The Youngest Are Hungriest

WHY are Indian children so short? Over 40 percent of those 5 and under are stunted — meaning they are in the bottom 2 to 3 percent of the worldwide height distributio...

TB vaccine may prevent infection too, says study

BCG vaccine effective in fighting infection only in countries more than 40° latitude above the equator The vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), bacillus calmette- guerin ...

SOS Children’s Villages of India spreads awareness on the importance of family in individual development

At the 25th edition of The Tara Ali Baig Memorial Lecture

New Delhi, August 11, 2014: SOS Children’s Vi...

In its latest campaign, Tata Sky tells parents that television is a good learning aid for young kids

DTH player Tata Sky, in its latest campaign ‘Ab Bachche Seekhein TV se’ (Kids learn with television), is targeting parents with children between ages 6 and 12 y...

Vidya Balan stands up for a good cause

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare has launched an initiative called ‘Aahar Abhiyan’ to address the issue of child malnutrition featuring Bollywood sensation V...

Number of new HIV infection has decreased by 57%: Harsh Vardhan

There has been a 57 per cent decrease in the number of new cases of HIV infection in last decade in the country, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Lok Sabha today. He a...

Why Does Hunger Still Exist in Africa?

When I first started traveling to Africa, I would often meet children in the villages I was visiting and try to guess their ages. I was shocked to find out how often I gues...

SOS Villages Of India Honoured With India NGO Award 2014!

New Delhi, August 5, 2014: SOS Children’s Villages (SOS), a globally active NGO working towards providing secure and loving homes for orphaned a...

Whooping cough vaccine safe for pregnant women

Pregnant women in their third trimester can safely receive the whooping cough vaccine to prevent infections in newborns, a recent study from the UK suggests. Whooping cough...