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Q&A with Joy Lawn: Kangaroo Mother Care

A mother’s touch really cam save a child’s life. That’s the claim behind Kangaroo Mother Care. It’s when a pre-term or low weight baby is literally tie...

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Anti-polio drive launched in NW Pakistan

Pakistani authorities today launched an anti-polio drive aimed at covering over 700,000 children in the tribal areas and frontier regions of the country’s northwest. Th...

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Health workers trained to combat maternal and infant deaths

Jessica Alupo received the results of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board from the board chairman Prof. Wilton Kezala (right) as acting assistant commissioner Patric...

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Anti-HIV Pill to be Tested in Canada, Raises Controversy for Allegedly Discouraging Use of Condoms

The controversial anti-HIV pill is going to be tested in Toronto to figure out how much it is effective in reality. While the pill raises hope that the lethal disease may be p...

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Vaccinations essential for children

Chances are, you’ve never had to worry about contracting small pox, tuberculosis or polio, but less than 100 years ago that might not have been the case. Vaccines have ...

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Polio-free India to get WHO certification

As India celebrates its victory over polio — completing three years without any case of the debilitating infection — the nation becomes entitled to polio-free cert...

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CDA anti-polio campaign to begin on 24th

Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Maroof Afzal said on Tuesday that eradication of polio is a national duty and the CDA will perform this duty as a sanctified cause...

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UN urges Portugal to improve breastfeeding practices

IBFAN Portugal, one of the most recent members to join the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), is upping its efforts to improve the promotion and support of breast...

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UAE law requires mothers to breastfeed for first two years

Social affairs minister warns it could mean that husbands sue wives who do not breastfeed The UAE’s federal national council added the breastfeeding clause to a children...

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Two N.S. restaurants become breastfeeding friendly

A Nova Scotian restaurant is inviting mom and baby to dine in a breastfeeding friendly environment. Moms at Flavor restaurant in Sydney, N.S. feel comfortable sharing the exp...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE RIVER OF LIFE

OP Srivastava takes us on the banks of Gautam Ghose's film. Paar, crossing the river of ...

April 24 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: ANURAG ANAND - THE STORYTELLER ARTIST

‘I am a storyteller with art and writing as my mediums,’ says Anurag Anand, ...

April 23 2024

BOLLYWOOD: CHORI MERA KAAM OR CHOR-EO-GRAPHY

Monojit Lahiri investigates Bollywood’s skilled art of plagiarism down the decades...

April 22 2024