Executive summary Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-
income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. Changing …

Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer of the infant retina that is diagnosed in approximately 8,000
children each year worldwide. It forms when both retinoblastoma gene (RB1) alleles are …

Objective To assess national and regional trends and causes‐specific distribution of
maternal mortality in India. Design Nationally representative cross‐sectional surveys. Setting …

There is a global commitment to reduce premature cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) 25% by
2025. CVD mortality rates have declined dramatically over the past 2 decades, yet the …

Affliction inaugurates a novel way of understanding the trajectories of health and disease in
the context of poverty. Focusing on low-income neighborhoods in Delhi, it stitches together …

Background Exposure to household air pollution is a risk factor for severe pneumonia. The
effect of replacing biomass cookstoves with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves on …

Background Up-to-date information on the causes of child deaths is crucial to guide global
efforts to improve child survival. We report new estimates for 2008 of the major causes of …

Background WHO estimates that about 170 000 deaths by suicide occur in India every year,
but few epidemiological studies of suicide have been done in the country. We aimed to …

The pattern and global burden of disease has evolved considerably over the last two
decades, from primarily communicable, maternal, and perinatal causes to non …

Despite increasing attention and investment for maternal, neonatal, and child health,
stillbirths remain invisible—not counted in the Millennium Development Goals, nor tracked …