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 …
GURUGRAM: A three-day long intensified pulse polio immunisation drive was launched in the district on Sunday, under which 3,34,065 children are expected to be vaccinated. The immunization day will be conducted in 13 districts of Haryana, including Gurgaon. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar kick-started the drive at Gurgaon. The drive …
Only three of Africa’s 54 countries are considered to have low levels of hunger, says a Global Hunger Index update released in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday. According to the report by the African Union and New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), based on data from studies in …
By the end of May, over 65,000 suspected cases of cholera and at least 532 deaths have been reported. The situation is overwhelming for what remains of Yemen's conflict-battered health system. Highlights o By the end of May, over 65,000 suspected cases of cholera and at least 532 deaths have …
GOVERNMENT has scaled up its nutrition programme in Mansa aimed at reducing malnutrition levels through implementation of 1,000 ‘Most critical days programme’ (MCDP) under the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC). Mansa district administrative officer Judith Nyirenda says malnutrition levels in children reduced drastically owing to the efforts the commission …
Unless the world makes faster progress on reducing child mortality, by 2030 almost 70 million children will die before reaching their fifth birthday Investing in the health and survival of the most deprived children and communities provides more value for money, saving almost twice as many lives for every US$1 …
NAIROBI, June 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lack of access to hungry parts of Somalia controlled by Islamist militants is threatening the lives of tens of thousands of malnourished children, a charity said on Thursday, as the war-torn nation risks falling back into famine. Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), often fatal …
Uses of main primary energy resources, such as coal, oil, and solid biomass, are directly linked with adverse impacts on human health. Air pollution emitted from various activities in the energy supply chains is the main risk factor to human health, along with accidental and occupational risk exposures. Estimates of …
When Gabriel Kulwaum was talking about climate change issues to a group of fishermen in Papua New Guinea, he was met with an unexpected response. "One old man at the back of the room stood up and asked me 'What's climate change? Can you eat it?'" "Climate change, adaptation, the …
The members of Nagpur for Kids (NKF) Club on Tuesday attended an environmental conservation workshop organized by Green Vigil Foundation (GVF) at Comrade Activity Zone, Mytri Willows, near Empress City. The themes of the workshop were 'Environment and Humans' and 'Swachh Bharat'. It was conducted by GVF founder Kaustav Chatterjee …
As a partner in nurturing children along with the parents, schools should take the responsibility of health management for students. At 14.4 million, India has the second highest number of obese children in the world, just behind China, which is at 15 million, according to a study published in ‘The …
India has the second highest number of obese children in the world after China, according to an alarming study which found that 14.4 million kids in the country have excess weight. Globally , over two billion children and adults suffer from children and adults suffer from health problems related to …
Anganwadi workers to distribute ORS packets Udupi CMC president Meenakshi Madhav appealed to the public to maintain cleanliness in and around their surroundings. After inaugurating ‘Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight’ organised by the department of health and family welfare, Rotary Club and Lions Club at an anganwadi at Padunittur in Udupi …
About 800 kilometres (500 miles) from Juba, where a new conflict erupted in late 2013, the northern state of Bahr el Ghazal has some of the highest levels of malnutrition in the country. Achol Ri, a one-and-a-half year-old child with severe malnutrition, cries at a clinic run by Doctors Without …
Obesity levels in India have more than doubled in children and tripled in adults over the past three decades, according to a new study that health experts say underscores India's twin challenges of malnutrition and bad eating habits. The global study has found that between 1980 and 2015, the prevalence …
A drop in global cocoa prices threatens to undermine efforts to stamp out child labour in Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's two biggest growers, as falling incomes could force farmers to send their children to work, charities said on Monday. More than two million children are estimated to work …
The International Labor Organization (ILO) reports children caught in conflict and natural disasters are most at risk of child labor and of falling prey to trafficking, sexual exploitation and abuse. To mark the World Day Against Child Labor, the ILO is calling on governments to eliminate the worst forms of …
Nigeria secures $575 million World Bank loan to rebuild north-east, combat polioNigeria secures $575 million World Bank loan to rebuild north-east, combat polio In its effort to completely eradicate polio, countries and partners have pledged $1.2 billion to protect 450 million children from the disease every year. According to a …
The Post-Crisis Response to Food and Nutrition Insecurity Project was on Thursday launched in The Gambia at a hotel in Senegambia. The US$11.4 million project seeks to support the fight against malnutrition among children under two years in four administrative regions namely; North Bank Region, Lower River Region, Central River …
Children are at risk of dangerous levels of air pollution in cars because exposure to toxic air is often far higher inside than outside vehicles, a former government chief scientific adviser has warned. Prof Sir David King, writing for the Guardian, says walking or cycling to school would be much …
