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's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...

Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, has launched an innovative program aimed at revitalizing inactive police and paramilitary ca...

Quote of the Day: Melinda French Gates states that societies move backward when men make decisions for women. Her words champion equality a...

On World Health Day 2025, India highlights substantial progress in maternal and child health through initiatives like Ayushman Bharat and t...

The 10-member taskforce will be headed under the chairmanship of Jaya Jaitly.

Evidence that poor maternal nutrition can have inheritable consequences had come long ago. Children born to mothers during famines had high...

Arun Jaitley may in his third Union Budget to be presented on February 1 seek to reflect government's priority on addressing critical issue...

The BJP government is considering a proposal to increase the maternity leave for working women from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

"Even in resource poor settings, improved feeding practices can lead to improved intakes of energy and nutrients, leading to better nutriti...

Reducing 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...

The '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...

The data shows that almost half of Indian children are underweight and stunted, and more than 70% of women and kids have serious nutritiona...

Drug firm Abbott today opened its first nutrition research and development center in the country in collaboration with Biocon's subsidiary ...

Abbott Laboratories will collaborate with Bangalore-based Biocon to establish a research and development centre to develop nutrition produc...

Developing nations, including India, lag on meeting targets to provide food & nutrition to their citizens, & child & maternal mortality rat...

Demanding an increase in the health budget, Save the Children CEO Thomas Chandy said children were dying of preventable and treatable cause...