necessarily end a claim, but it…
Reproductive Welfare
Unmet contraceptive need: a community access roadmap
India’s unmet need for family planning fell from 12.9% in NFHS-4 to 9.4% in NFHS-5. This is material progress. It is not…
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Bridging the Gap: How India’s JustAsk! Chatbot Supports Youth Reproductive Health
Half of India is under thirty, and in my clinic that statistic is never abstract — it walks in every morning as a teenager…
Reproductive Welfare
Public versus private family planning services in rural India
In one of the smaller Primary Health Centres I rotate through in northern Maharashtra, a woman in her early thirties sits across…