Vaccinations essential for children

Chances are, you’ve never had to worry about contracting small pox, tuberculosis or polio, but less than 100 years ago that might not have been the case.

Vacc...

Kunal Kapoor's portal to work for animal welfare, environment

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Actor Kunal Kapoor’s online crowd-fund raising portal “Ketto” will focus on gathering contributions for animal welfare and environm...

UN urges Portugal to improve breastfeeding practices

IBFAN Portugal, one of the most recent members to join the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), is upping its efforts to improve the promotion and support of bre...

Children: A Policy, A Charter and A Plan of Action. Are They Enough

India has the largest child population in the world.  More than 40 of India’s children are under 18 years.

India is armed with a policy, a charter and a ...

Salman Helps Poor Children To Get Education

Salman Khan’s penchant for philanthropy is proved once again. This time, he joined hands with a system that has more systematic approach towards helping fellow human ...

UAE law requires mothers to breastfeed for first two years

Social affairs minister warns it could mean that husbands sue wives who do not breastfeed The UAE’s federal national council added the breastfeeding clause to a child...

Breastfeeding is winning! So companies are pushing “toddler milk” to neurotic parents

“As a nutritionist and a mother, I will always give what is best for my baby,” a lab-coated woman pledges in a recent ad for Nestle’s Nan H.A. 3, before s...

Actress Nandita Das joins hands with Save the Children to promote breastfeeding

New Delhi, Aug.1 (ANI): The first hour of a baby’s life is often the most magical; but it is also the most fragile. It is when the baby is at greatest risk of develop...

Abhishek Bachchan appointed END7 campaign's ambassador in India

Abhishek Bachchan has been named the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ official END7 campaign ambassador in India, to help raise awareness of neglected ...