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
India has the second highest number of obese children in the world
Some 14.4 million children in India are affected by obesity, and its occurrence is increasing rapidly
The curious case of missing children at anganwadis
The names of malnourished children are missing from the registers at several anganwadis in Madhya Pradesh
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
Baby fat is out
Researchers have concluded that high-fat diets for infants might have an adverse efteq on their later lives
COVID-19 can reverse decades of progress in eliminating child deaths: UN
Almost 68% of 77 countries surveyed reported at least some disruption in health checks and immunisation services, which may lead to increase in …
Time and support are of the essence in preventing child marriages
Rescuing a child in time, followed by regular monitoring of her kin and providing her with support, will ensure she is not again forced into such …
Air pollution will harm brain development, 9 of 10 people breathe polluted air
Annual loss in human capital arising from mental health conditions in children aged 0-19 is $387.2 billion
Child slavery in West Africa: Understanding cocoa farming is key to ending the practice
Surveys and studies on child slavery in West African cocoa farming have failed to consider its causes
Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system not to attack developing fetus
How does the immune system generally learn what to attack and what not to attack? A study tries to find out
Our children are at risk of air pollution. Now is the time to act
Children’s health can be affected by air pollution even before they are born. As they grow up, pollution stunts their lung growth&…
Climate change: 490 million children in Africa most vulnerable
Of the 750 million children in 45 countries likely to be most affected by climate risk, 210 million are in three South Asian nations — …
Exposure to air pollution can cause anaemia in very young children, says new study
A 10 μg/m3 rise in ambient PM 2.5 exposure caused a 0.07 g/dL decrease in average haemoglobin count
Fewer kids under 3 breastfed within an hour of birth, finds NFHS-5
The highest percentage of children under three who were breastfed within one hour of birth was registered in Meghalaya, followed by …
Litchi causing encephalitis deaths in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district: study
The study establishes relation between litchi consumption and encephalitis after conducting a hospital-based surveillance on 390 patients
Childhood stunting affects future success in life, say experts
According to a study, stunting causes physical and neurocognitive damage that is irreversible in most cases
Unkindest cut of all
The Union government's health budget hack is pushing Maharashtra back into the malnutrition trap
Children and passive smoking
A pregnant woman exposed to cigarette smoke can pass on the harmful smoke constituents to the foetus
Shaken innocence
The widely reported case of Matthew Eapen's death has highlighted the ignorance regarding the "shaken baby syndrome"
Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year
Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report
Climate change threatens the rights of children. The UN just outlined the obligations states have to protect them
Indigenous children, their communities particularly vulnerable to climate change
Antibiotics: even low use in children can have a negative impact on health – new research
Preschool children who had taken 2 or more antibiotic courses for acute respiratory tract infections in the preceding year had around a 30% …
Study indicates increasing multi-drug resistance in children against enteric bacteria
Children in India also carry high levels of antibiotic resistance against key pathogens causing difficulty in treating infections
A new approach for controlling intestinal worm infections could help millions of the world's most vulnerable people
There's a growing body of evidence that shows we could be doing more for the close to billion children at risk of intestinal worms. We simply …
WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin care for premature babies instead of initial period in incubator
Most babies born at or after 28 weeks survive in high-income countries, but in poor countries, survival rates can be as low as 10%