Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
At least 3,000 pregnant women have fled the fighting in northern Sri Lanka in recent days and some 350 will give birth in the next month, according to estimates by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. With health services increasingly challenged by the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs), UNFPA …
Chickenpox is a rather common infectious illness among children, particularly those under the age of 12 years. The maximum incidence of the disease is in those aged 1-6 years while children older than 14 years account for only about 10% of cases. Annual global incidence is estimated to be around …
Fresh efforts and funding to tackle malaria in recent years have brought the goal of eradicating the deadly disease within sight, health experts said on Friday. Wiping out malaria worldwide could take decades but many countries where it is endemic are on the brink of eliminating the disease, which infects …
Although the country has made significant progress in reducing under-five child mortality, the rates of neonatal and maternal mortality still remain high, creating obstacle to achieving the target of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) four and five by 2015. According to Unicef Country Report 2009, around 12,000 mothers and 120,000 newborn …
Although the country has made significant progress in reducing under-five child mortality, the rates of neonatal and maternal mortality still remain high, creating obstacle to achieving the target of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) four and five by 2015. According to Unicef Country Report 2009, around 12,000 mothers and 120,000 newborn …
Mainstreaming the ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha, homeopathy systems should imply deep changes in maternity care. Big changes there are, but in the wrong direction. Aiming to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, the National Rural Health Mission
Julah Majra in Nawanshahr district is one of the few villages in Punjab where one gets to savour an unusual sight. As the final bell rings at the government school here, hundreds of girls, clearly outnumbering the boys, tramp out of the classrooms.
Speakers at a workshop yesterday stressed the need for community participation to ensure safe motherhood. Highlighting the present maternal mortality and morbidity situation, they stressed the need for reactivating community clinics with adequate manpower and logistics so that the pregnant women have easy access to healthcare facilities. The theme of …
The National Rural Health Mission, a scheme under the Union government to provide effective healthcare to the rural populace, is likely to get extended up to 2017, as certain programmes under the scheme were very well responded to in some parts of the country. The scheme was launched in the …
This recent study conducted by Professor David Rich and colleagues from the School of Public Health in Piscataway, New Jersey, found that exposure to traffic pollution could affect fetal development and lead to an increased chance of having a small baby. This study suggest that ambient air pollution, perhaps specifically …
A study conducted by National Family Health Survey revealed that more than 70 per cent middle-aged Indian women are iron deficient. More than 400 million women suffer from anaemia due to iron deficiency. In West Bengal, it has been found out, that two out of every five women are prone …
The researchers previously documented significant decreases in chlorpyrifos concentrations in maternal personal and indoor air samples among pregnant African-American and Dominican women from New York City after the 2000
SONEPUR: Maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Sonepur has registered a sharp rise. As per a survey, in 2005, 208 maternal mortality cases were reported which went up to 279 in 2006. In 2007, MMR count stood at 283. Of the total deaths, 47.8 per cent women were below 18 years …
The World Bank has said that the maternal mortality ratios in four countries, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan are still 2 to 4 times higher than the millennium development goals (MDG) set for 2015, however, Sri Lank has shown an improved performance. This was revealed in new report launched …
This report highlights that the region faces enormous challenges in addressing inequalities in reproductive health of poor women, and focuses on the risks they face. This phenomenon perpetuates an inter-generational cycle of poverty. The report calls for an integration of reproductive health services and decentralized planning to target poor geographic …
