Ban likely on junk food in schools
Food safety authority asks states to consider prohibition
How vulnerable are we to mental disorders?
Fatal resistance
The strong and mighty bacteria are all around us. They have hardened themselves to fight back the antibiotics administered to patients. This is …
Family farming crucial to sustainable development goals
As smallholders face a broad range of barriers, extending all possible help to them is imperative
Restrictions on airing condom ads is absurd at best
The least that the government could have done is issue guidelines for such advertisements
National Health Profile 2015: Suicides on a rise, cancer cases may grow by 15 per cent in five years
India’s public spending on health is among the lowest in South East Asia and BRIC countries
Contraceptive use among women rises in western states, Goa tops the charts: NFHS-5 data
Use of injectables and male sterilisation tools continued to be low across all states in the region
Just 12% women in Nigeria used modern contraceptive methods: Report
Over 83 per cent women in Nigeria were not using any contraceptive methods for pregnancy prevention in 2018
Nigeria’s cities are growing fast: Family planning must be part of urban development plans
Urban poverty that already afflicts 42% of urban residents in Nigeria is set to rise
US anti-abortion policy spiked unwanted pregnancies in Africa: Study
The Mexico City Policy bans aids to NGOs for performing or promoting abortions as a method of family planning
People trying to curb people
With the Vatican already on the offensive and various unresolved rifts, fireworks are definitely on the agenda of the upcoming population …
Push to create cadre of family doctors for rural India
Government's National Health Systems Resource Centre is finalising recommendations which are likely to seek inclusion of family medicine in MBBS …
'Family farmers need technical assistance to adapt to climate change impacts'
Most increases in agricultural yields required to feed a world population set to touch 9 billion by 2050 will take place in rural regions and …
World @ 8 billion: WHO handbook now covers family planning during epidemics, high-risk HIV
Practical measures detailed to support the continuity of family planning services during emergencies
Fertility rate down in most states, NFHS-5 finds
Kerala only state to record increase in fertility rate, phase 1 of survey finds; urban women had lower fertility rate than women in rural areas …
Deadly target
Health experts blame Centre's over-emphasis on women's sterilisation for the Chhattisgarh tragedy
Gender violence drops, but prevalence remains high in bigger states: NFHS-5
Karnataka, Assam and Sikkim registered biggest spike in cases of spousal violence
This week from the world of science and environment
NGOs demanding a ban on oil drilling in Virunga National Park to the new NFHS revealing that many of India's women and children are stillanaemic&…
Community welfare works as a contraceptive
In Pakistan, they are controlling population growth by raising the living standards of local communities through Pasbaan, the social …
COVID-19: At least 427 million people go into lockdown in India
No community transmission but national lockdown most essential, says ICMR director-general
Women to the fore
The International Conference on Population and Development is doing more than just providing lip service to the cause of women
Lifting the barriers
Reproductive choice, gender equality and sustainable development are closely connected, say the latest report on the world's population
How do Indian states handle cancer screening among women? NFHS-5 data reveals
Cervical, oral and breast cancers are prominent among women. In round 1 of NFHS-5, women aged between 30 and 49 years were asked whether they …
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&…
Diseases, lack of continuum of care perpetuating malnutrition among children: experts
Major gaps identifed by experts, include improper screening methods to identify malnourished children and treatment failures