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Ebola effect reverses gains in maternal, child mortality

Maternal and infant deaths in Liberia and Sierra Leone are set to rise above their current alarming rates as fear of Ebola keeps pregnant women away from hospitals and make...

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Health

Ebola, Beyond the Headlines

I??e spent the past week meeting with politicians, policymakers, and reporters in New York, Washington D.C., and Boston. One topic has pretty much dominated the conversatio...

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Festivals

16th Mumbai Film Festival associates with Pinkerton to curb piracy

Mumbai: October 1, 2014: The 16th Mumbai Film Festival, organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), Read More

Health

India may miss U.N. Millennium Development Goal for maternal mortality rate

India, which accounts for the largest number of maternal deaths in the world, is unlikely to achieve the fifth Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality to...

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Festivals

Delegate registrations open for the 16th Mumbai Film Festival

Mumbai, September 22, 2014: Mumbai’s most awaited 16th edition of Mumbai Film Festi...

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Environment

Kevin Rudd lauds China action on climate change

KEVIN Rudd has taken a swipe at the Abbott government for scrapping the carbon tax as China moves towards an emissions trading scheme. The former prime minister was speakin...

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Environment

India's double challenge

While climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgo...

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Health

Redesigning Birth Control in the Developing World

How single-use injectable contraceptives could change family planning in Africa. Access to birth control just got significantly easier in four African countries. Sayana Pre...

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Environment

Jammu and Kashmir was unprepared for flood fury

State did not have forecasting system or a disaster management plan in place The devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir that has so far claimed 150 lives and displaced hun...

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Health

Flu shots effective in pregnant women with or without HIV

Tests conducted in 2011 and 2012 show that the influenza vaccine effectively prevents flu infections in pregnant women, whether or not they are infected with HIV. Vaccinati...

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