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  

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

Recalling 2020: How COVID-19 impacted kids

2020 was a topsy-turvy year and the new normal kept us away from a lot. As the year comes to a close, here’s a look back at the fears …

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

India loses up to $46 billion to malnourishment

Report by children’s non-profit links childhood malnourishment to educational performance, adult income and GDP

Screen time and ADHD: Looking for the connection

Growing evidence shows that mobile phone use can lead to developmental problems by the time they reach school age

70,000 children born during Ebola outbreak in Liberia at risk of exclusion if not registered, warns UNICEF

UN body supporting drive to register the children

Unsung babies

Exposure to ddt increases the risk of child mortality

End of innocence

Children exposed to DDT attain early puberty

Tender ones at risk

Children face increasing threat from garden pesticides

Killing pollution

The Menace Within

Project to review the impact of indoor air pollution

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

Law Commission Report on age of consent missed opportunity to de-criminalise sex between minors

The Law Commission’s recommendation would put married girls of 15-18 years at greater risk of marital rape, as there would be no legal …

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  

World Cancer Day 2023: Indian children with the disease are in dire straits; here is why

Children with cancer in India grapple with lack of awareness, adequate treatment and low survival rate

Extreme weather events in India made women, children more vulnerable to modern slavery, flags report

Cyclones in India, particularly in the Sundarbans, made locals vulnerable to traffickers and drove them into forced labour, the report …

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

Can we compromise on procreation in the wake of climate change

In the context of climate change, too much harsh knowledge about environmental tragedies is creating a sense of hopelessness and helplessness in …

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 

Increased participation of women in workforce will lead to better outcomes: ILO report

The paper says that enterprises with gender-inclusive cultures are over 60 per cent more likely to have improved profits and productivity

Living in Hell

Residents of Peera Garhi, a village in outer Delhi, are having to deal with a nightmare. A highly polluting plastics industry is to blame

Now a papaya-clay filter

The hybrid clay filter could be the cost-effective answer to water purification

On a weak limb