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. …
Continuous pulse polio rounds is one of the reasons contributing to poor coverage under other immunization drives in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has admitted after a first ever random sample study on such drives. It has also stressed on improved coverage of immunization in the slums, where …
Two weeks after the death of three children in Mumbai following the administration different immunisation dosages, the committee formed by the state government and BMC health authorities has come out with a preliminary report on the cause of the deaths. According to the doctors in the committee, the deaths were …
State's second polio case this year detected in powerloom town that has a huge migrant population, child had not been immunised in UP Fourteen-month-old Raj Gupta sleeps soundly on the hospital bed at the Indira Gandhi Memorial hospital, Bhiwandi, even as his mother eyes well up at mention of polio. …
Greenpeace says the world's most popular electronic game consoles contain high levels of toxic chemicals, though they do not pose an immediate danger to gamers. A report by the environmental watchdog group says Nintendo's Wii, the Sony Playstation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 use varying degrees of bromine, PVCs and …
With a view to increasing the access of safe motherhood and child health services under RCH-2 programme, participation of hospitals of non-government and private sectors is being ensured. The willing private and non-government hospitals are being authorised under the programme after fulfilling the stipulated standards. At the 198 private hospitals …
Japanese could face a future eating only rice and potatoes with no meat because of growing global food shortages and an alarmingly low rate of food self-sufficiency, a government report said Friday. About 60% of food consumed in Japan is imported from countries such as the United States, China, Australia …
A large number of students of primary schools in the district are suffering from anaemia and worm infection. To tackle the problem, a campaign to "de-worm" primary schoolchildren of the state has been started with a target of giving oral pills to 13,63,466 students. The children will be given a …
Poverty causes malnutrition, but malnutrition also contributes to poverty through increased morbidity, impaired development in children, and reduced capacity for work and productivity in adults. In rich countries food is a relatively small part of household consumption (10
Report attributes death of infants to human error at Tiruvallur PHC THE measles vaccine administered to children in Tamil Nadu has been given a clean chit by the Central Drugs Laboratory at Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh. In its report submitted to the Union Health Ministry, the lab suggested that human …
Social Marketing Company (SMC) launched its micronutrient programme in the city yesterday through introduction of 'MoniMix' -- a micronutrient powder which can be easily mixed at home to fortify foods to address childhood Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA), says a press release. Sheri-Nouane Johnson, director of PHN Team, USAID, Dhaka and …
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday said it sees no reason to tell consumers to stop using products such as baby bottles made with a controversial chemical found in many plastic items. Norris Alderson, the FDA's associate commissioner for science, said although the regulatory agency is reviewing …
BEIJING: China's capital recorded its first death from hand, foot and mouth disease on Wednesday as the authorities tried to contain the spread of the potent virus just three months before the city hosts the Olympic Games. The illness has sickened tens of thousands of children across the country and …
The Canadian government has announced that it intends to ban the import and sale of baby bottles that contain a potentially dangerous chemical, bisphenol A. Bisphenol A (bpa) is a common plastic ingredient that is used to make polycarbonate plastic, which mimics glass but is lighter and shatter-resistant, and epoxy …
The uk food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency, has called for a voluntary ban on six artificial colours from food and drink by 2009 saying that the additives have possible side effects on children's behaviour. It also advised the government to push for a European Union-wide ban. In the light …
Of the many issues that will be discussed at the 61st World Health Assembly in Geneva this month, prevention and control of non-communicable diseases is what the food industry will be following closely. Its future, and growth plan, will depend on the outcome of the deliberations in Geneva. The World …
The proportion of children in the country's population has fallen to an all-time low of 13.5 per cent. That's a demographic catastrophe that is without precedent in the developed world, writes BLAINE HARDEN Japan celebrated a national holiday, last Monday, in honour of its children. But Children's Day might just …
Even as health officials investigate the death of two children after they were administered Hepatitis B and DTP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) vaccines, TOI has learnt of one more incident in which a two-month-old died this week, this time after taking the BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccine given to prevent childhood …
The mid-day meal programme, being run in the State, for school children at times makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. In several schools and anganwadis the tendency of providing sub-standard food or serving less food has become common. Government brings these schemes and programmes with good intentions but its …
Elementary education being the foundation of pyramid in the education system has been accorded high priority. To ensure "Education for All' the Department of School Education and Literacy has a multi pronged approach. Two flagship programmes are being implemented viz. the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Mid-Day Meal Programme …
