Safai Saathis or waste pickers are the backbone of traditional wa

This paper discusses health vulnerabilities of children in general followed by an analysis of data regarding health scenario of children below five years of age from

It is now common practice to infer the social status of women from their demographic characteristics. Yet it is not so easy to read through demographic progress, in terms of declines in mortality and fertility, to make unambiguous judgments about trends in women's social standing.

Status literally means position in relation to others. The status enjoyed by women in any society is an index of the standard of its social organisation.

There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.