Extreme weather in Africa: Floods affect 2 million children in 3 months in these 3 countries

Severe flooding has pushed children in Nigeria, Chad & South Sudan into increased risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition

Air pollution kills our children; and it isn’t even acknowledged

Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that Indian children die preventable deaths

Nearly every child will face frequent heatwaves by 2050: UNICEF 

1 in 4 children lives in areas where the average heatwave event lasts 4.7 days or longer

Road traffic injuries the second leading cause of death among children aged 5-14 years: WHO

Poverty increased risk of injury, violence; almost 90% of injury-related deaths in low & middle-income countries

COVID-19 : Why vaccinating children may be crucial

Vaccinating children will protect them against post-infectious conditions such as multisystem inflammatory syndrome; reduce risk of infection in …

Union Budget 2021-22: India's nutrition programme put on a diet

The budget has proposes Mission Poshan 2.0 to improve nutritional status of the country but has reduced funds  

World Food Day: Looking for a new avatar in COVID-19 times

What we now need is smart, systemic action to get the food to those who need it and improve it for those who have it, says FAO Director-…

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  

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 …

How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains

Success of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 shows promise for their use in achieving the vision of an effective universal influenza vaccine

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 …

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 …

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

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

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 

Ending child marriage, beyond slogans

Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2020-21 speech proposed a task force to review minimum age of marriage for women; child marriage is widely …

WHO releases policy recommendations to protect children from harmful effects of food marketing

Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences & consumption  

How COVID-19 is exposing children to traffickers

School closure due to COVID-19 has not only precluded many from access to education, but also from a source of shelter and nourishment

Air pollution second leading risk factor for death across Africa

14% of all deaths in children under five across Africa in 2019 linked to air pollution, finds HEI report