The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Around 88 per cent of the Delhi-NCR population suffers from a deficiancy of vitamin D, according to a recent study. New Delhi: Around 88 per cent of the Delhi-NCR population surveyed suffered from Vitamin D deficiency which causes chronic muscle pain, spasms, low energy levels, depression etc, according to a …
NEW DELHI: Environmental activists across the capital held a protest outside Badarpur thermal power plant on Tuesday morning asking the ministry of environment, forest and climate change to enforce the National Clean Air Programme at the earliest. The protesters, supported by Greenpeace India, also sought a sector-wise breakup of how …
‘The ink contains multiple bioactive materials and might lead to adverse health issues’ The Department of Food Safety has issued an order prohibiting storage, distribution and sale of food articles packed in newspapers as it poses serious health threats. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India had already banned …
Survivors of drug-resistant tuberculosis, health organisations and the TB community have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow issuance of compulsory licence for two of the essential drugs for drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) treatment so that Indian drug-makers can sell them at affordable prices. Bedaquiline and Delamanid are recommended by …
CHENNAI: The state government kick-started the second phase of the pulse polio immunisation campaign on Sunday with close to 65 lakh children below the age of five receiving oral form of the vaccine on the first day. Health minister C Vijayabaskar inaugurated the campaign from Kamarajapuram in Pudukottai. The health …
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said it will use over 30 million euros received from the German government to tackle high malnutrition among children and provide safe water and sanitation to thousands in South Sudan. Mahimbo Mdoe, the UNICEF Representative in South Sudan, told journalists …
Jhunjhunu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s penchant for acronyms was once again on show at the launch of nutrition mission in Jhunjhunu on Thursday. “When you hear PM, think of ‘Poshan Mission’,” he said while inaugurating the National Nutrition Mission and expanding the Beti Bachaho Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme across the …
In view of the linkages between food and NCDs, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been working for necessary policies and practices aimed at promoting good food, especially among schoolchildren. CSE has also, in the past, highlighted measures to regulate marketing and promotion of HFSS foods through necessary …
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government’s bid to halt a lawsuit by young people claiming that President Donald Trump and his administration are violating their constitutional rights by ignoring the harms caused by climate change. By a 3-0 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
In a bid to reduce the menace of child abuse, the Senate on Tuesday tasked the Ministry of Women Affairs and security agencies to devise measures to enforce the rights of Nigerian child. The lawmakers also urged the federal, state and local governments to provide quality education and job opportunities, …
Early assessment of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals confirms an alarming lack of data in 64 countries, as well as insufficient progress toward the SDGs for another 37 countries where the data can be tracked. The UNICEF report, Progress for Children in the SDG Era, is the first …
Does special infant food for certain rare medical conditions have to be kept out of the Infant Milk Substitute (IMS) Act — a law to prevent predatory marketing practices by baby food companies — to ensure their availability? This question sparked a tussle between public health activists and the Food …
This paper uses household surveys from 89 countries to look at gender differences in poverty in the developing world. In the absence of individual-level poverty data, the paper looks at what can we learn in terms of gender differences by looking at the available individual and household level information. The …
Jaipur: National Policy for Treatment of Rare Disease has come as a hope for children born with the metabolic disorders (rare diseases). Until state government does not take interest in formulating its own policy on rare diseases, children of the state suffering from rare diseases will find it difficult to …
Overload of sugar in diet being linked to diabetes, cancer Just how much sugar is too much? The World Health Organization (WHO) says not more than 12 teaspoons a day. Overload of sugar in diet is known to cause weight gain, which is is now being linked to higher risk …
TRICHY: The district administration has set a target of 2.41 lakh children to be covered under the Vitamin A liquid drive which will be carried out in the district for six days from Monday. Vitamin A in the liquid form will be administered to the children in the age group …
Abuja — Despite budgetary allocations towards tackling the menace of malnutrition and the constant on-going enlightenment on the need for proper nutrition in the early stages of a child's life, the spate of malnutrition has continued to increase. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) specialist on monitoring and evaluation, Ms. Maureen …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sampurna Behura Vs Union of Union of India & Others dated 09/02/2018 regarding non-implementation or tardy implementation of laws beneficial to children, particularly, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the Juvenile Justice (Care and …
Asks Centre’s position on availability of BS-VI compliant fuel The Supreme Court on Monday described the issue of vehicular pollution as “very serious” and a “critical problem” and observed that it would have an impact not only on this generation but also on the children yet to be born. The …
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh appeared to be turning obese. After gaining the name as the ‘Capital for Diabetes’, it was now marching towards getting the obesity tag. Studies carried out by the ministry of health and family welfare suggested that there was 33 per cent increase in obesity cases in the …
