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India Among Five Countries That Will See High Under-5 Deaths: UN

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Congo and Angola will account for more than half of global under-five deaths by 2030, according to a UN report which said 69 million children belo...

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BLOG: 7 Rights Every Pregnant Woman In India Should Know About

The Indian government and health system have been derided for not being able to reduce the number of maternal deaths, despite the growth in economy.
Interestingly, in ...

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11 Maternal Health Issues You Have Never Heard About

When I first became pregnant, I had a lot of fears. I worried whether or not I would be a good mom, if my baby would be healthy, and if I would be able to get that complica...

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The 'Avon Ladies' Of Pakistan Selling Contraception Door To Door

A scheme training local women to deliver birth control pills to homes hopes to reduce maternal mortality and poverty
rom 8am to 4pm, 25-year-old Samina Khaskheli trav...

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What If The Answers To Our Most Crucial Questions Lie With Us?

What if all Indian children grew up strong and well-nourished? What if each Indian household had access to adequate sanitation and hygiene?
What if every Indian had th...

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One Indian Woman Dies Every 5 Minutes From Postpartum Hemorrhage

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, of the 529,000 maternal deaths occurring every year, 136,000 or 25.7 per cent take place in India (one Indian woman dies...

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A Big Boost For Public Health

Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is no longer a major public health problem in the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia region. The WHO South-East Asia Region...

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Premature Deliveries, Low Birth Weight Major Causes Of Infant Deaths: Maharashtra Govt Audit

The audit for the Pune circle from April 2015 to March 2016 reported 89 maternal deaths from Pune rural, followed by 59 from Solapur and 25 from Satara. A total of 1,201 in...

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Measuring What Works: Evaluating Women’s Groups On Maternal Health Uptake In Rural Nepal

Last month Women’s Deliver Conference in Copenhagen was a turning point for the future of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with regards to women and girls&rsq...

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Diagnosing India’s Growing Health Problem

The Indian health story has trended upwards going by the standard indicators of health. Besides significantly increasing the longevity of its citizens and keeping a check o...

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