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INFANT MORTALITY IN INDIA
Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
India risks becoming "unhealthier before it becomes richer," CEA V Anantha Nageswaran warnsIndia faces a health challenge before achieving wealth. Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran points to rising obesity and sedentary ...
Haryana's infant mortality rate falls to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, matches national averageHaryana's infant mortality rate has dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births, reaching the national average. This significant achievement...
Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...
India ready to provide technical guidance, support in maternal, child healthcare: NaddaIndia is a leader in delivering healthcare interventions with fairness. Union Health Minister JP Nadda highlighted this at the World Health...
Faridabad shocker: Woman delivers baby in govt hospital park without doctor or nurse under phone lightA woman delivered her baby in a government hospital park in Faridabad after the main gate was found locked and no staff responded to pleas ...
Forget Rs 1-2 crore, startup founder says now you need Rs 40 crore retirement fund if you want to live in a cityA recent podcast clip ignited discussions about retirement savings. One financial expert proposed a ₹40 crore corpus for individuals with m...
Rs 40,00,00,000 to retire in India? Dezerv's co-founder's statement leaves internet shocked, netizens call it 'mind boggling'A wealth management co-founder's assertion that Indians need ₹40 crore to retire at 60 if their expenses are up to Rs 2 lakh has sparked de...
More, the merrier: Women in policymaking drive better social outcomes, economic gains, NCAER study showsThe ongoing parliamentary session addressing the 33% Women's Reservation Act underscores its profound economic and social advantages. Studi...
Swachh Bharat Mission game changer for public health: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the role of proper toilets in reducing infant and child mortality, citing research on the Swachh Bh...
One in every 36 infants still dies before first birthday in India: DataThe Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), which is widely accepted as a crude indicator of the overall health scenario of a country or a region, is ...
Girl child survival rate higher than boy in only five statesFemale infants experienced higher mortality rates than male infants in all states except Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu an...
India 12th among 52 lower middle-income nations having highest infant mortality ratesIndia ranked below Sri Lanka (127), Bangladesh (54), Nepal (50) and Bhutan (60) but was above Pakistan, which was ranked among the lowest i...
Newborn mortality: India 12th worst among low-income countriesPakistan is the worst with 45.6 newborn deaths per 1,000 live births, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) which has, f...
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh fails to curb infant deathsMost such deaths occur in the absence of well-equipped delivery rooms and doctors or when mother and child are weak. Only 23 states have be...
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam fail to stem infant mortality rateIn India, IMR has declined from 57 per 1,000 live births in 2006 to 42 per 1,000 live births in 2012.
- Over 3 under-five kids died every minute in India in 2011: UNICEF report
With the highest number of 16.55 lakh deaths of under-5 children reported in 2011, India topped the list of nations across the world.
India deadliest place in world for girl childIndia is the most dangerous place in the world to be a baby girl. Data shows that an Indian girl child aged 1-5 years is 75% more likely to...
13 lakh kids in India die before 1st birthdayOver 55,000 women die due to child birth in India every year. Of the total children born in one year, a mind boggling 13 lakh die before th...
- Infant mortality worse in India
India is behind even its poorer neighbour Bangladesh in fighting infant mortality and child malnutrition during the last decade, a senior A...