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. …
Unique integration of programmes across key departments to improve health, nutrition services. Showing the way in implementing the much-talked about convergence of schemes for better results, the Andhra Pradesh government has initiated a unique integration of programmes across key departments to improve health, nutrition, water and sanitation services offered to …
To date, over 19,000 poor patients have benefited from tertiary-level hospital services The Centre, Karnataka and the World Bank today signed a $70 million additional credit agreement for the ongoing Karnataka Health System Development and Reform Project to further support improvements in health service delivery, particularly for the underserved areas …
JAIPUR: The infant mortality rate (IMR) in the state has come down from 55 per 1000 live births to 52 per 1000 live births, says the recently released Sample Registration Survey (SRS), 2011, conducted by the Registrar General of India. The IMR in the state has reduced by 3 points …
The Maharashtra Comprehensive Nutrition Survey 2012is the first ever state-specific nutrition survey with a focus on infants and children undertwo and their mothers. A representative sample of children under two years of age was selected from each of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra namely, Amravati, Aurangabad, Konkan, Nagpur, Nashik …
A new report issued by Bread for the World showed the progress being made in many countries towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed upon in 2000. Within Reach: Global Development Goals, 2013 Hunger Report calls for increased focus on ending hunger and extreme poverty as the 2015 MDG …
To meet the growing demand for institutional deliveries, the government has enhanced the bed capacity of public health facilities exclusively for mother and child care by a whopping 20,000 beds. To be implemented under the Reproductive and Child Health scheme, the increase in the bed numbers will benefit 10 States …
A series of multi-stakeholder dialogues on health care for women and children organised at five district headquarters in Rajasthan over the past month addressed the issues of “weak supply side” and lack of coordination among different government agencies for framing robust district-level health plans. Demands raised by the village panchayats …
Malnutrition remains one of the major obstacles to human well-being and economic prosperity in developing countries. There are strong normative and instrumental reasons related to human and economic development to address the burden of malnutrition as an issue of public concern. This calls for governments to prioritize policies and actions …
Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which has made remarkable progress in reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and infant and neonatal deaths in the last few years, is still way above the national average, observed speakers at a panel discussion held here on Friday jointly organised by the social development arm of IMFA, Bansidhar …
There is a bad news: India may not be able to meet Millennium Development Goals for Women and Children’s health by the target year of 2015. In fact, the first report of the UN Secretary General’s independent expert review group has revealed that unless causes are urgently addressed — most …
A study finds that institutional support alone cannot help reduce maternal mortality in India. THE high rate of maternal mortality in India has been a cause for national concern, especially on account of the focus on reaching the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Although there is a growing …
The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) has demanded that the Centre should ensure the passage of a comprehensive Food Security Act by making it a fundamental right. Various units of the Federation across the country held dharnas and public meetings observing September 18 as “Demand Day”. In the Capital, …
Studies have widely documented the socioeconomic inequalities in maternal and child health related outcomes in developing countries including India. However, there is limited research on the inequalities in advice provided by public health workers on maternal and child health during antenatal visits. This paper investigates the inequalities in advice provided …
Joint statement on international food prices from the three Rome-based UN Agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP): Tackling the root causes of high food prices and hunger.
Despite expansion of private and public healthcare services in the city, the number of maternal deaths seem to be on the rise. As per data collated by the civic body’s public health department, the number of maternal deaths have jumped 13 per cent to 239 in 2011 from 211 in …
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday sought complete details from the state governm ent on availability of facilities in Primary Health Centres (PHC), doctors, trained nursing staff and infrastructure across the state. The bench of Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala has asked the government to …
The infant mortality rate (IMR) is higher in the State compared to other South Indian states, according to S Selva Kumar, State mission director of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). For every 10 lakh children born every year in the State, nearly 35,000 die even before completing one year. …
Technically feasible and cost-effective interventions exist to reduce maternal, newborn, and child mortality. This potential has not been fully realised due to the failure of health systems to improve the delivery and uptake of these priority interventions, particularly amongst the most vulnerable women and children. Underfunded investments in maternal, newborn, …
Behaviour change communication is vital for increasing the enactment of particular behaviours known to promote health and growth. The techniques used to change behaviour are important for determining how successful the intervention is. In order to integrate findings from different interventions, we need to define and organize the techniques previously …
This overview of recent research on health behaviour change in developing countries shows progress as well as pitfalls. In order to provide guidance to health and social scientists seeking to change common practices that contribute to illness and death, there needs to be a common approach to developing interventions and …
