Down To Earth (May 2022)
1. PUBLIC HEALTH CONTEXT • At The maternal care ward in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh District Hospital, 19-year-old Sarita (name changed) is in distress. “I have no idea how my one-week-old son is doing,” she says. Her baby was born severely underweight and puking, and was admitted to the Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCU). • The …