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
India's population might be stabilising, not exploding
Has this changed India's ‘population explosion’ narrative forever?
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
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
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 …
Simply Put: Maternal mortality in India
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
The widening nutrition gap
Difference in the nutritional status of Kerala’s general rural populace and that of Attappady could be as high as 50 per cent
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
Bacterial infections caused most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2019: Lancet
The region saw 230 deaths per 100,000 people; Just 5 pathogens caused over half the infection deaths globally
This mobile application saves expectant mothers in India
Designed by a Chennai-based gynaecologist, the technology gives medical details of pregnant women to doctors to enable timely treatment
Odisha DMF's budget allocation lacks focus on health, other basic services
Mining-affected people in Kendujhar district will get only Rs 5 crore for basic health facilities, while Rs 4 crore will be spent on a …
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
Uttarakhand safest for newborns: first annual health survey
Survey will help measure progress of development goals and formulate district-level plans better, says health ministry
56 million children are projected to die in next 12 years
Totally preventable diseases killed 15,000 children every day in 2017 and the future seems bleak if the trend continues, say the latest mortality …
Life expectancy improves in some countries after big drops in 2020 — but US and others see further falls
New variants that evade existing immunity are likely to arise and the longer-term impact of COVID infections on the health of survivors is a big …
Over 15 years of incentivised institutional delivery: Has it ensured safe births?
The nine focus states continue to have the highest MMR