Every breath you take

Pollutants in the air damage more than the lungs, warn health experts

Mobile technology to be used to improve maternal and child health in Africa

Smartphones will help health workers track the health of expecting mothers and their unborn children

As told to Parliament (March 17, 2023): Over 44 million cases of COVID-19 confirmed in India

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Aerosol pollution has huge impact on India’s infant mortality, crop productivity: Study

Regional weather patterns & topography to blame, shows analysis

Africa's non-communicable disease burden likely to worsen without political will

Africa has the resources and support to tackle non-communicable diseases; all it requires is political will to seize the opportunity

INDIA

22 infants die in Kolkata hospital

Food security bill forgoes nutrition security

The bill will ensure food for millions of hungry Indians. But has the government identified them?

Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

After decades of intense research, two new malaria vaccines have come to market

TB battle took a backseat during COVID-19 pandemic; Cases, drug resistance go up, finds WHO

Global spending on essential tuberculosis services decreased from $6 billion in 2019 to $5.4 billion in 2021.

Weight gain during pregnancy may help shorter women have healthy babies

UNICEF estimates that 8 million babies are born with low weight every year in India

Maternal mortality on a decline, but challenges remain

An earlier report had said that India accounts for the maximum number of maternal deaths in the world — 17 per cent or nearly 50,000 …

Why women in Jharkhand’s backward areas are denied basic maternal care

Adivasis, often believed to be "resistant", have made attempts to engage with the modern healthcare system. But it is the health …

What ails Bundi?

Dinsa Sachan scours the Rajasthan district’s health centres for answers

25% healthcare centres lack water facilities, 20% sanitation facilities: WHO

The report highlights that each year 17 million women in least developed countries give birth in centres with inadequate facilities for water, …

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

Charges of culpable homicide against Kerala minister dropped

Children of a lesser god

Children don't have a voice. They can't lobby or fight governments. The initiative lies with India's medical establishment and the civil society

Soft Target

Children are bearing the brunt of environmental degradation. Across the class divide, they are eating, drinking and breathing poison. And their …

Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha

Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts

5 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2021, 1.9 million stillborn: UN reports

A death of child or youth every 4.4 seconds; many could have been prevented with equitable access to high-quality healthcare

India is reeling under hunger. Will government intervention during COVID-19 help?

Data on nutrition status during COVID-19 could help improve future nutrition programmes in India  

Trans people twice as likely to die as cis men, women: Lancet study over 5 decades

Mortality risk among trans people did not decrease between 1972 and 2018; the risk may be higher in other countries due to social stigma, study …