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Four babies die in M.P. after anti-measles vaccine
Nurse, other officials suspended for negligence
Bhopal: Four babies died and 16 were taken ill after being administered anti-measles shots at a government health centre in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Saturday, officials said on Sunday. A nurse has been arrested on charges of negligence and two others suspended.
- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Now, a kitchen from Bangalore for Mumbai's poor kids
Mumbai: While education for the city’s underprivileged children is of utmost importance, it is equally exigent that they get regular, nutritious meals.
- Date:
- 15/03/2010
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- Daily News Analysis (Mumbai)
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MP Minister admits rise in infant mortality
LALIT SHASTRI
The Madhya Pradesh minister for health and family welfare, Anup Mishra admitted in the Assembly that the infant mortality rate was high in the state but at the same time pointed out that it is wrong to draw a conclusion on the basis of a sample survey.
- Date:
- 12/03/2010
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- Asian Age (New Delhi)
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Over one lakh underfed M.P. kids die in four years
Mahim Pratap Singh
Bhopal: One lakh twenty-two thousand four hundred and twenty-two. That's the number of “malnutrition-affected” children who have died in Madhya Pradesh over the past four years, according to Health Minister Anup Mishra's confession in the State Assembly earlier this week.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Hindu (New Delhi)
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Govt asks schools to pull up socks
Keeping in view the deplorable condition of mid-day meal scheme in Government schools in national Capital, Directorate of Education (DoE) has issued certain instructions to the schools regarding monitoring of mid-day meal and inspection of kitchens of service providers. In a circular issued by the DoE, schools have been asked to monitor the quality of food and hygiene in the kitchens.
- Date:
- 11/03/2010
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- Pioneer (New Delhi)
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State infant mortality rate now below national average
In what can be considered good news in the field of child care in Assam, the State Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has come down to 48 per thousand from the 65 per thousand in the year 2005.
- Date:
- 10/03/2010
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- Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
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MP govt admits: 71 kids died daily since 2005, crores returned unspent
Admitting to the highest infant mortality rate in the country, Madhya Pradesh today said that 130,233 children died in the state before attaining the age of five between 2005 and 2009.
- Date:
- 09/03/2010
- Source:
- Indian Express (New Delhi)
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Diagnosing asthma in children to get easier
Pune With environmental pollution, eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle making children prone to asthma, an initiative by the Chest Research Foundation (CRF) is set to make asthma detection easy.
- Date:
- 06/03/2010
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- Indian Express (Mumbai)
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MP is first in child mortality
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh expressed serious concern over the report submitted to United Nations Human Rights Council by The Asian Legal Resources Centre (ALRC). The report said that Madhya Pradesh is number one in child mortality rate in the whole world!
- Date:
- 05/03/2010
- Source:
- Central Chronicle (Bhopal)
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A major boost for state’s Mid-day meal programme
K P Sai Kiran
NEW DELHI: The Centre has made a substantial hike in the fund allocation for the Mid-day Meal Scheme in Kerala for the academic year 2010-11. The state has been allocated Rs 218 crore - close to double the last year’s amount.
- Date:
- 04/03/2010
- Source:
- New Indian Express (Kochi)
