Out of the ten states with low birth weight babies, Uttar Pradesh tops the list with almost eight lakh low birth weight babies as per the latest official data, closely followed by Rajasthan. 

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Across India, 74010 food samples were analysed in 2015 out of which 14,599 samples were found adulterated and 59, 411 samples were found safe for consumption

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Cigarette consumption is falling in India with only 9322 crore cigarette sticks consumed in 2014 which is 10 crore less than 2013. 

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There are no Mobile Medical Units in eight states of India where the requirenet of mobile medical facilities is quite high. Mobile Medical Units are supposed to provide outreach medical services in rural and remote areas

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Endemic goitre is prevalent in India. The major reason behind it is iodine deficiency. Lack of iodine in human beings can cause goiter which enlarges thyroid gland.

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India’s doctor population is much lower than the WHO prescribed limit of 1:1000, still India has a million doctors registered which implies that the growing burden of population makes the ratio worst

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