Engaging the private sector in the global war against malaria

The past decade has seen unprecedented progress against many of the world’s leading global health challenges, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Thanks to ...

Curtains For Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (BALH)

“We have an expression that when a show is running out of original stories, the producers will make a “jump the shark” episode, when something completely ...

Anup Soni & Smita Bansal’s hit pair comes together for a new play “HUM DO HAMARE WOH”

The play ‘HUM DO HAMARE WOH’ which will premiere on 27th April has a unique pairing of Anup Soni and Smita Bansal who are a couple in the hit TV Serial Balika V...

Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk

Increasing maternal body mass index shows a moderate to strong dose-response relationship with increasing risks of fetal death, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death,...

Viral diseases to surge in coming years due to climate change, report says

US scientists have warned India of increased incidence of infectious and vector-borne diseases in coming years due to climate change. According to a report on climate chang...

World Health Day 2014: Prevention and control

World Health Day is observed each year on April 7. The theme chosen for this year is Vector-borne diseases. Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens and parasites from...

To Lower Maternal Deaths, India Urged to Reconsider Role of Midwives

In this village 30 miles south of Kolkata, three generations of women have depended on Saira Bewa to deliver their babies. On a languid July afternoon, Ms. Saira, 61, squat...

Most Ratified Human Rights Treaty is 25 Years Old

Augustine J. Veliath invites writers everywhere to own and use this powerful tool, the CRC.

Nearly 25 years ago, the world made a promise to childr...

Hospitals Safer Than Homes for Births

A new analysis suggests that giving birth in a hospital is considerably safer than having a baby at home or in a birthing center. Researchers analyzed data collected by the...