UN, World Bank to jointly address global challenges
August 10th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 10 (IANS) The UN and the World Bank agreed Thursday to work more closely in addressing global challenges, including sustainable development, health and education.In his meeting with ... Read more...
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President asks Mizoram to activate Chakma health centre
August 3rd, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Aug 3 (IANS) The president's secretariat has asked the Mizoram government to activate a primary health centre, constructed 20 years ago in Mizoram's Chakma tribal-inhabited region but non-operational ... Read more...
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Haryana bans gutka, pan masala from Aug 15
July 20th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday announced a ban from Aug 15 on the manufacturing, storage, distribution or sale of gutka, pan masala, zarda and other chewable products ... Read more...
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‘Cubans immune to dozens of diseases’
January 9th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 9 (IANS) People in Cuba are immune to dozens of illness that kill millions of people in the rest of the world, health experts in the Communist-ruled nation ... Read more...
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Raise health budget, demand celebrities, students
November 26th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) From urban students to village dwellers to celebrities, brought together by a two-week campaign focusing on child health and infant mortality, have demanded ... Read more...
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Need urgent solutions to prevent child deaths, says NGO
November 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Urgent workable solutions is the need of the hour to prevent child deaths in India, where millions of children below the age of five die ... Read more...
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Shortage of health workers increases child deaths: NGO
September 20th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Facing a shortage of 2.6 million health workers, millions of children below the age of five in India are at risk of dying every year ... Read more...
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David Cameron’s 7-yr-old daughter wants to become a pop star
March 30th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 30 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron once confessed that the latest series of 'The X Factor' saw him and daughter Nancy rooting for different acts.Now it seems the ... Read more...
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Children safer in Kabul than London: NATO envoy
November 22nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A British diplomat has sparked fury after claiming that Kabul is a safer place for children than Britain's major cities.Afghanistan has one of the world's highest child mortality ... Read more...
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Immunizing kids against diseases key to achieving child survival goals
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): Global health and development chiefs in New York have said that immunizing children against preventable diseases is critical to achieving United Nations-led goals to reduce child deaths.At an ... Read more...
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Protesters call G8 leaders for action on poverty
June 25th, 2010 - 6:03 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 25 (DPA) Two aid groups organised protests Thursday dressed as "pregnant" world leaders to call on the Group of Eight (G8) leading economies to take action against poverty and child ... Read more...
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At-risk adults tend to blame genes for ill-health than change lifestyle
June 9th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 9 (ANI): People, who are more at risk of disease, are more likely to give too much importance to genetic causes of disease than change their lifestyle, according to researchers. ... Read more...
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Mobility promotes healthier lifestyle among kids
March 30th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 30 (IANS) Children with access to physical activity are more likely to lead healthier lifestyles, says a new finding.
The 'Vertical Living Kids' study, led by Carolyn Whitzman, University of Melbourne ... Read more...
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One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns
March 10th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS) One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday.
Nearly half of Nepal's 75 districts, mainly in the west and mountain regions, are ... Read more...
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Azad praises Bill Gates for helping curb AIDS
July 24th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who met Bill Gates here, Friday praised him and his foundation for helping India curb the spread of AIDS.
According to a ... Read more...
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G8 leaders asked to do more to save poor children
July 8th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) An international NGO has asked G8 leaders gathered in Italy to do more to save the world's poorest children, stating that 9.2 million kids die every year ... Read more...
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Thai Rock Band Urge Youth to stay away from Cigarettes
May 31st, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by admin
By Jittima JantanamalakaA Thai Rock Band group by the name of Mulatto is really creating waves these days in Thailand. It can really be called a smoke free and environment friendly band, ... Read more...
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Beckham reveals what he is doing to save people from malaria
April 21st, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr.21 (ANI): England winger David Beckham has said that he is horrified to learn that close to 90,000 children are suffering from malaria in Africa, and believes that every one ... Read more...
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‘Health care investment can’t focus on disease specific programmes’
March 28th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Experts here feel this is the time to cut down on disease specific programmes in health policy and invest in basic infrastructure as cost of health care ... Read more...
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Doha conference urges more efforts to achieve MDGs
December 3rd, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Dec 3 (DPA) Participants at the Doha Review Conference for Development Finance have called for the international community to redouble its efforts to achieve the UN millennium development goals (MDGs)."In a ... Read more...
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Obese to pay for their own healthcare Down Under
October 5th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 5 (ANI): As the annual cost of treating preventable diseases hits 5 billion dollars in Australia, State Government has proposed a plan, under which obese people may have to ... Read more...
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Remote Oriya tribe battles British mining giant Vedanta over eviction move
July 19th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): Orissa''s Dongria Kondh tribe, said to be one of the world''s most remote hill tribes, is waging a huge struggle against being evicted by Vedanta Resources, one ... Read more...
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Pygmies’ short life spans may be behind their small size
December 11th, 2007 - 4:17 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 11 (ANI): A new study suggests that the smaller life spans of pygmies across the world might be a reason as to why they are smaller in size than average ... Read more...
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