These women near Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill are growing greens in their backyards with a purpose
They are doing so as part of an initiative to improve women and girls’ access to nutrition; the vegetables are grown with natural inputs
Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system not to attack developing fetus
How does the immune system generally learn what to attack and what not to attack? A study tries to find out
Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk
Women’s health has too often been considered a niche area — even though it involves roughly 50% of the world’s population
The story of 114 Odisha villages becoming child-marriage free begins with a small victory in Rugudipali
The villagers have also created an enabling environment for adolescents so that they can continue their education
Anaemia in women, children aggravated in 2019: NFHS-5
As many as 68.4% children and 66.4% women surveyed suffered from anaemia in 2019
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 …
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults
COVID-19 can reverse decades of progress in eliminating child deaths: UN
Almost 68% of 77 countries surveyed reported at least some disruption in health checks and immunisation services, which may lead to increase in …
Stillborn in Africa: UN pegs number at a million every year
Situation has worsened in 2 decades, may slip further due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns Unicef report
Laws alone won’t end female genital mutilation in India: Mariya Taher
Down To Earth speaks to Mariya Taher, the co-founder and United States executive director of non-profit Sahiyo on Female Genital …