What does NFHS-5 tell us about unmet needs in contraception, family planning
Unmet needs of family planning declined in most states and Union territories except Meghalaya
COVID-19: How rise in child marriages impacts economy
The risks associated with child marriage do not end with girls married before 18: It leads to an intergenerational cycle of poverty …
Africa fighting maternal, neonatal mortality with community-level interventions, technology
Sub-Saharan Africa is leveraging emerging technologies to improve access to basic provisions to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality
Making love in the time of radioactivity
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster has not only affected human beings, but has even drastically changed the lives of worms. Scientists have recently …
Persistent poison
Review highlights need to ban organochlorines worldwide
Reproductive crisis? Sperm counts dropping rapidly worldwide
Mean sperm count dropped to 49 million/ml from from 104 million/ml in 46 years
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Cancer drug touted as fertility pill
Cancer drug letrozole is at the centre of a controversy over its being promoted as a fertility enhancer. The Union government has issued notices …
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why dispelling stigma, promoting hygiene practices need govt intervention
The Rajasthan government allocated Rs 200 crore to Free Medicine Scheme to facilitate dispensation of free sanitary napkins
Population populism: UP bill should empower, not control people
Solution to population problem lies in ensuring socio-economic development by addressing issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, …
Serious flaws in the government’s population control policy
Women fall victim to failed sterilisation, while the government remains unaware of this missing link in population surge
Hidden Hunger: Every second child globally deficient in micronutrients, finds report
56% preschool aged children, 69% non-pregnant women of reproductive age lack in iron, zinc & vit A
World Population Day 2020: Women suffered most as COVID-19 took a toll on reproductive health
Women had to skip abortions, undergo unwanted pregnancies, deliver babies at home and suffer domestic violence
Indigenous hormone kits
Cheap and stable at high temperature
Rahima Moosa: South Africa’s only mother and child hospital is falling apart — a veteran doctor reflects on why
The country’s health ombudsman recently published a shocking investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
NCDs emerge as a major cause for maternal deaths
WHO study says 1 in 4 maternal deaths are caused by pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity and HIV
‘Periods don't stop for pandemics, neither should our activism’
Srilekha Chakraborty, the woman behind menstrual health campaign #PeriodsPeCharcha, talks about introducing changes in ways menstrual health is …
Experts call for holistic approach to reproductive healthcare
Urge governments to give women free healthcare to reduce maternal mortality