UNICEF to procure controversial pentavalent vaccine at lowest-ever prices
This step will significantly increase the distribution of pentavalent vaccine, which has been blamed for adverse health effects
Can we compromise on procreation in the wake of climate change
In the context of climate change, too much harsh knowledge about environmental tragedies is creating a sense of hopelessness and helplessness in …
Zika impact: Demand for abortion up 100% in Brazil
Pregnant women from Zika-affected countries are defying national laws which restrict abortion to request abortion medications online, a new …
International Youth Day: Education needs transforming for children’s mental health
The younger generation has to be equipped with resilience and ability to handle pressures and challenges by inculcating academic excellence and …
How air pollution affects children?
World Health Organization has issued a strong warning about the effects of air pollution on children. It's time that air pollution is taken more …
Odisha minister endorses CRY-VCRO campaign on child health, malnutrition
The six-month-long campaign reached out to children and mothers of 131 villages of five tribal districts in Odisha
Free the child from all barriers this Independence Day
As we celebrate seven decades of independence, we must give all our children the gift of real freedom – from prejudice, barriers, …
Centre sends team to assess malnutrition deaths in Odisha
Ninteen infants have died due to malnutrition and related diseases in Jajpur district in the last six months
Venting the spleen
A new drug will reduce the agony and the costs of treating thalassaemia, a hereditary blood disorder
Empowering the Disabled
Organisations strive to show that the world of a spastic child is no different than the one we all live in
Pudgy babies have the edge
Recent studies indicate that the greater the weight of babies at birth, the less prone they are to heart disease during their riotous adult years
Quite disturbing: Pakistan nutrition survey
The Nutrition Section of Pakistan's Planning Commission, working in collaboration with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund,…
Alcohol ads: Teens targeted?
A recent study in the US reports that magazines popular with teenagers such as Rolling Stone and People tend to carry more alcohol advertisements.…
Every second extreme poor in the world is a child
India has some 52 million children in extreme poverty, according to an assessment by World Bank and UNICEF
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
What mapping Kenya’s child deaths for 50 years revealed – and why it matters
Kenya performed well above average, with a rate of 46 deaths per 1,000 live births compared to an average of 76 across sub-Saharan Africa region
Incremental child budget won’t bring transformational change
If tomorrow’s budget sticks to being just about an incremental change of numbers, nothing much will change. Transformation always needs …
Malnutrition among tribal children
Malnutrition is unacceptably higher among India’s tribal population than other communities. Among tribal children under five, 51.1 per cent …
Musings on the Independence of the Other India
Even after 71 years of independence, 1 in 11 children in India is a child labourer, 1 in every 3 is malnourished, only 3 in every 10 children …
World Breastfeeding Week 2023: Supportive workplaces needed to reach global breastfeeding targets
Rate of breastfeeding at 48%, up by 10 percentage points over past decade, say WHO & UNICEF
COVID-19 pandemic & children: Long-term impacts warrant concern
The physical and psychological effects of the pandemic pose major threats to children’s development
Was 2019 an 'Annus horribilis' for India's children?
Except a few positive headlines, 2019 was a year when Indian children were in the news for mostly the wrong reasons
How schooling can save African girls from becoming child brides
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa have some of the world’s lowest levels of school enrolment and completion
Even India’s best-governed states are not a 100% in child health: Report
It finds that states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which did well in overall child well-being, slipped down in child health indicators
Ambrosial nectar for malnourished children
A unique scheme implemented in a cluster of villages in southern Andhra Pradesh, and being replicated in different states, involves administering …