UN report lauds India’s sharp decline in child mortality ratesIndia leads in reducing child deaths. A UN report highlights India's success in improving child survival. Significant drops in under-five a...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
View: GHI a misleading hunger index, may not be applicable to IndiaGHI remains a misleading hunger index as its methodology ignores genetic factors for which norms on stunting and wasting may not be applica...
22 Oct, 2021, 11.49 PM IST
India's child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UNThe 'Levels & Trends in Child Mortality' Report 2020 said that the number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record...
09 Sep, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
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...
20 Feb, 2018, 07.18 PM IST
Reducing child mortality must be a result of public-private parenthoodAccording to the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW), about 26 million babies are born in India annually, of which 730,000 die wi...
15 Dec, 2017, 11.41 PM IST
With under-5 mortality down, India set to achieve its MDGIn 2014, India averted 1.26 lakh more deaths among children under-five years of age, according to data which are part of sample registratio...
21 Sep, 2016, 11.43 AM IST
Over 1 million children under 5 die in India every year: GovernmentHe said the government has initiated an SMS based electronic vaccine intelligence network (e-VIN) to enable real time monitoring of vaccine...
26 Apr, 2016, 03.49 PM IST
Tatas, RIL, Gates Foundation launch save mother & child schemeThe alliance has structured its model in consultation with the National Health Mission and will working in synergy with the governments at ...
04 Nov, 2015, 09.06 PM IST
Reliance Foundation, others to work on reducing neonatal mortalityReliance Foundation and four other corporates and development sector organizations announced an alliance to help reduce maternal and neonat...
03 Nov, 2015, 11.09 PM IST
India fixes Sustainable Development Goals for next 15 yearsThe consensus over the new targets was achieved within the government in a recent meeting of the health ministry and other concerned depart...
31 Aug, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus before target date: PM Narendra ModiPM said India has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus much before the target date set for December this year and described the achieve...
27 Aug, 2015, 06.04 PM IST
Haryana prepares action plan to reduce Infant Mortality Rate in stateAdditional Chief Secretary, Health, Ram Niwas, presided over a 2-day state level workshop here to prepare Newborn Action Plan (HNAP).
19 May, 2015, 12.49 PM IST
Almost 50% decline in under-five mortality since 1990: WHOBetween 1990 and 2013, under-five mortality declined by 49%, falling from an estimated rate of 90 deaths per 1,000 live births.
18 May, 2015, 11.19 AM IST
Tamil Nadu, Singapore agrees to share their experiences in health sectorTamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar held a meeting with a Singapore delegation here, an official release said.
28 Apr, 2015, 09.22 PM IST
Narendra Modi wants 'Make in India', 'Digital India' as tools for improving healthcareStressing upon cleanliness and hygiene, he said preventive care was the most important component of overall healthcare and also inexpensive.
10 Nov, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
- Lured by higher salary, nurses make a beeline for govt hospitals in MP
But in a reverse brain drain, 30 nurses from private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh quit last year to work in government-run sick and newborn ...
29 Jan, 2012, 09.22 AM IST
- India accounts for highest newborn deaths: UNICEF
More than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian despite improvements in child mortality rates worldwide, the...
22 Jan, 2008, 09.35 PM IST