Mother's milk

No child's play

The right chord

A new safe method to detect anaemia in foetuses

Junk diet

Zambia government renews commitment to end obstetric fistula by 2030 

New strategic plan to manage the condition till 2026 launched

India has world’s highest number of children with severe acute malnutrition: UNICEF

One out of every five deaths in children under five globally is due to severe wasting

Maternal, infant health in Tikamgarh poor despite high institutional delivery rate

Few women avail proper antenatal care, many opt for hospital deliveries for incentives

Zika could cost Latin America, Caribbean countries $18 billion by 2018

In some countries, the total cost of Zika could exceed two per cent of their GDP

Proof in the pee

Simple urine test can help identify Kawasaki disease

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

How rural kitchen pays

Local procurement for anganwadis can revive rural economy in a big way

Extreme weather impact: 20,000 children displaced every day in last 6 years

At least three of every 10 persons displaced across the world due to weather-related disasters was a child

Paediatric beds fill up in West Bengal as adenovirus spreads, 3 deaths recorded

Doctors have seen an at least 50 per cent increase in cases this year compared to usual

World Mental Health Day: WHO-FIFA installs friendship benches to promote mental-health awareness

Project focuses on sports’ role in promoting mental well-being

Child trafficking in Odisha continues unabated: 20 teenagers rescued

The children, mostly girls, were rescued from a railway station 

As told to Parliament (March 25, 2021): Centre shares guidelines for imposing green tax on old vehicles

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Anaemia in women, children aggravated in 2019: NFHS-5

As many as 68.4% children and 66.4% women surveyed suffered from anaemia in 2019

India bags top spot in child wasting rate: Global Hunger Index

The rate increased to 20.8 per cent among children under five this year

Rewind 2018: Health roundup of India

Major developments, policies, reports and disputes in the health sector

Appetite for junk

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Targeting silk industry