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. …
The prevailing rate of infant and maternal mortality rate in Pakistan continues to be among the highest in the region. This was revealed during a seminar organized at a local hotel here to highlight the importance of the role Community Midwives (CMW) playing in bringing down the Infant and Maternal …
Bangladesh has had 40 years of exceptional progress in health, with infant mortality down, life expectancy up and good disease control, all despite being one of the world's poorest countries, researchers said on Thursday. Most often in the news for its poverty or natural or manmade disasters, such as a …
290 Infants Die In Koppal, Raichur Alarmed at 60% infant malnutrition deaths reported in some taluks of Koppal and Raichur districts against the national average of 42%, the Karnataka government constituted an expert committee to look into it. The committee, led by Dr BS Nanda Kumar, head, department of community …
In less than two decades, Nepal has managed to halve the number of maternal deaths during childbirth, a case of ‘globally remarkable’ progress, reveals an international think tank. A new report of the Oversees Development Institute, the number of deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal dropped from 539 in …
Ambient air pollution has been associated with restricted fetal growth, which is linked with adverse respiratory health in childhood. The researchers assessed the effect of maternal exposure to low concentrations of ambient air pollution on birthweight. The researchers pooled data from 14 population-based mother—child cohort studies in 12 European countries. …
Pregnant women who live in neighborhoods with lots of air pollution may be slightly more likely to develop high blood pressure, a new study says. Past research suggests people with high blood pressure have often been exposed to more air pollution in the past than those with normal blood pressure. …
The Centre has identified Vellore as one of the high priority districts for taking action to achieve the millennium development goals (MDG) by 2015, according to Satheesh Kumar, Chief Officer, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He was speaking at a district-level seminar on ‘Improvement of Child …
Canada will provide $19.9 million to Bangladesh in partnership with Unicef to help improve the health of hard to reach mothers and young children in remote areas considering the country's challenges in reaching millennium development goals (MDGs) and venturing beyond. Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden disclosed this to the FE …
Very high levels of prenatal maternal mercury have adverse effects on the developing fetal brain. It has been suggested that all possible sources of mercury should be avoided. However, although seafood is a known source of mercury, little is known about other dietary components that contribute to the overall levels …
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2013 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets. The latest assessment shows that further progress has been made towards the 2015 MDG target, which remains within reach for the …
This pamphlet titled `Towards achieving Millennium Development Goals India 2013’ has been brought out as a sequel to this Ministry’s `Millennium Development Goals India country report 2011’. It exhibits the latest status of India’s achievements with reference to the goals and targets set at the United Nation’s Millennium Summit held …
Despite being the number one state on several parameters, Haryana lags behind several other states when it comes to the infant mortality rate (IMR) and the maternal mortality rate (MMR). Out of every 1,000 children born in Haryana, 42 die within a year of their birth while 162 out of …
As the government struggles to pursue development goals effectively, the United Nations (UN) has for the first time invited India’s civil society to voice opinions on steps to make a new agenda work for developing nations once the current millennium development goals (MDGs) expire in 2015. The move followed a …
India’s sheer size and poverty have meant that addressing the needs of its hundreds of millions of poor and vulnerable citizens has preoccupied Indian policymakers since independence. Unsurprisingly, the mix of strategies, the resulting policy instruments to undergird them and their relative effectiveness have been a matter of contentious debate.
Urgent calls have been made for improved understanding of changes in coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health interventions, and their country-level determinants. The researchers examined historical trends in coverage of interventions with proven effectiveness, and used them to project rates of child and neonatal mortality in 2035 in 74 …
Cos Asked To Set Aside 2% Of Avg Net Profits Of Last 3 Yrs As Seed Capital Companies which were hoping to fulfill their corporate social responsibility (CSR) obligations, introduced by the recently enacted Companies Act, 2013, through the easy route of donations or activities that would exclusively benefit their …
South Africa is increasingly focused on reducing maternal mortality. Documenting variation in access to maternal health services across one of the most inequitable nations could assist in re-direction of resources.
The chief minister’s flagship programme of Balam Sukham Mission that was launched with much fanfare before the assembly polls last year, stands caught in the inter-departmental crossfire. Launched to address the problem of malnutrition among women and children after Modi had drawn flak for his remarks on the subject in …
A welfare project entitled "Improving Maternal and Child Nutrition (IMCN)" launched in August, 2011 runs smoothly creating positive impacts to the undernourished mothers and children in the district. The goal of the IMCN intervention is to reduce prevalence of under nutrition among women and children to break the intergenerational cycle …
Despite all the hype and hoopla over the free medicine scheme of the state government, the poor standards of health along with education and infrastructure have forced the Planning Commission to reaffirm Rajasthan's position among 'BIMARU' states, a term coined for the most backward regions in the country. According to …
