A study conducted to find out the causes of diarrhoea in young children found that the rotavirus is responsible for the most severe cases. The study was conducted in seven different sites in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asian …
India accounts for 29 percent of all the first-day deaths globally, the highest for any country, according to the ‘State of the World’s Mothers’ report released by ‘Save the Children’ on May 6th 2013. This dismal rank …
Every year in India, over three lakh babies die within the first 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections and preventable causes according to a report by charity Save the Children. They claim the biggest causes …
The government on Monday launched special ‘immunization weeks’ to widen its vaccination net and include children in marginalised populations, urban slums and other hard-to-reach places. ‘Four weeks, with a week each in …
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Norwegian government have signed an agreement to continue an initiative to reduce maternal and infant mortality in 13 districts in four Indian states. Selected interventions …
The infant mortality rate in the state has reduced by 4 base points to 44 points compared to 48 points earlier, which is the highest improvement in Gujarat in more than a decade thanks to Vodafone’s ‘e-Mamta’ initiative, a …
Terming motherhood as a "contradiction" of life, actor-director Nandita Das Tuesday said the happy stereotypical perception about motherhood is very different in reality.Das was speaking at a book launch of an anthology "Of …
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday proposed to hike the allocation to the women and child development ministry by 15 percent from Rs.17,263 crore ($3,219 million) to Rs.20,350 crore ($3,795 million) this fiscal. The …
A round-the-clock helpline for women in distress will be started within a month in Himachal Pradesh, a minister said in Shimla on Friday.
‘Safety of women is top priority. A toll-free helpline will be set up in a month's …
India will be in the forefront of the war against child deaths and ensure that no child dies owing to causes that can be prevented, union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Thursday. ‘India will …
United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi said in Thane on Wednesday that the government is paying maximum attention to the health and welfare of women and children, especially those in the backward areas of the …
Over 200 delegates will take part in a three-day summit on child survival and development from Feb 7 in Tamil Nadu, an official said. It will be inaugurated by union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. 'India's Call to Action …
A new nationwide child healthcare initiative for providing health services to children up to 18 years of age will be launched in Maharashtra Wednesday by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, an official said. The Congress chief will …
To detect birth defects and development delays including disability early, the government will on Wednesday launch a national programme for universal screening of children. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will launch the 'Child …
