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India’s next big challenge: From welfare delivery to human developmentThe National Family Health Survey 2023-24 reveals India's success in expanding welfare delivery and essential service access, reaching near...- India makes gains in child, maternal health but nutrition challenges persist: SBI reportIndia's latest health survey reveals significant improvements in maternal care and child vaccination rates. Stunting among children has see...
- 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...
- 90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
- Chhattisgarh proposes to use security camps as 'Seva Kendras'Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, has launched an innovative program aimed at revitalizing inactive police and paramilitary ca...
- Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: 'It's the mark of a backward society when...'—Top quotes by the co-founder of the Gates Foundation who's consistently listed among Forbes' 100 most powerful womenQuote of the Day: Melinda French Gates states that societies move backward when men make decisions for women. Her words champion equality a...
- World Health Day 2025: India marks progress in maternal and child health with key initiativesOn World Health Day 2025, India highlights substantial progress in maternal and child health through initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and t...
- Govt sets up taskforce to examine maternal mortality rate, age of motherhoodThe 10-member taskforce will be headed under the chairmanship of Jaya Jaitly.
- You are what your mothers & grandmothers ateEvidence that poor maternal nutrition can have inheritable consequences had come long ago. Children born to mothers during famines had high...
- More funds in Budget to universalise maternity benefit schemeArun Jaitley may in his third Union Budget to be presented on February 1 seek to reflect government's priority on addressing critical issue...
- Government mulls proposal to raise maternity leave to 26 weeksThe BJP government is considering a proposal to increase the maternity leave for working women from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
- Centre has accorded priority to tackle maternal, child under-nutrition: J P Nadda"Even in resource poor settings, improved feeding practices can lead to improved intakes of energy and nutrients, leading to better nutriti...
- 'Bring boys along' in women's empowerment: UnicefReducing infant and maternal mortality rate in India will not be possible if men do not change their mindset and are not involved in the em...
- PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate summit of 24 countries on child, maternal mortalityThe 'Call to Action 2015' summit will discuss all the areas that play a pivotal role in the success of programme delivery such as water, nu...
- India ranks with Africa on nutrition; 50% children underfedThe data shows that almost half of Indian children are underweight and stunted, and more than 70% of women and kids have serious nutritiona...
- Abbott opens nutrition R&D center in India with Biocon subsidiaryDrug firm Abbott today opened its first nutrition research and development center in the country in collaboration with Biocon's subsidiary ...
- Abbott Laboratories in pact with Biocon to develop nutrition productsAbbott Laboratories will collaborate with Bangalore-based Biocon to establish a research and development centre to develop nutrition produc...
- Developing world lags on food and nutrition targets: StudyDeveloping nations, including India, lag on meeting targets to provide food & nutrition to their citizens, & child & maternal mortality rat...
- Budget 2011: Children’s health needs attention, say activistsDemanding an increase in the health budget, Save the Children CEO Thomas Chandy said children were dying of preventable and treatable cause...
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