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The Breast Milk Elixir

Current estimates backed by the World Health Organization and Unicef are that optimal breast-feeding would save 800,000 children’s lives a year in developing countrie...

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The Birds And The Bees And The Sdg

There’s no room for awkward conversations or blushes when it comes to making sure girls across the globe know about sex and their rights to health and education. Ther...

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Melinda Gates: Still Work To Do In Maternal, Newborn Health

Eight hundred women die every day globally from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, despite great strides in that area, philanthropist Melinda Gates said Monday. Ga...

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Change In NHM Funding Pattern? Tweak In Funds May Affect Health

Despite a number of schemes announced by the erstwhile UPA government coming under attack from the BJP-led NDA government, the success of 10-year-old National Health Missio...

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How India Cut Neonatal Tetanus Mortality By 99.76%

In 2012, a 12-day-old boy (we will call him “Baby Boy”) in Assam’s Sivasagar district could not be given his feed because he had lockjaw his face muscles ...

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Health Helpline: Just Dial 104

After the 102 and 108 ambulance services, Odisha, on Tuesday launched 104 Health Helpline in partnership with Ziqitza Healthcare Limited, a professional ambulance service p...

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Why India Needs A Universal Immunisation Programme To Boost Its Healthcare.

As India embarks on its promise of universal health coverage (UHC), one should look at the healthcare system in a country like Cuba. Despite limited resources and economic ...

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Investing In Health Workforces: The Path Towards The Sdgs Starts Here

Last month marked a transition from one era of global health and development to the next. Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals were agreed by 193 heads of...

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Why Healthy Mothers Matter.

Healthy mothers give birth to healthy children who grow up to be productive adults. By contrast, women who begin pregnancy too thin and do not gain enough weight during pre...

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WHO Issues New Guidance On Preventing And Treating Infections Around The Time Of Childbirth

Bacterial infections around the time of childbirth (peripartum infections) account for about one-tenth of maternal deaths globally. In addition to the high risk of mortalit...

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