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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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Human Rights

Most Of India’s Laws On Women Still Archaic, Say Agnes, Nundy

Speaking at the Nandini Satpathy Birth Anniversary Celebration at Soochana Bhawan here Thursday, eminent women’s rights activist Flavia Agnes and renowned Supreme Cou...

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Health

1.46 Lakh Lives Lost On Indian Roads Last Year

An official report, released by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, said 1.46 lakh people were killed in road accidents in India in 2015 &...

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Health

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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Health

Most Kids In India Lack Timely Vaccinations

Two-thirds of children in India do not receive their vaccinations on time, prolonging their susceptibility to diseases and contributing to untimely deaths, say University o...

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Health

The Faces Of Malnutrition

Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 can be attributed to undernutrition. This translates into the unnecessary loss of about 3 million young lives a year. Only a f...

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Health

Group Pioneers Cheap Tricycles To Transport Women In Labour

Despite huge efforts to bring down maternal and infant mortality and the strides already achieved, one new-born child dies every 15 minutes with 30,000 new-born deaths reco...

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Health

Factbox: Women's Health - From Maternal Mortality To Child Marriage

COPENHAGEN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Over 5,000 delegates from 150 countries arrive in Copenhagen this week for Women Deliver - a major global conference on the health...

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Health

What Effect Does Paid Maternity Leave Have On Infant Mortality?

For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries, infant mortality is reduced by 13 percent.
“A significant number o...

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Environment

Brutal Heat Wave In India Puts 330 Million To Risk

India is in the grips of a monstrous pre-monsoon heat wave that has killed more than 160 people in recent weeks. The majority of the deaths have been in the southern states...

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