UN begins task of drafting declaration on sustainable development agenda
Delegates express concern over achieving equitable development
An open problem
Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa
Africa fights hunger with football, Vietnam aims at ‘zero hunger’ by 2025
Millions of people in Asia and Africa are undernourished and malnourished
New UN report gives recommendations to improve human development in Asia-Pacific
Proposes green growth approach, among others
Measles catch-up campaign falls short of expectation
Health ministry officials say impact of the campaign will show results later
Postnatal care critical to reducing maternal and infant mortality
Many women in low- and middle-income countries do not use postnatal care, says study
Environmental degradation draining Pakistan’s economy: survey
Increasing urbanisation is causing air, water pollution
UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries
Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015
'South Asia, Africa show poor progress towards MDGs'
India fares worse than Bangladesh and Nepal, says report
Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare
Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality
Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report
3 million children below five died in 2010 alone
Over 300 million Indians still defecate in the open: WHO-UNICEF report
Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan do much better in improving access to sanitation
Call to make healthy choices available and affordable
Health experts lash out at food industry for putting public health at risk
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'Lifestyle' diseases spur UN to act