Drought impact: Acute malnutrition among children rises 40% in Somalia & Somaliland

Families in Somalia taking extreme measures to survive

Low and middle income countries have seen greatest rise in obese children between 1990 and 2014: Report

At least 41 million children around the world obese or overweight, it says

Mind your diet

Eating junk food in early years can cause mental problems later

The beauty & beast of malnutrition

Endgame begins

Experts say India needs to move beyond oral vaccine to battle vaccine-generated polio

Prickly issue

Will the inclusion of Hepatitis B vaccination in the Universal Immunisation Programme help?

Exposing America's toxic burden

Pesticides Action Network's report says Americans carry high pesticide levels in their bodies

Study underlines air pollution link to increased risks of pre-term birth, birth weight and pregnancy complications

Singleton pregnancies in 2000-2015 in Kansas, US examined

Fine air particles linked with high blood pressure among teen Londoners: Study

The association was found to be stronger in girls

Institutional deliveries on the rise across most states, shows NFHS-5 report

Kerala tops the charts, north-eastern states need to buck up, says survey 

World’s first malaria vaccine will be tested in Kenya, Ghana and Malawi

At least 120,000 children in each of the three countries will receive the vaccine

Southeast Asia’s double whammy—child malnutrition and obesity

WHO/UNICEF report does a reality check on region’s 'double burden'

‘Treat severe malnutrition at home’

WHO proposes ready-to-use food. Health experts don’t agree

Poison on the plate

Study links toxins in food products to cancer and other diseases in children

Housewarning

Pesticide exposure can lead to leukaemia in children

Ringing in heaps of trouble

Food for taught

Should Karnataka expand the midday meal scheme without fine-tuning it?

Fever stalks UP

Battling Japanese encephalitis virus, Gorakhpur now has a new enemy: enterovirus

Toxins in the womb

Organic pollutants lead to neural defects, study confirms

Toying with danger?

No Europe-wide ban on potentially dangerous chemicals used in plastic toys

Valid excuse

Troublemaking protein found

Breakthrough in fighting severe malaria among children

Bytes

Child marriage twice as prevalent in Nigeria’s rural areas than urban: Report

The overall rate of child marriage in the country has declined

As told to Parliament (March 19, 2021): No special plan for children under 15 impacted by pandemic

All that was discussed in the House through the day