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
World Health Day: If you are born today in India, your health prospects look grim
Lack of nutrition, stunting, wasting, pollution and climate change will shorten life expectancies of future generations of Indian children
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
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 …
Measles is back: cases reported in countries that had eradicated the disease
With outbreaks reported from across the world, measles' eradication by 2020 seems difficult
Long-term impacts of lead exposure have finally been revealed
Lead exposure not only reduces IQ levels and lower socio-economic status, it costs India US $236 billion annually
In Africa, burden of water labour still lies on women
Over 14 million women and 3 million children spend more than 30 minutes collecting water in sub-Saharan Africa
Environment in Parliament: Developments from February 25 - March 3
Some important environment and development-related questions raised in Parliament this past week
Centre looks forward to fortified food to fight malnutrition
The Indian Council of Medical Research has come up with a micronutrient that will likely to be opted for by the government for its flagship programme
Maneka Gandhi pushes for packaged micronutrients to tackle malnourishment
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi was seen advocating for the system during a talk on nutrition
Indian kids under the grip of type-1 diabetes
World Diabetes Atlas 2015 highlighted that more than 70,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in India
Carpet industry in UP faces boycott threat
Foreign buyers of Indian carpets insist that if child weavers are employed, they will not accept the product. The Indian government and …
Run-up to CoP27: Parents revive demand to cut fossil fuel financing, urge leaders to prioritise child health
Last year a delegation of mothers presented a letter signed by over a million parents to the CoP president
Cattle slaughter ban to turn today’s girls into anaemic women: study
The research paper says that women exposed to the ban in their year of birth are 10% more likely to be anemic in their prime reproductive age
Why Assam’s drive will weaken the movement against child marriage
Over-emphasis on prosecution, like in Assam, will not bring any sustainable change when the issue is deeply rooted in culture and social norms
‘Adenovirus is not new. Yet, we’ve never linked it with severe hepatitis’
Matthew R Vogt on link between acute flaccid myelitis & current acute paediatric hepatitis outbreak
People in Africa are living longer but lifestyle diseases are rising
The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, …
Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school
Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts
Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school
Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study
India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report
India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition
Villages inside forest near Guwahati struggle for basic amenities
Lack of health infrastructure and medical personnel in inaccessible areas is a perennial problem in Assam
Post-COVID-19 e-governance challenges: A case study of Anganwadi services
Door-to-door delivery of services, provision of smartphones to anganwadis centres to help monitor their work were among the initiatives
Measles-Rubella vaccine deaths give Uttar Pradesh a scare
The state administration has appealed to the Indian Medical Association to spread awareness about the vaccine and help reduce fear
No formula food for premature babies, they too need mother’s milk: study
A study conducted at AIIMS busts the myth that babies born prematurely need complementary food