Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF
UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region
Why are boys more malnourished than girls in India?
Going by a recent study on malnutrition in children in 10 Indian cities, parental bias for boys could be pushing them closer to junk food
World Bank study reveals high temperatures linked to lower exam scores in Ethiopia
Students exposed to higher temperatures during the school year, particularly on exam days, tend to perform worse than their cooler-climate …
Multidimensional poverty affects 2/3rd of children in rural Nigeria: UNICEF
Larger proportion of children involved in economic labour were multi-dimensionally poor
AES outbreak: This is not the first time Harsh Vardhan promised Muzaffarpur virology lab
He made the same claim five years ago, but nothing has happened
World Environment Day 2023: How a teen climate crusader battled poverty, abuse after Cyclone Yaas
Across the world, there are millions of children who have been displaced from a stable life by climate-change induced natural calamities
Multiple exclusions push Odisha’s children into malnutrition death
Nearly 90 per cent of the rural tribal households live in extreme distress conditions with no liquid cash
Over-emphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient
Overprotected children are more likely to both internalise problems (anxiety, depression) and externalise them (delinquency, defiance or …
Remembering 2022: What it meant for India’s children
As the year comes to a close and we gear up to welcome 2023, here’s revisiting some of the major events this year that significantly …
Imminent threat: WHO warns 40 million children susceptible to measles as outbreak intensifies in India
There has been a ‘steady decline’ in measles vaccination coverage since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the WHO says
Around 66% children below 2 years don't get nutritious diet: UNICEF
The diets of children in this age group have not improved in the last decade
Mother’s Day 2021: Reducing early pregnancy is key to safe motherhood
Only a healthy mother can give birth to and raise a healthy child and can break the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition
93% children below 15 exposed to toxic air: report
Risk is higher in low and middle-income countries where 98% of children under 5 live in conditions where PM 2.5 levels are above WHO guidelines
56 million children are projected to die in next 12 years
Totally preventable diseases killed 15,000 children every day in 2017 and the future seems bleak if the trend continues, say the latest mortality …
WHO roadmap to end TB in children focuses for 1st time on pregnant, post-partum women affected by disease
Maternal, pregnancy, birth & infant outcomes should be included in dedicated safety studies for all new TB drugs & vaccines: WHO
One child born every second of next 7 years to be stunted if SDG progress not accelerated: Data
Sub-Saharan Africa will be most affected, with 86 million cases of stunting for children born between 2023 & 2030
India removed from annual UN list of countries where children are impacted by armed conflict
India has taken measures to protect children, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the UN
Why breastfeeding is crucial for building nutritional foundation beyond infancy
Breastfeeding is at the core of infant nutrition. But mothers in rural areas are avoiding it due to COVID-19 fears
Does my child have separation anxiety? How parents can help with children’s back-to-school fears
Some children experiencing separation anxiety have physical symptoms such as stomach aches and nightmares
COVID-19: How rise in child marriages impacts economy
The risks associated with child marriage do not end with girls married before 18: It leads to an intergenerational cycle of poverty …
Left to starve: How COVID-19 is hitting India’s children
The COVID-19 lockdown is likely to render millions of children in India malnourished
Should minimum age for marriage of girls be raised to 21
A legal amendment will not be enough; an environment should be created for female children to realise their dreams
Toxic air attacks wombs and cradles in India, kills 12 kids every hour
The WHO study is a wake-up call for the government to act as it shows an undeniable link between air pollution and major health risks
Whooping cough cases outbreak reported around the world
China, Australia, Spain among countries with high number of patients with the respiratory infection
Hike in soy production in Brazil linked to higher child cancer deaths, finds study
Notes rise in pesticide use with soy expansion; timely mitigation mitigated link between expansion and cancer incidences