India among worst performers in maternal and child health

Report also mentions that one-third of child deaths occur in South Asia

Dangerous play

Small doses of chemicals harm foetus

India still has a high rate of malnutrition, reveals new National Health Survey

West Bengal has more wasted children than a decade ago

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Mounting Evidence, Collapsing Public Health

IN SHORT

Over 15 years of incentivised institutional delivery: Has it ensured safe births?

The nine focus states continue to have the highest MMR

New biotech missions to focus on drug resistance, fortified crops

Union minister launches Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Missions

Supreme Court raps Centre over non-implementation of Food Security Act

Till now, the Centre has issued three notifications for the extension of the deadline

In Short

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UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries

Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015

Brain dead

When pencils and paints lead to lower IQ

Junk life

Fast food and slow death

Tropic of cancer

Childhood cancer rates in India are increasing by six per cent every year

Kerala sees sharp fall in sex ratio at birth despite being best in overall category

Bihar and Maharashtra are other major states where sex ratio at birth declined 

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As told to Parliament (March 21, 2023): Maternal mortality went down to 97 per 100,000 live births in 2018-20

All that was discussed in the House through the day  

Anganwadi workers hit the streets in protest

Allege government failure in implementation of remuneration hike, other demands not met

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Programme for maternal and child malnutrition gets Rs 300 crore

It was announced last year but could not take off due to fund crunch

Matter of life and death

India has maximum infant deaths in the world

Lancet study says 5.5 million infant deaths in the world go unrecorded

India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns

Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old