NFHS collected data on COVID deaths, toilets and fuel, but information missing from factsheets
The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) in India collected extensive data on COVID-19 experiences and economic impacts, but this information was omitted from the official factsheets. Researchers suggest this data is crucial for understanding the true scale of the pandemic's toll.
Why it matters
Transparency in public health data is essential for accurate policy-making and historical accountability regarding the pandemic's impact on vulnerable populations.
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 collected data about COVID-19 but the data has not made it to the factsheets released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released a few days back. The survey was conducted in two phases, one from May 28, 2023 to February 26, 2024, and phase two from February 7, 2024 to December 31, 2024 by 27 Field Agencies (FAs) and gathered information from 6,79,238 households, 716,397 women, and 100,977 men.
The article focuses on the omission of government data, implying a critique of transparency and official narrative control.
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