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This Mother’s Day Help the Moms in Crisis

Last Sunday was Mother's Day. You would probably know about it, thanks to the zillion social media posts that w...

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Health

Simple Compassion for the Dying: Lessons from Palliative Care Providers

Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, a leading advocate of palliative care, known as India’s “Father of Palliative ...

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Health

Alcohol Abusers at a Greater Risk of Dementia

Alcohol is one of the most abused substances. According to the India...

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Health

Antibiotic resistance emerging to be a major Public Health Crisis

Antibiotic use plays a key role in the emerging public health crisis of antibiotic resistance. Although the majority of antibiotic use occurs in agricultural set...

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Human Rights

WHO Guidelines for responding to Sexually Abused Children

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on children. These effects aren’t always easy to deal with, but with the right help and suppor...

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Health

India's Health Budget Among The Smallest Globally; Maternal Mortality Rate One Of The Highest In South Asia: WHO

India grapples with one of the highest Maternal Mortality Rates (MMR) in South East Asia, has one of the highest incidences of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) but has one...

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Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan Appointed WHO Hepatitis Ambassador In Southeast Asia

WHO announced in a statement that the veteran actor has been brought on board to boost awareness and intensify action to arrest the Hepatitis epidemic. Bollywood actor Amit...

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Human Rights

One Step Forward, Two Back – India’s Uneven Progress In Correcting Gender Imbalance

India’s sex ratio at birth – or the number of girl children born for every 1,000 boys born – has improved slightly over the last 10 years. But there are n...

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Health

Depression And Mental Health: How India Can Stop These Silent Deaths

Health has been defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the "state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or inf...

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Health

World Health Day: India’s Health Report Card Is 'Unhealthy'

As the world gears up to observe World Health Day on Friday, India's health report card is unfortunately not very healthy. World Health Day is celebrated every year on Apri...

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