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Finland best place for mothers!

May 8, 2013
 Finland is considered to be the country where mothers enjoy the best conditions in the world, according to a worldwide report. The annual report -- State of World's Mothers 2013 -- was issued Tuesday by an international NGO …

Shameful: More newborns die in India than anywhere else in the world

May 8, 2013
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 …

3 lakh children die within 24 hours of birth in India every year

May 7, 2013
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 …

India lags behind most countries in children’s health: Save the Children

July 20, 2012
A recent Save the Children report suggests that India lags behind most countries when it comes to children's health. With 1.25 million infant deaths annually and 42 percent of the kids being underweight, India has slipped in the …

4.5 lakh Pakistani kids die of malnutrition every year

July 17, 2012
450,000 children die every year of malnutrition and related diseases in Pakistan. According to a study by Pakistani health experts highlights this deplorable statistic. Speaking during a two-day workshop, conducted by Save the …

Pregnancy kills a million teens every year

June 29, 2012
Pregnancy has emerged as the biggest killer across the globe for teenage girls, with a million teenagers dying annually, a report by international voluntary organisation Save the Children said here Thursday. The report, 'Every …

24% of all preterm births are in India

June 8, 2012
Each year, some 15 million babies in the world, more than one in 10 births, are born too early, according to Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth, released today by Save the Children, The March of Dimes …

Dalai Lama donates $1.6 mn to fight child malnutrition

May 16, 2012
Tibetan religious leader the Dalai Lama has contributed around one million pounds (approx $1.6 million), part of the Templeton Award prize money, to an NGO for fighting children's malnutrition, a statement said Tuesday.The …

Bihar’s child healthcare model to be taken up as global best practice

May 9, 2012
Bihar's health system has been lauded for its effective child healthcare model that is now being taken up as global best-practice, the annual state of the world's mothers report said. The annual flagship report by 'Save the …

Half of all child deaths in India are preterm births

May 3, 2012
Nearly half of all child deaths in India are caused by pre-term births, the highest amongst its neighbours, a report by 'Save the Children' revealed . "Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth" said that every …

India is third worst place for new mothers

September 1, 2012
View this movie at cultureunplugged.com India is the third worst place to be in for mothers among "77 less developed countries", said a report by NGO Save the Children. India climbed down two positions to the 75th position …