WHO published its World health statistics report 2025, revealing the deeper health impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on loss of lives, longevity and overall health and well-being. In just two years, between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years—the largest drop in recent history— reversing a …
The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN-IGME) updates child mortality estimates annually for monitoring progress. This report presents the UN-IGME’s latest estimates of under-five, infant and neonatal mortality and assesses progress towards MDG 4 at the country, regional and global levels. It aims to help countries and …
The infant mortality rate (IMR) is higher in the State compared to other South Indian states, according to S Selva Kumar, State mission director of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). For every 10 lakh children born every year in the State, nearly 35,000 die even before completing one year. …
New Delhi: India aims to meet the much-awaited goal of reaching the total fertility rate (TFR) — the average number of children born to a woman — to 2.1% by the end of 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17). The Planning Commission is likely to set the TFR target of 2.1 in …
As the world urbanizes, global health challenges are increasingly concentrated in cities. Currently, over 80% of the population in Latin America already lives in cities. The African urban population is projected to double in the next decade and China has urbanized in thirty years at a rate it took Europe …
Technically feasible and cost-effective interventions exist to reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality. This potential has not been fully realised due to the failure of health systems to improve the delivery and uptake of these priority interventions, particularly amongst the most vulnerable women and children. Underfunded investments in maternal, newborn, …
Feeding a newborn with breast milk within 6-8 hours of birth is essential as it helps reduce the infant mortality rate by over 10% annually. This was revealed by a study conducted by the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) in 2011. As the world commemorates breast feeding week from August …
Obstetricians and healthcare workers must pull out all stops in bringing down pregnancy related deaths was the primary objective of the maternal and perinatal health workshop sponsored by Asia Oceania Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and annual conference of Tiruchi Obstetrics and Gynaecological Society (TRIOGS) that concluded here on Sunday. …
JAIPUR: Each and every maternal death in the state will be audited on a monthly basis at the district health society meetings headed by district collectors. The decision was taken to bring down the high rate of maternal deaths, which is currently 318 per 1,00,000 lakh live births. Principal secretary, …
JAIPUR: One out of four women in Rajasthan delivers her child at home, which is a major cause of maternal deaths. The state government has a tough job on its hands to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) from 318 per lakh live births to 150 and infant mortality rate …
Latest Planning Report Says State’s Progress Is Off-Track Jaipur: The latest report for Rajasthan on the millennium development goals (MDG) released by the state planning board revealed that the state is likely to miss its targeted goals set for 2015. The state has performed poorly in many of the indicators …
David Osrin and colleagues report findings from their cluster-randomized trial in Mumbai slums that evaluated whether facilitator-supported womens groups improved perinatal outcomes. Original Source
Even in countries with rapidly growing economies, large number of people still resort to open defecation: 626 million in India, 14 million in China & 7 million in Brazil finds this 2012 report which assesses the regional progress on eight MDGs. Three important targets on poverty, slums and water have …
The Child Development Index (CDI) offers a fascinating insight into how children are faring around the world. Key findings of this new edition of the CDI are: Overall improvement rates in child well-being almost doubled in the first decade of the 21st century; Developing countries experienced faster rates of progress …
JAIPUR: With the launch of Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojna (JSSY), the state government has succeeded in increasing the number of institutional deliveries.The state government figure shows, since the launch of JSSY in September 2011 , the state government has registered over 5.30 lakh institutional deliveries upto May 25, 2012. Rajasthan …
WASHINGTON, 15 JUNE: US secretary of state Hillary Clinton congratulated India on having a full year without a single polio case and said the country, along with Ethiopia, is exemplary in stepping up and taking responsibility of child mortality. “Ethiopia and India are two of the countries hit hardest by …
Pneumonia and diarrhea are the two leading causes of infant mortality, together accounting for nearly one-third of all deaths among children under 5 around the world. This amounts to more than 2 million lives lost each year. Both diseases are easily preventable and curable, a new United Nations Children's Fund …
GUWAHATI, June 12 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today launched Chief Minister’s Vision for Women & Children 2016 highlighting 16 goals, including bringing down of infant and maternal mortality rates, at a function held at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra auditorium here today. Launching the vision document, Gogoi said that it aims …
Assan Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday unveiled a Vision Document for women and children, setting an ambitious target of bringing down the state’s alarming infant mortality and maternal mortality rates even below the national average. “We want to put Assam among the top five states of the country, and …
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday unveiled a Vision for Women and Children, 2016 setting a target of bringing down the State’s alarming infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality (MMR) rate even below the national average. “Assam may have achieved the sixth highest rate of improvement in …
New Delhi: Planning Commission on Wednesday finalised the annual plan for Manipur at Rs 3,500 crores for the year 2012-13. This was finalised at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Ibobi Singh on Wednesday. In his comments on the performance of the …
