Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia
Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…
Nutritional security could have made the fight against COVID-19 easier
This weak link between growth in income and nutritional outcomes requires the attention of policy makers
Less out-of-pocket expenditure for births in public facilities in rural areas, NFHS-5 finds
The latest figures suggest that Manipur spends more OOPE in both rural and urban areas, whereas Gujarat spends less among states and Dadra and …
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% …
Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?
Overwhelming scientific evidence proves the safety and efficacy of vaccination to control, yet Canada is not meeting its childhood-vaccination targets
World’s first Health Impact Bond can save 10,000 women and newborns in India
Utkrisht Impact Bond will ensure financial assistance to 440 small healthcare organisations to improve the quality of maternal and child care in …
First African chief of WHO sets his agenda: addressing climate change impact on health
His top priorities include advancing universal health coverage and putting wellbeing of women and children at the heart of global health and …
Nine in every 10 children do not get adequate diet in Jharkhand, Bihar: NFHS data
Almost 69.9 per cent of children under five years in Jharkhand are acutely suffering from anaemia
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 …
Improved water supply needed to reduce child mortality linked to sanitation: WHO
The study observes a general gradual decline in malnutrition with increasing access to water soruces
Report urges investment in childhood for future development
Findings underscore the importance of increased global commitment to early childhood development. Consequences of inaction impact not only present,…
Poor sanitation cost India 5.2% of its GDP
Lack of access to sanitation wiped off US $106.7 billion from India's GDP in 2015. It is almost half of the total global losses
Roach trouble
Researchers establish that exposure to cockroach allergen is a major cause of asthma in children
Laws alone won’t end female genital mutilation in India: Mariya Taher
Down To Earth speaks to Mariya Taher, the co-founder and United States executive director of non-profit Sahiyo on Female Genital …
Over half of world’s child trafficking victims trafficked within own country: Report
Analysis recommends engagement in special cooperative measures on counter-trafficking and climate change, as well as on crisis preparedness and …
UK: Six children die of Strep A, a common bacterial infection
There is a chance the infection can get severe when the bacteria enters the bloodstream — a condition called invasive Group A Strep
Protecting children during pandemic requires much more than ‘PM CARES for Children’ package
The scheme is an emergency measure and cannot substitute the established sevices for children
Over 1,400 more Odisha villages free of child marriage
All villages belong to tribal-dominated Kandhamal district; total 5,411 villages across 7 districts free of child marriage since 2019
COVID-19: Child trafficking, assault on the rise in north Bengal
Most tea growers lost livelihood to the pandemic; cases of sexual assualt do not reach courts
Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk
Women’s health has too often been considered a niche area — even though it involves roughly 50% of the world’s population
Why Budget 2021-2022 should increase allocations for child health and nutrition
Apart from allocation of funds, their release, approval and reporting also need to be streamlined
Killer hospitals: A child dies every minute in Indian hospitals
On an average, there are 1,452 neonatal deaths in one day and 60 per hour in India
Scientists identify genetic factors responsible for infertility among Indian men
Hyderabad-based scientists find that the deletions on Y chromosome of infertile Indian men are vastly different from such deletions seen among …
Child health programme failed to deliver in 100 countries: WHO
A paper presented at the Alma Ata declaration said less than half of the women in the world get the four mandatory ante-natal check-ups done