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 …
Millennium development goals: Bangladesh progress report 2011 is the fifth report on the progress monitoring of MDGs in Bangladesh after 2005. This report is prepared and published by the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission after taking inputs from different ministries/divisions/agencies that are implementing various programmes/projects with the …
KOLKATA, 30 JAN: With the recent crib deaths in state-run hospitals causing widespread public anger, the state health department is now blaming socio-economic factors for the high level of infant mortalities. According to senior health officials, many pregnant women in Malda ~ the district that has been the epicentre of …
MALDA, 29 JAN: Five more babies died at the Malda Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) in the past 24 hours taking the toll to 116 this month. A CPI-M delegation, including party’s Central committee leaders Mr Shyamal Chakraborty, Md Selim and Ms Shyamali Gupta, visited the hospital today. Mr Chakraborty …
The death toll of infants in the last seven days has risen to 21 with five more newborn dying on Thursday in the government-run Malda Sadar Hospital here, according to acting superintendent of the hospital M.A. Rashid. He said the cause of the death of the five new born babies, …
Over 55,000 women die due to child birth in India every year. Of the total children born in one year, a mind boggling 13 lakh die before they reach their first birthdays, most of them within a few weeks of entering this world. Another indicator that the world watches is …
Bhopal/Shivpuri : Even as the state government claims drastic decline in mortality rate in comparison to previous year in 2011, NGOs claim the figure has been exaggerated. According to state government 9000 infants were saved following installation of Neonatal Intensive Care units at district hospitals across the state. Citing decline …
For a country which is home to one-third of the world's poor, it has been the most striking failure of our public health system to reach out to them. It is not that some of the social or religious groups in particular lack access to quality healthcare facilities, but that …
The infant mortality rate (IMR) has shown a 3 point decline, dropping from 50 deaths per 1,000 live births to 47 and moving a step closer to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target of 30. However, IMR increased by one point in Kerala, Mizoram and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. …
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 …
