Indian under-fives the most vulnerable in the world (Second Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Despite the government's efforts to improve maternal and child health, the latest report released by UNICEF shows India had the highest number of deaths of ... Read more...
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US lauds India’s role in eradicating polio
August 28th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The US appreciates India's role in eradicating polio and the joint effort by both the countries towards ensuring child survival, US representative to the United ... Read more...
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Migration worse for urban children: UNICEF report
February 29th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) With more than 50 percent of the world's population now living in urban areas, urban migration has worsened the reach of social schemes on health ... Read more...
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Asia-Pacific unlikely to meet hunger, child mortality goals
February 17th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Asia-Pacific region has made big gains in reducing poverty, but is unlikely to meet the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on eradicating ... Read more...
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24 percent Indian kids go hungry: Survey (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) India may be an economic success story. But a Save the Children study says around a quarter of Indian kids in the 0-6 age group ... Read more...
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24 percent Indian kids go hungry daily: Survey
February 15th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Nearly 30 percent of Indian families have been forced to cut back on food due to rising prices, while around a quarter of kids go ... Read more...
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New therapy could help beat Hepatitis C virus
January 17th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 17 (IANS) Scientists have found a way to block the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and possibly benefit 170 million people worldwide.The breakthrough opens the way for new therapies ... Read more...
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99th Indian Science Congress to focus on women, missiles (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The 99th Indian Science Congress (ISC), the country's largest such event, will be held in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar Jan 3-7 on the theme ... Read more...
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Over half of Indian kids are without immunisation
July 20th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) More than half of Indian children under the age of two do not receive comprehensive routine immunisation, a study by an NGO said Wednesday.According to ... Read more...
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Spanish footballer meets Delhi slum dwellers
June 30th, 2011 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Popular Spanish footballer Fernando Llorente interacted with several families living in the slums of Okhla here, a NGO said Thursday.Llorente is the ambassador of Save ... Read more...
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IT, communications powerful development tools: Sibal
May 16th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Information and communication technologies (ICT) are powerful toolds of development and can help eradicate poverty, achieve universal primary education and reduce child mortality, Communications Minister ... Read more...
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India, China have contributed significantly to global poverty eradication: IMF and WB
April 17th, 2011 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr. 17 (ANI): The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have both said that most of the developing countries are close to meeting key targets for tackling extreme ... Read more...
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WHO backs joint efforts to save lives in southeast Asia
March 9th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) As the southeast Asian region accounts for 26 percent of the world population and continues to struggle with a huge disease burden, the World Health ... Read more...
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New approach for monitoring child health in developing countries
February 2nd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Scientists have suggested a new approach to monitoring the relationship between nutrition and child mortality in developing countries.Based on dozens of surveys compiled over 20 years, changes ... Read more...
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1.8m female infant, child deaths in India linked to violence against mums
January 6th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has revealed that the deaths of 1.8 million female infants and children in India ... Read more...
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Urgent steps sought for saving world’s poor children dying of neglect
January 5th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 5 (ANI): World should take immediate steps to save the poorest children dying of neglect and failed government policies, well known religious statesman Rajan Zed stated in Nevada (USA) ... Read more...
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Women in science to be focus next Congress
January 4th, 2011 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) In a move to attract more women to science and technology, the Indian Science Congress (ISC) next year will focus on the role of women in science, said ... Read more...
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Patil calls for continued efforts for women empowerment
November 19th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Puttaparti (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 19 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday called for continuing efforts to empower women through education, awareness and opportunities.Addressing women's day celebrations as part of the 85th birthday ... Read more...
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Efforts on to increase number of health professionals: PM
October 1st, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Stating that India needs more health professionals, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said that a scheme has been approved which would help add nearly 5,000 post-graduate ... Read more...
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Human Resources Health Bill to be introduced in Parliament soon
October 1st, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday said a bill for setting up a National Council for 'Human Resources in Health' will be introduced in Parliament ... Read more...
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India to host global forum on women’s, child’s health
September 25th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Health experts and political leaders from across the world will meet in the capital mid-November to discuss the state of women's and child's health across the ... Read more...
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“The great goals are within reach” - UN’s Ban
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the General Assembly on Thursday calling on the international community to pull together as the “great goals” of the world ... Read more...
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Film festival to highlight millennium development goals
September 18th, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The capital is hosting a two-day international film festival featuring short films on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
The festival, "Eight", will showcase short films on themes ... Read more...
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Rising education levels among women save kids’ lives
September 17th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 17 (ANI): Rising education levels among women save children's lives worldwide, reveals a new research.According to the study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the ... Read more...
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Aid for maternal, newborn and child health doubled over 5yrs
September 17th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): New statistics have revealed that the amount of official development assistance (ODA) to maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) in developing countries has apparently doubled between 2003 and ... Read more...
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India needs to improve implementation of social schemes
September 15th, 2010 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India has done well in eradicating poverty, improving healthcare and primary education, but lax implementation of programmes has been the main hurdle in achieving the ... Read more...
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Decentralisation of power key to fighting poverty: Aiyar
September 13th, 2010 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Ahead of a UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review meeting in New York next week, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, a nominated member of the Rajya ... Read more...
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Party politics affecting development plans: Tharoor
September 11th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Sep 11 (IANS) Contending that party politics is adversely affecting implementation of development plans, former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor Saturday criticised the Kerala government for ... Read more...
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Scrap Vitamin A programme for kids, say leading nutritionists
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Killugudi Jayaraman
Bangalore, July 22 (IANS) Top Indian nutritionists have urged the Indian government to scrap the ongoing programme of "massive-dose" Vitamin A administration to children."Vitamin A deficiency is no longer ... Read more...
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G8 pledges $7.3 bn for poor countries
June 26th, 2010 - 6:52 am ICT by IANS
Huntsville (Canada), June 26 (DPA) World leaders and donor groups have pledged $7.3 billion in aid by 2015 to reduce child mortality and save women in poor countries from dying in childbirth, ... Read more...
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Child mortality down by 30 percent from 1990 levels: Report
May 25th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Moving closer towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for reducing child mortality, a decline of close to 30 percent has been recorded in deaths below the age ... Read more...
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World Health Assembly passes first-ever resolution to fight childhood pneumonia
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): The World Health Assembly has, for the first-time ever, passed a resolution to fight childhood pneumonia, the world's leading cause of child mortality.The resolution, approved by a consensus, ... Read more...
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Save mothers, invest more in their health care: Shabana
May 7th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi May 7 (IANS) Thousands of mothers die during child birth so we need to invest more to save them, says actress and activist Shabana Azmi.
"This Mother's Day is a ... Read more...
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Inbreeding may have caused Darwin family ills
May 5th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 5 (IANS) Charles Darwin's worries about possible adverse effects of inbreeding in his family seem to have been justified, says a new study.
Darwin married his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, and ... Read more...
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G8 urged to help reduce maternal, child mortality
April 26th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 26 (IANS) G8 development ministers should take a strong stand on fulfilling the global promise to reduce maternal and child mortality and eliminate health disparities among nations and communities, ... Read more...
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