Cancerous farming

It's all in the food

Poor food intake by pregnant women can damage the immune system of the child

Size does matter

Children's toilets are a breed apart from the everyday adult toilet

Healthy dining: Organic restaurant

Apna Dhaba in Vadodara promises sumptuous food, and all of it is homegrown and organic

The girl in Sierra Leone

Health gap widens between the poorest and the rest

Child trouble

Pesticide exposure in childhood can double cancer risk

Protein lack

Women SHGs run mid-day meal schemes in Orissa schools

Foetal lesson

COVID-19 pandemic may have led to 14% spike in number of underweight children in Bihar, Odisha: Study

The proportion of underweight children increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent between June 2017 and July 2021, the study found

India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report

India ‘off-course’ in meeting 7 of 13 global nutrition targets, according to this year’s report on global nutrition  

Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school

Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts

Villages inside forest near Guwahati struggle for basic amenities

Lack of health infrastructure and medical personnel in inaccessible areas is a perennial problem in Assam

Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school

Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study

‘Adenovirus is not new. Yet, we’ve never linked it with severe hepatitis’

Matthew R Vogt on link between acute flaccid myelitis & current acute paediatric hepatitis outbreak

Post-COVID-19 e-governance challenges: A case study of Anganwadi services

Door-to-door delivery of services, provision of smartphones to anganwadis centres to help monitor their work were among the initiatives

No formula food for premature babies, they too need mother’s milk: study

A study conducted at AIIMS busts the myth that babies born prematurely need complementary food

Child and adolescent mortality declined globally from 1990 to 2015

But countries with a low socio-demographic index saw about 75 per cent of deaths in 2016 as compared to 61 per cent in 1990

Why Assam’s drive will weaken the movement against child marriage

Over-emphasis on prosecution, like in Assam, will not bring any sustainable change when the issue is deeply rooted in culture and social norms

Measles-Rubella vaccine deaths give Uttar Pradesh a scare

The state administration has appealed to the Indian Medical Association to spread awareness about the vaccine and help reduce fear

Cattle slaughter ban to turn today’s girls into anaemic women: study

The research paper says that women exposed to the ban in their year of birth are 10% more likely to be anemic in their prime reproductive age

People in Africa are living longer but lifestyle diseases are rising

The burden of communicable disease is declining in Africa and life expectancy is increasing. But non-communicable diseases like diabetes, …

Community Health Programmes: Genesis and Impact on Rural Health

Participation of the community is essential for successful implementation of healthcare schemes

Africa on its way to becoming a polio-free continent

It is likely that Nigeria will soon be removed by WHO from the list of countries where polio is endemic

Qualitywise, India is miles ahead

The Indian entries in a recent development video competition held by the British Council, far outpaced their competitors in production quality, …