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Decline of Child, Maternal Mortality Rate in India Fast: Report

India reduced child and maternal mortality since 2000 at a rate faster than the global one but it still needs to do a lot more, according to studies conducted by a US-based...

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Hollywood

Alicia Keys To Join Empowerment Experience Panel

Fifteen time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys will join with Greater Than AIDS and ESSENCE to headline a special ESSENCE Empowerment Experience pane...

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Thought Factory

An Accidental Martyrdom

In April 2010, I returned home late evening to find a family friend had left urgent messages for me to call back. The next morning, before I could return her call, she was ...

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Health

Ending newborn deaths: ensuring every baby survives

The first 24 hours of a child’s life are the most dangerous, with more than one million babies dying each year on their first and only day of life, according to new r...

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TV

A New Order

There are a few new shows on daily prime time and the weekend too. Star Plus’ Ek Thi Haseena boasts of a cast of three actors of substance – Simone Singh, Ayub ...

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Health

Delivering safety

All safe motherhood programmes of the government are focused on institutional deliveries, but health centres are in disarray. Experts suggest ways to reduce deaths during d...

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Health

TIME 100: The People in Health You Need to Know

The 2014 TIME 100 list–the annual determination of people who influenced the world in the past year for better or worse–is here, and we highlight the leaders ma...

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Hollywood

Victoria Beckham designs dresses for charity

Model-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham creates matching mother-daughter outfits to raise money for charity that aims to end the transmission of HIV from mothers to ...

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Health

AIDS/HIV Fast Facts

Here’s a look at what you need to know about AIDS and HIV globally, with a special focus on Africa. Facts: AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, and is ...

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Bollywood

Women of Substance walk the ramp for Designer Salim Asgarally and Smile Foundation

“Children being children, are unable to ask for and take what is rightfully theirs. Child rights aren’t simply child rights. They are women’s rights, ...

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