Almost 5 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2022, finds UN report
A neonatal death happened every 14 seconds, one under five death every 6 seconds
India's population might be stabilising, not exploding
Has this changed India's ‘population explosion’ narrative forever?
World falls short of its goal to reduce child mortality
India accounts for the highest under-five deaths in the world, says the latest UN data
Simply Put: Maternal mortality in India
CBI gets tough on rural health mission scam in Uttar Pradesh
How Central funds meant for upgrading healthcare facilities are siphoned off
One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India
At least 45,000 mothers died during pregnancy or childbirth
Over 15 years of incentivised institutional delivery: Has it ensured safe births?
The nine focus states continue to have the highest MMR
Neonatal mortality rate in Kenya shows no significant change in 8 years: Survey
Childhood and under-5 mortality rates, however, declined during the period, study finds
Institutional deliveries on the rise across most states, shows NFHS-5 report
Kerala tops the charts, north-eastern states need to buck up, says survey
As told to Parliament (March 21, 2023): Maternal mortality went down to 97 per 100,000 live births in 2018-20
All that was discussed in the House through the day
What ails Bundi?
Dinsa Sachan scours the Rajasthan district’s health centres for answers
ASHAs not enough to deliver healthcare to urban poor: study
'Women in urban slums need a basket of healthcare services to meet their needs'
Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare
Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality
Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action
Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola
Modi will be among 5 worst world leaders amid COVID-19 pandemic; here’s why
COVID-19 is notoriously hard to control, and political leaders are only part of the calculus when it comes to pandemic management. But some …
Maternal mortality in India: What do the recent figures tell us
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan have seen the biggest drop in maternal mortality
Under-five and neonatal mortality: Variation between states offsets India’s achievement
68.2 per cent of all children deaths due to malnutrition, rates comparable to sub-Saharan Africa: Lancet paper
In 2021, 2.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa died before reaching their fifth birthday: UN report
Region accounted for over half of all under-five deaths in 2021, says report
Care of the pregnant: Half-hearted attitude
The first 1,000 days of life offer the window of opportunity to reduce maternal and child mortality. It’s time India made the most of it
Health goals of 11th Five-Year Plan unmet. 12th Plan hopes to achieve them
Planning Commission's working group recommends repeating last Plan targets in the 12th Plan
Slaves experimented on by ‘father of gynaecology’: A call to acknowledge their past
Young black girls were branded breeders in mid-1850s and forced to undergo torture in the form gynaecological experiments
Revised global population forecast predicts slight increase
Instead of 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050, population will touch 8.6 billion in 2030 and 9.8 billion in 2050
Somali drought heightens risk to mothers during pregnancy and childbirth
About 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia need maternal health services to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery
India recorded 24,000 maternal deaths in 2020, second only to Nigeria, UN report shows
Globally, there were 287,000 maternal deaths in 2020, only a marginal improvement from 309,000 in 2016 when the Sustainable Development Goals …
Only 10% deaths in Africa are registered: Here’s why it is a global concern
Cause of nearly 92% reported deaths in low-income countries, including the African nations, is not known