India has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...

India has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This su...

Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in nearly 30 years, with 146 confirmed cases and one reported child fatality. The outbre...

Nearly 100 cases of measles have been reported across Texas and New Mexico. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000,...

In the area of child nutrition, while there was a negligible decline in percentage of children under five who were wasted, or whose weight ...

The composite index score of the UT in SDG-3 Goal has improved by 8 points from 62 in 2019-20 to 70 in 2020-21, the report said.

While there is a continuous increasing trend in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, particularly in America and Europe and the situation in...

PM Modi said India was putting in place a well-established vaccine delivery system, through a digitised network along with the digital heal...

Over 17 crore children below five years across the country will be given polio drops as part of the Government of India's drive.

The population rate is also a showing positive change, according to the new set of government data gathered during the fourth phase of Nati...

All 15 States/Union Territories have rates below 51 deaths per 1,000 live births, although there is considerable variation among the States...

"The probable reasons are lack of manpower in inaccessible areas, inadequate access to social determinants and limited private sector engag...

PM said India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus much before the target date set for December this year and described the achieve...

He said the country needs to institutionalise a system where marginalised communities receive universal healthcare and financial protection.

Under 'Mission Indradhanush', 75.5 lakh children have received vaccination while a total of 19.7 lakh children have been fully vaccinated.

Oram said the higher mortality appears to be due to low childhood immunisation amongst the STs, including particularly vulnerable tribal gr...

Despite over 8% GDP growth for past four years, infant mortality rate dropped marginally from 58 in 2004 to 54 in 2008.