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. …
A study conducted by National Family Health Survey revealed that more than 70 per cent middle-aged Indian women are iron deficient. More than 400 million women suffer from anaemia due to iron deficiency. In West Bengal, it has been found out, that two out of every five women are prone …
The researchers previously documented significant decreases in chlorpyrifos concentrations in maternal personal and indoor air samples among pregnant African-American and Dominican women from New York City after the 2000
SONEPUR: Maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Sonepur has registered a sharp rise. As per a survey, in 2005, 208 maternal mortality cases were reported which went up to 279 in 2006. In 2007, MMR count stood at 283. Of the total deaths, 47.8 per cent women were below 18 years …
The World Bank has said that the maternal mortality ratios in four countries, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan are still 2 to 4 times higher than the millennium development goals (MDG) set for 2015, however, Sri Lank has shown an improved performance. This was revealed in new report launched …
This report highlights that the region faces enormous challenges in addressing inequalities in reproductive health of poor women, and focuses on the risks they face. This phenomenon perpetuates an inter-generational cycle of poverty. The report calls for an integration of reproductive health services and decentralized planning to target poor geographic …
PNS | Shimla Himachal was better placed in Infant and Maternal Mortality Rate compared to national and international standards, Health Minister Rajiv Bindal told State Assembly here on Tuesday. He informed the House that the IMR of HP was 19 per thousand births as per the data collected under Integrated …
In an ambitious plan that is projected to usher radical changes in the area of maternal and child care, the State government on Wednesday announced a Rs 180-crore twin-scheme that would ensure special care for the girl child after birth and of the mother since conception. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi …
Encouraged by the response to Nanhi Chhaan, a project to check female foeticide and to promote green cover in Punjab, the Punjab government has agreed to support the initiative. As per the understanding reached among Harsimrat Kaur, wife of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who launched the initiative, the …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Neonatal deaths contribute to 50 per cent under five deaths, despite India having cut its under five mortality rate from 117 to 72 between 1990 and 2007. However, not much progress has been made in addressing health risks for mothers, who are most vulnerable during delivery …
Ranjani Rajendra & Madhavi Rajadhyaksha I TNN Mumbai: Alarmed at the poor health of women and children in Maharashtra, chief minister Ashok Chavan on Thursday announced the setting up of a task force to improve their condition. Chavan made the announcement at the release of UNICEF
Jan. 15: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Uttar Pradesh is comparable to that of Sudan and the state, along with eight others, contributes to two-thirds of maternal deaths that occur in India. This has been revealed in the Unicef
JSY is a safe motherhood internention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. JSY is a centrally sponsored scheme and integrates cash assistance with delivery and postdelivery care. The scheme …
Occupational risks, the present nuclear threat, and the potential danger associated with nuclear power have raised concerns regarding the metabolism of plutonium in pregnant women. The researchers measured plutonium levels in the milk teeth of children born between 1951 and 1995 to assess the potential risk that plutonium incorporated by …
Widespread residential pesticide use throughout the United States has resulted in ubiquitous, low-level pesticide exposure. The mix of active pesticide ingredients is changing in response to 2000
Impasse over anganwadi meals ended now all aganwadis in India will have to serve hot, cooked meals to children and pregnant or lactating mothers within two years. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, or ccea, on October 16 told the Ministry of Women and Child Development to arrange for serving …
