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. …
Progress in newborn survival has been slow, and even more so for reductions in stillbirths. To meet Every Newborn targets of ten or fewer neonatal deaths and ten or fewer stillbirths per 1000 births in every country by 2035 will necessitate accelerated scale-up of the most effective care targeting major …
FANS of the China model frequently say that, for all the disadvantages of a one-party state, there are also benefits. Enforcing basic health care is one—and by no means a small one. Last year China’s mortality rate for children under five years old was just one-fifth the rate it was …
UMERKOT: Unrelenting drought-like conditions and delay in rains in Thar have caused deaths of four more newborn babies over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll of children to 57 during 45 days in Umerkot and Tharparkar districts. About 388 children died between March and May this year though …
The number of people who are newly infected with HIV is continuing to decline in most parts of the world. There were 2.1 million [1.9 million–2.4 million] new HIV infections in 2013—a decline of 38% from 2001, when there were 3.4 million [3.3 million–3.6 million] new infections. In the past …
Says one third of the world's 1.2 billion extreme poor lived in India alone in 2010 India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is …
UN urges final push on global targets that have shown little improvement, notably those related to women and children. Achieving global targets to reduce maternal and child deaths and increase access to improved sanitation facilities by 2015 is "slipping away", despite significant progress in the past 14 years, the UN …
Decades of civil conflict compound the challenges of food insecurity in South Sudan and contribute to persistent, high levels of child malnutrition. As efforts to prevent child malnutrition continue, there is a critical need for strategies that effectively supplement the diets of pregnant women and young children in transitional, highly …
AS part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is partnering with governments in six Niger Delta states to reduce the high rate of maternal mortality in the health sector. By this development, Shell decided to sponsor 300 midwives, 50 each from these states for 18 …
THE need for governments globally to ensure that mothers and babies, especially those in the rural communities, get the quality healthcare they need to survive, has become a source of concern to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Also, the need for governments to provide the relevant tools that would …
With the world's highest birth rate in a country where first-time mothers are often barely past puberty, having a baby in impoverished Niger can be tantamount to a death sentence. The West African state and humanitarian groups have worked to slash both birth and maternal mortality rates, but despite strides …
Metabolic, hormonal, and hemostatic changes associated with pregnancy loss (stillbirth and miscarriage) may contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adulthood. This study evaluated prospectively the association between a history of pregnancy loss and CVD in a cohort of postmenopausal women.
The objective of the study was to describe the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of U.S. obstetricians on the topic of prenatal environmental exposures.
The objective of the study was to evaluate whether residential proximity to agricultural pesticides during pregnancy is associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or developmental delay (DD) in the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment (CHARGE) Study.
Harsh Vardhan, India’s new health minister, has pledged to bring transparency in health-care services and provide health insurance to all citizens. Vardhan, an ear, nose, and throat surgeon by qualifi cation, is touted by many health experts as the pioneer of India’s Pulse Polio programme. Vardhan, an ear, nose, and …
NAGPUR: A study in Nagpur has revealed that anaemia is a big factor in the high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) as well as perinatal mortality rate (death of foetus after seven months of pregnancy or seven days of delivery) that is seen in the country. The two known major reasons …
The present analysis included 381 women enrolled in the Study of Women and Babies (SOWB) during 2010–2011, from eight South African villages in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) occurred in half of the villages. Questionnaires regarding various demographic and medical factors were administered and blood samples …
In a bid to control drop out from schools in the tribal belt of the state, Rajasthan Government on Thursday said it would open 325 new government sponsored mother and child care centres on a pattern similar to ‘Anganwadi’. The state Minister for Tribal Area Development Nandlal Meena said the …
According to a 2013 survey by different UN organisations, the estimated maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh stood at 170 per 100,000 live births Maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh has declined by more than 66% over the last two decades. Authorities concerned express hopes that the country would be able to …
Bangladesh has significantly reduced the maternal mortality rate since 2000 and will probably achieve its goal of reducing it to 145 per 100,000 live births by 2015. But there is no reason to be complacent as it is utterly unacceptable that so many mothers are dying while giving birth, said …
