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 …
If parents try to curb kids love for junk food, chocolates and sugary drinks, it may help the kid to stay healthy and not gain excess weight. New Delhi: A study suggests that obesity in children can be cut down if a little attention is paid to the dental health. …
CHENNAI: Although pneumonia kills one child under five every two minutes in India, the disease is preventable -through vaccines, healthy lifestyle and timely medical intervention -say doctors from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics.While pneumonia can be caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi, studies have found that at least three out …
‘India suffers from twin-problem of under-nutrition and obesity’ India is facing a serious burden of under-nutrition, according to a global report released today which shows that more than half the women of reproductive age in the country suffer from anaemia. The Global Nutrition Report 2017, which looked at 140 countries …
DAKAR, Nov 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A bacterial infection passed from mothers to babies kills around 150,000 unborn children and infants a year but has been widely overlooked in developing countries, researchers said on Monday as they urged faster progress on developing a vaccine. Nearly one in five pregnant …
NAINITAL: Around 21 students of Vijaypur Inter College, a government-aided school in Kanda village of Kumaon’s Bageshwar district were admitted to the district hospital late on Tuesday after complaining of dizziness and uneasiness. Around 150 students of classes IX and X were administered vaccines of measles and rubella disease on …
Children are in especially difficult circumstances when their basic needs for food, shelter, education, medical care, protection, discrimination and security are not met. A majority of these marginalized, excluded and vulnerable children, are girls. Gender inequality compounds all forms of exclusion . A child, particularly a girl who is born …
This report is drawn from the community-based adaptation and resilience work carried out from January 2016 to May 2017 in Vanuatu. The overall goal of the project was to increase the resilience of communities, especially women, young people, boys and girls, to shocks, stresses and future uncertainty resulting from climate …
Minister Carey: "We have instituted a special leadership to run the program at the ministry." -Says Deputy Commerce Min. Carey; launches food fortification alliance today The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) on Friday, October 27, launched the National Food Fortification Alliance of Liberia (NFFAL). The NFFAL, according to Deputy …
The projected expansion in Africa’s child population will necessitate an increase of more than 11 million skilled education and health personnel by 2030, if it is to keep pace with the continent’s unprecedented demographic transition, UNICEF said. Africa’s child population is projected to increase by 170 million between now and …
A report has unveiled how tobacco companies entice Nigerian school children.Titled, ‘Big Tobacco Tiny Targets’, it samples 221 schools in cities like Ibadan, Kaduna, Enugu, Lafia and Lagos and concludes evidence shows a pattern in sale of tobacco products within 100 metres of school environments, linking the trend to leading …
Chandigarh: Students of the Tricity schools set out to spread the message of green and anti-cracker Diwali in a bid to raise awareness in the adjoining areas on Friday. St Anne's Convent School, Sector 32D, Chandigarh celebrated the festival of lights 'Diwali' with great enthusiasm and devotion. A special assembly …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its recent guidelines to tackle the global epidemic obesity categorically recommended "not to provide formulated supplementary foods on a routine basis to children who are moderately wasted or stunted". This recommendation comes as a shot in the arm for the Indian government's consistent stance …
In another five years, the number of obese children in the world will outnumber the malnourished ones. A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Imperial College London, published in medical journal 'The Lancet', stated on Wednesday that obesity rates among the world's children and adolescents increased from less …
Whether in leafy suburbs or overcrowded shacklands‚ urban children in SA still have a huge advantage over their rural counterparts. An extensive review has revealed exactly what that advantage means for half the children under the age of six years in our country: they are being deprived of even the …
Despite the increase in child and adolescent obesity, globally, more children remain moderately or severely underweight, with 75 million girls and 117 million boys remaining moderately or severely underweight in 2016, found the study. An analysis of the global trends in child and adolescent obesity has revealed a more than …
Tens of thousands of children in Mali are prey to life-threatening malnutrition as violence and displacement fuel a deepening nutrition crisis in the West African nation, the United Nations children's agency (UNICEF) said on Monday. About 165,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition across Mali next year …
As the rise in air pollution has triggered concerns causing various organisations to uphold a clean and green Diwali, the Education Department has issued guidelines to all schools asking them to observe an eco-friendly Diwali this year. In an official instruction, issued to various schools, the Education Secretary has asked …
A United Nations human rights panel said on Wednesday it had credible allegations that North Korean authorities had tortured or mistreated children forced to return from abroad or held in detention. It also called on Pyongyang to halt child labour in farming, mining and construction, as well as discrimination against …
As part of its response to the global epidemic of obesity, WHO is releasing guidelines to support primary healthcare workers identify and help children who are overweight or obese. In 2016 an estimated 41 million children under 5 were affected by overweight or obesity. Without effective treatment they are very …
Coimbatore: With growing awareness about the importance of diet in determining healthy lifestyle and success, schools have started prescribing diet for students. Much importance is attached to the kind of food consumed that a diet chart is provided at the beginning of the academic year itself. At K'SIRS International School …
