The number of deaths among children under the age of five has reduced by half since 1990. Yet over 5 million children are still dying every year from mostly preventable causes. Pneumonia is responsible for nearly 20% of these deaths and is the leading infectious cause of death in this …
In ’11-12, 83% Of 31,000 State Kids Died Within 28 Days Of Birth Low birth weight and pneumonia have emerged as two of the biggest killers of infants and children in the state, accounting for 50% of their mortality rate. The figures have posed a serious question over the numerous …
Following 21 reported infant deaths since the introduction of Pentavalent vaccine in India in 2011, the government is planning a large-scale study to determine the safety of the vaccine and the cause of deaths, if any, among children post-immunization. The National Committee on Adverse Events Following Immunization under the Ministry …
Universal health coverage ensures everyone has access to the health services they need without suffering financial hardship as a result. In December 2012, a UN resolution was passed encouraging governments to move towards providing universal access to affordable and quality health care services. As countries move towards it, common challenges …
The city’s first suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-Cov) case has highlighted how its sole isolation facility needs some serious beefing up. The 20-bed ward at Kasturba Hospital has just one ventilator, the beds separatedby makeshift partitions. Both may prove fatal, especially since patients are isolated for a respiratory viral …
At least 30 unnatural deaths, 15 of which owe direct allegiance to diarrhoea, have been reported from various remote villages of Bastar division in the past one month. The worst affected has been Bhairamgarh Block, Bijapur District where 13 deaths occurred. While unofficial numbers of death are being pegged at …
At least 30 unnatural deaths, 15 of which owe direct allegiance to diarrhoea, have been reported from various remote villages of Bastar division in the past one month. The worst affected has been Bhairamgarh Block, Bijapur District where 13 deaths occurred. While unofficial numbers of death are being pegged at …
As many as 58 tigers have died in the past five years due to poaching, territorial fights and old age in various big cat habitats in Madhya Pradesh. Of the total deaths reported, nine were due to poaching and 49 were because of other reasons. The maximum number of 18 …
A recent study in China has found that the risk factors of pneumonia are still higher in modern cities. The report, which was a part of the China, Child, Home and Health (CCHH) project, has defied the old belief that the deadly disease is caused by the use of coal …
On May 4, 2013, the ministry of health of VietNam suspended Quinvaxem, the pentavalent combination used in that country, after it had caused 12 deaths and nine non-fatal serious adverse events (3). On investigating the reactions caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the nine non-fatal …
Over 1,00,000 children, below the age of 11 months, die of diarrhoea annually in India which is the second leading killer of young children globally, after pneumonia. India accounts for the highest number of diarrhoeal deaths, a latest study has suggested. A new international study published in the latest edition …
Death of infants in Malkangiri district due to preventable diseases has come under judicial scanner. The Orissa High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the state government on a petition seeking an inquiry into deaths of over 7,400 children in Malkangiri district in the last five years. The division …
Five people in Saudi Arabia have died from a Sars-like virus and two more are seriously ill, officials say. The seven cases were all from al-Ahsa governorate in the east of the country, the Saudi news agency SPA said citing health officials. The novel coronavirus (NCoV) causes pneumonia and sometimes …
China's Ministry of Finance said Wednesday it has allocated 303 million yuan ($48.6 million) from the central coffers to better prevent human infections of the H7N9 avian flu. The money will be used to subsidize projects aimed at monitoring cases of H7N9 infection, influenza-like illnesses, severe acute respiratory infection and …
Mumbai: Every third death among Indian children is due to either pneumonia or diarrhoea. A new health series published in the Lancet medical journal’s online site shows that 3.72 lakh Indian children succumbed to pneumonia while 2.37 lakh children succumbed to a diarrhoeal infection in 2011. This accounts for 35% …
Ahmedabad: The milk capital Anand may figure in chief minister Narendra Modi’s speeches in Delhi for the success of Amul, but the district could be a case study for its poor human development index. The district, which saw 21 cases of swine flu and three deaths till April 8, has …
The Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea launched by the WHO and UNICEF has the potential to save up to 2 million children every year from deaths caused by these diseses, some of the leading killers of children under five globally.
H7N9 Variant, Which Has Never Been Seen In Humans Before, Infects One More Person Beijing: Two Shanghai men have died from a little-known strain of bird flu in the first known human deaths from the strain and a third is under treatment, Chinese official sources said on Sunday. Both the …
Pune: Swine flu has claimed 20 lives in the state since January, nine in March alone, say state health officials. Among the total number of casualties, Pune district accounts for the highest number (10), said state surveillance officer Pradip Awate. “Six people died of H1N1 influenza within Pune municipal limits …
Your Antibiotic is Sick: Bacteria are defying the most powerful medicines of all time. Is India ready for a world without antibiotics? The patient is going into shock. His blood pressure is falling. Antibiotics don't seem to work. "Dr Sumit Ray sprinted to the intensive care unit in response to …
Shingai Machingaidze and colleagues reflect on the successes and shortfalls of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in Africa, and the considerable challenges that must now be addressed to improve immunization systems.
