COVID-19 can reverse decades of progress in eliminating child deaths: UN

Almost 68% of 77 countries surveyed reported at least some disruption in health checks and immunisation services, which may lead to increase in …

Early pregnancy, under-5 mortality impact population rise in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

World’s population is projected to reach 8 billion by November 15

India’s progress in health outcomes dismal: UN report

The under-five mortality rate in the country still stands at 43 per 1,000 live births

Child malnutrition in India: A systemic failure

India loses up to 4% of its gross domestic product and 8% of its productivity due to child malnutrition, studies reveal   

800 women still die in childbirth every day globally: Unicef report

The lowest coverage levels tend to be in the poorest countries where maternal mortality levels are highest, it says

WHO advises immediate skin-to-skin care for premature babies instead of initial period in incubator

Most babies born at or after 28 weeks survive in high-income countries, but in poor countries, survival rates can be as low as 10%

India improves maternal mortality ratio, but poorer states yet to make progress

This is a considerable improvement from the 130 deaths per lakh in 2014-2016

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

COVID-19: Activists slam Centre’s affidavit washing hands off compensation for vaccine mortality

There was a huge lack of transparency about vaccine-related complications in the government’s awareness campaigns, activists said

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 

Killer hospitals: A child dies every minute in Indian hospitals

On an average, there are 1,452 neonatal deaths in one day and 60 per hour in India

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

Customary and religious laws are impeding progress towards women’s health in Nigeria

The country has the second-largest HIV epidemic in the world; its women make up more than half of people living with the disease  

Poor understanding of maternal, infant mortality rates & misuse of law behind Assam child marriage crackdown

State’s poor health performance lies in larger developmental issues; Prohibition of Child Marriage and POCSO Acts being misinterpretated

Deadly nursery: DTE analysis of studies in last 5 years shows how air pollution kills India’s children

Around 25 research studies and papers published between 2018 and October 2023 seen by DTE, show that poor air causes low birthweight, stunting …

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 

Old vaccines for new infections: What we discovered

Studies have showed that several vaccines, including that for polio and tuberculosis, have several non-specific effects

Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

If sub-Saharan African nations are to reduce mortality, they must have a better understanding of the effect of climate change on mortality rates

What is killing people in India: A complete picture

Disease of the Respiratory System has been the major cause of death since 2000

Air pollution kills our children; and it isn’t even acknowledged

Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that Indian children die preventable deaths

How cancer cells move and metastasize is influenced by the fluids surrounding them

Fluid between cancer cells in tumors is more viscous than the fluid between normal cells in healthy tissues

Road traffic injuries the second leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years: WHO

Poverty increased risk of injury, violence; almost 90% of injury-related deaths in low & middle-income countries

Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather

There were between 12,000 and 19,000 heat-related child deaths per year in Africa from 2011 through 2020

COVID-19 disruptions caused 1.4 million unintended pregnancies: Study

An estimated 12 million women faced this disruption to family planning services for a duration of 3.6 months on an average