Impact Of Mothers Learning

Literacy programmes for mothers can not only improve their own learning skills but also impact their children's education, a recent study has found. During the one-year stu...

When Will Hollywood Movies Get LGBT Characters Right?

Out of 125 movies released by the major studios in 2016, there was one transgender character: a non-binary fashion model named All who was used as a punchline in Zoolander ...

Paediatricians Demand Preventive Policy For SAM Children

New Delhi: In a letter addressed to Health Minister J P Nadda, a group of 16 medical practitioners, most of whom are paediatricians, has urged the government to take policy...

Seventieth World Health Assembly Opens In Geneva

In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan offered some advice to delegates "as you continue to shape the future of thi...

Making Of A Healthy And Happy India

Private sector and civil society will have to work together to reach the ambitious goal set by Family Planning 2020 Imagine an innovation that could break entrenched cycles...

World Hypertension Day: How It Affects Indian Men And Women Differently

In a world where at least 1.13 billion adults are suffering from hypertension, May 17 is observed as World Hypertension Day, to create awareness about the issue while initi...

With an endowment of $39.6 billion, and an annual grant support of about $4 billion, US-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is one of the leading private found...

In Pursuit Of Public Health

“Public health mandates extra-ordinary commitment and will from government machineries which require non-partisan dialogues. Politics and public health are two sides ...

Public Toilets Will Soon Be Equipped With Instant Feedback Devices In 11 Indian States

In an attempt to improve the nation’s sanitation experience and tackle the poor hygiene of public toilets, representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development in I...