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 …
From 48 In 2009 To 44 In 2010, Fall Is Of 4 Points Gandhinagar: In a positive development for a state which is under fire for poor nutrition levels and high child morbidity, Gujarat’s Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has experienced a fall of four points, from 48 in 2009 to …
Himachal, Madhya Pradesh show the way in child care n The country’s latest Infant Mortality Rate is 47 as against 50 in 2009, indicating a reduced mortality of three infants per 1000 live births n If this rate of drop is sustained, India could achieve the target of bringing down …
Thiruvananthapuram: The state health department has decided to clear the controversy over the pentavalent vaccine scare in Kerala by seeking the help of an expert team to find out what led to the death of an infant on Thursday. The team comprising experts from the Unicef, World Health Organisation and …
Dismissing reports of the deaths of children after administration of pentavalent vaccine in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan as unrelated, the Centre has decided to introduce this vaccine as part of the routine immunisation programme in Kerala on Wednesday. The vaccine, that will prevent children from five life-threatening diseases, will …
In order to reduce the infant mortality rate due to HIV transmission from mother to child, the Maharashtra State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) has kicked off a programme —Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) — in the state. As per the EID programme, children of HIV positive mothers will be screened six …
India is at the door step of the Twelfth five-year plan starting from April 2012, which will see the country through the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is imperative therefore, the proximity or distance from the MDG-targets in terms of the statistical measures demonstrated in …
“We aim to immunise all children in the age group of nine months to 10 years irrespective of their immunisation status. This is part of the Central Government's massive anti-measles catch-up vaccination drive that will try and cover more than 13 crore children in 14 vulnerable States,” said Union Health …
Bill has provision for free meals, besides an allowance of Rs 6,000 to all pregnant women. Ahead of assembly elections in seven states next year, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is planning a big push towards its social security agenda. For, its Cabinet note on Food Security Bill has …
Malda, Nov. 14: A fresh spate of crib deaths at the Malda Medical College and Hospital has left 11 babies dead in a day. Eight of them died this morning. Of them, one is a year-old. The rest are newborns. Hospital superintendent Himadri Anri said no efforts were spared to …
New Delhi: The state government’s claims of better child healthcare lie exposed. Between 2009 and 2010, the infant mortality rate (children dying within the first year of birth) has increased 18.5% — from 18.96 per thousand to 22.47 per thousand. At the same time, the number of still-births has almost …
New Delhi: All district hospitals will have a sick newborn care unit (SNCU) to handle critical neonatal cases in the next five years. The Union health ministry has decided to roll out SNCUs across the nation to take care of children born at full term with low birth weight. The …
Even as the chief minister, Miss Mamata Banerjee continues to remain silent on the crib deaths in the state, her nominee at the Centre, Union minister of state for health, Mr Sudip Bandopadhyay, today said that the child mortality rate in West Bengal is lower than the national average and …
This paper evaluates the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) as a framework for measuring development and, subject to qualifications arising from that evaluation, assesses how India is doing in terms of the MDGs.
LUCKNOW: A baby girl, who is likely to be born on Sunday (Oct 31) in a village on the city's outskirts is all set to embody the cause of seven lakh girls who go missing in India. To be identified as the seven billionth citizen of the Earth, she would …
President Mohamed Nasheed has said that experts estimate the population of Maldives to reach 400,000 by the year 2025. In his weekly radio address delivered Friday morning, the President spoke on the world population reaching a record 7 billion next Monday, noting that it was an achievement in many aspects. …
A day after 13 children were reported dead at the B C Roy Children’s Hospital at Kolkata, at least 16 more babies have reportedly died in two government hospitals in the state in last 24 hours. Four more babies died at Kolkata’s B C Roy hospital and 12 newborns are …
BURDWAN/KOLKATA, 28 OCT: Close on the heels of the uproar over crib deaths at a Kolkata Hospital, the Burdwan Medical College & Hospital (BMCH) recorded deaths of 12 newborns in 24 hours. The director of medical education, Dr Susanta Banerjee, and the state health commissioner, Mr Dilip Ghosh, rushed to …
SHILLONG: About 37.7 percent of the state’s population has been covered under the Measles Catch Up Campaign which is being carried out to provide children between 9 months to 10 years of age with an additional dose of Measles vaccine, irrespective of previous vaccination status or disease history since October …
Close to one lakh children below the age of five years died of diarrhoea attributable to rotavirus infection in 2008, accounting for 22 per cent of the total deaths reported globally, reports the latest edition of the Lancet Infection Diseases magazine. Diarrhoea related with the rotavirus infection resulted in 453,000 …
The Ministry of Health and Population, Child Health Department has informed that around 3.7 million children were administered vitamin 'A' capsules and 3.4 million children were given medicine for tapeworm on October 19 and 20 across the country as per the ministry's regular programme, RSS reported Friday. According to Director …
