The conviction of Binayak Sen.

摘要

India has featured heavily in The Lancet already this year. First, an Editorial condemned Binayak Sen's conviction and then a Series declared that Indian health was in crisis. This letter raises some points overlooked by your coverage. The health of one group. Scheduled Tribes (broadly speaking indigenous people), is significantly worse than that of any other- including Scheduled Castes (untouchables). In 2005-06, the under-5 mortality rate was 74.3 per 1000 for the general population, 881 per 1000 for untouchables, and 957 per 1000 for tribal people;2 the proportions of undernourished children were 42.5%, 47.9%, and 54.5%, respectively; and the proportions of women with anaemia 55.3%, 58.3%. and 68.5%, respectively.