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. …
Despite many policy measures taken by the central and state governments, the indebtedness of farmers, especially marginal and small cultivators, keeps increasing. Some recent studies on agrarian distress show the significant role of healthcare expenditure in increasing indebtedness. This article presents the result of a study conducted in selected villages …
Previous estimates of the global burden of disease for children have not included much information from China, leading to a large gap in data. The authors identified the main causes of deaths in neonates (<1 month), postneonatal infants (1
This article analyses the comparability of the estimates of child malnutrition emanating from the National Family Health Surveys and the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau. The issue has been highlighted by Deaton and Dr
P Krishna Madurai, RECENT surveys have revealed that the rural population was becoming more vulnerable to HIV. The National AIDS Control Programme aims at reversing the epidemic by 2012. It is important to prevent new infections and encourage people who are vulnerable to HIV to come forward and voluntarily undergo …
Despite many policy measures taken by the central and state governments, the indebtedness of farmers, especially marginal and small cultivators, keeps increasing. Some recent studies on agrarian distress show the significant role of healthcare expenditure in increasing indebtedness. This article presents the result of a study conducted in selected villages …
K.S. Jacob The poor health indices and health care in rural India have always been met with lofty ideals sans action; they demand urgent and radical solutions. The recent proposal to introduce a new medical course, Bachelor of Rural Health Care, has been met with resistance from many sections of …
Present in every village, anganwadi workers have a standing that is turning them into a reforming force In the vast rural hinterland of India, a new social force has silently emerged, unlike anything ever seen before. Today, it numbers 30 lakh educated and mostly young women. In a few years, …
N.M. Samuel The story of an anti-HIV/AIDS programme in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal district may hold many lessons for the health professional and policy-planner. National leaders have often urged institutions of learning to be involved in programmes that would have an impact on the lives of India's villagers. The efforts of …
New Delhi: Inadequate health infrastructure, in addition to shortage of trained personnel, has resulted in glaring gaps in health coverage and outreach of services, mainly in rural areas. The Economic Survey says India at present is short by 20,486 sub-centres, 4,477 primary health centres (PHCs) and 2,337 community health centres …
UNICEF India Country Office representative Karin Hulshof on Wednesday assured full support to the Government to accelerate the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) while addressing an assembly of Deputy Commissioners, Zila Parishad representatives, Government engineers and other officials here. To ensure speedy progress in provision of rural sanitation and safe drinking …
Creating awareness Ranchi, Feb. 3: The USAID has roped in media consultant Aishwarya Communication to spread awareness about maternal anaemia in nondescript villages of Santhal Pargana, particularly in Godda and Dumka. Through All India Radio
Two-year-old Khushi Kumari loves racing with her siblings and at the end of each run she gives out a hearty laugh. The only time she breaks into fits of inconsolable crying is when approached by a stranger. “She fears she would get injections again,” said her mother Dinapati Yadav of …
Sri Lankan government is taking measures to improve the healthcare facilities in the rural areas of the country, the Health Ministry said. Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the government has set a priority to improve the health conditions of the villages and under the initiative the …
A two-day training programme was organised in collaboration with NRHM and UNICEF on January 11 and 12 at Swahid Bhavan, Lakhimpur for the volunteers of Nawa Bihan Samaj (NBS) for monitoring the trainingprogramme on Village Health and Sanitation Committee (VHSC) in the village level formed by National Rural Health Mission …
