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Poverty, Mother's Health Behind Child Malnutrition In India

Boston:??Short Maternal Stature, Extreme Poverty, Poor Dietary Diversity And Mother's Lack Of Education Are Among The Top Five Risk Factors For Malnutrition In Children In ...

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The Most Boring Video On A Very Important Human Right

My father often used to tell me about how, during the Second World War, he used to walk the many kilometers from the farm to school, past the camps of the occupying forces....

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In Southeast Asia, India Leads In Child Mortality

India accounts for maximum number of newborn deaths in Southeast Asia region. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), out of the total deaths in the region, more ...

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India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

Nitu Paswan was four months pregnant when she met a community worker from the?Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action. Paswan, a 25-year old from Dombivli, a cit...

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Women's Rights Must Be A Major Part OF Any Climate Deal

This Human Rights Day is particularly significant. In Paris, negotiators are trying to come to agreement on a global climate treaty, and a lot is on the line -- especially ...

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Human Rights Day 2015 - Human Rights In Childbirth As A Global Movement

In May 2012, the first ever Human Rights in Childbirth Conference took place at The Hague. The conference brought together lawyers, doctors, midwives, anthropolog...

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What Is The Ideal Cesarean Rate?

For many years, discussions around the ??deal cesarean rate??tended to refer to a 1985 World Health Organization (WHO) consensus statement?that recommended a population-bas...

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Maternal Mortality Declining But Still Above Goal

Maternal mortality rates have dropped substantially over the past quarter century but still are not declining fast enough to meet ambitious international goals for eradicat...

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Five State Health Portals Make It To NHSRC List

JAIPUR: The state is using a lot of technology - both IT and non-IT based, which has placed it in the top states with innovative portals in the country to deal with problem...

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Poor Healthcare Could Stunt India’s Growth

I come from a place in India where many people prefer to visit a traditional healer or a god-man when they fall ill. You may argue that people are uneducated or ignorant, b...

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