Hyderabad declares alert after polio strain found in sewage water, Govt says don't panic savita thakur thakur15 Jun 2016 6:02 PM ISTHYDERABAD: A city of nearly 7 million people in southern India has declared a “high alert” for polio after an active strain of the virus was found in...
7000 newborns die every day, despite steady decrease in under-five mortality : UN report Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTEvery day in 2016, 15,000 children died before their fifth birthday, 46 percent of them or 7,000 babies died in the first 28 days of life, according...
Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea: Report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTIn 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.Figures released by UNICEF earlier...
Toxic air puts 17 million babies' brains and lungs at risk: UNICEF Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAbout 17 million babies worldwide live in areas where outdoor air pollution is six times the recommended limit, and their brain development is at...
Lack of access to essential health services pushing 100 million to extreme poverty : WHO Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTAt least half of the world’s population cannot obtain essential health services, according to a new report from the World Bank and the World Health...
WHO issues new guidance to promote breastfeeding in health facilities Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 April 2018 7:15 PM ISTBreastfeeding is vital to a child’s lifelong health and reduces costs for health facilities, families, and governments. Breastfeeding within the first...
ORS Day Special: Importance of ORS in Adults Vinay Singh singh28 July 2018 8:28 PM ISTThe biggest singular innovation of the 20th century which takes the credit, saving a maximum number of lives, especially in developing countries has...
3 out of 5 babies not breastfed in first hour of life : WHO Vinay Singh singh4 Aug 2018 8:28 PM ISTAn estimated 7.8 crore babies or three in five are not breastfed within the first hour of life, mostly in low- and middle-income countries causing an...
Discourage Spanking -It does more harm than good Medical Dialogues Bureau21 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTAccording to a new University of Michigan study, Spanking may be increasingly harmful to children globally. Spanking is one of the most common forms...
Prematurity leads to long-term disability in 1 million newborns yearly : WHO Vinay Singh singh17 Dec 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to a new joint report by UNICEF and WHO an estimated 1 million small and sick newborns survive with a long-term disability. This is out of...
91% of children in India battle against malnutrition- NITI Aayog Deepanjana Sarkar15 March 2019 7:20 PM IST91% of children in India under the age group of 6 to 24 months do not receive proper nutrition. A shocking revelation to this effect was made by NITI...
1 out of 7 babies born with a low birthweight globally: The Lancet Hina Zahid16 May 2019 7:20 PM IST1 out of 7 babies born with a low birthweight globally, according to The Lancet. This certainly calls for international action to ensure that all...
