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...
Punjab records 5,300 high-risk C-section deliveries under Sehat YojanaPunjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided vital healthcare for over 7,300 mothers and newborns. The scheme covered 5,300 high-risk cae...
Cloudnine to acquire Apollo’s maternity chain CradleCloudnine Hospitals is set to acquire Apollo Cradle and Apollo Fertility. This strategic move will create India's largest maternity and chi...
Temasek, TPG look to admit more investors to CloudnineTemasek and TPG Newquest are on the hunt for new financial partners for Cloudnine Hospitals, a premier name in mother and child healthcare....
Let science, not age caps, guide IVFThe Bombay High Court has made a landmark ruling, permitting two women past the age of 50 to assess their eligibility for IVF procedures, t...
Aster DM Healthcare invests Rs 96 crore to expand Whitefield facility; capacity to increase to 539 bedsAster DM Healthcare has invested Rs 96 crore to expand its women and children facility at Aster Whitefield Hospital in Bengaluru. The hospi...
NICU care can cost Rs 5,000-10,000 per day: Why parents should know about newborn coverage and its sub-limits in health insuranceParents buy maternity cover for delivery, but the bigger financial risk is complications after birth.
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...
Delhi govt to direct private, state-run hospitals to complete fire audit by June 8: BharadwajDr Naveen Khichi and Dr Aaksh arrested for running an unlicensed neonatal hospital without qualified doctors, where a fire killed newborns,...
Sun Pharma gets USFDA nod for drug to treat neonatal seizures"With this approval, SEZABY becomes the first and only product specifically indicated in the US for the treatment of neonatal seizures in t...
BCG vaccine not recommended for virus: WHOThe statement gains significance for countries including India, where some states are considering using the BCG vaccine for clinical trials...
IIT-designed ambulances boost Tamil Nadu’s healthcare driveApart from designing, the institute's healthcare technology innovation centre (HTIC) also provided technical recommendations.
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...
Maternal tetanus elimination in India will save lives: UNThe elimination of MNT as a public health problem means that the annual rate is less than 1 per 1000 live births.
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...
- After Polio, India to eliminate Measles, Tetanus child deaths
Ghulam Nabi Azad said the lessons learnt from success of polio campaign could help eliminate measles-related child deaths and neonatal teta...
- Breastfeeding babies can prevent neonatal deaths
Breastfeeding babies immediately after birth can prevent a significant number of neonatal deaths in developing countries, United Nations Ch...