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Suicide Rates Among Indian Youth Highest in the World

Suicide rates among Indians age 15-29 are the highest in the world, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO). The most recent numbers available...

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Health

Maternal deaths on the rise in Almora district

The number of maternal deaths in Almora district is on the rise as despite special provisions in the National Health Mission to protect mothers and children post-delivery, ...

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Health

Chronic Diseases Are Killing More in Poorer Countries

Chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease are rising fast in low- and middle-income countries, striking far younger populations than in rich countries and causing much...

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Hollywood

Idris Elba Partners With African Soccer Stars To Fight Ebola

The CDC Foundation, actor Idris Elba and a global team of African soccer stars, international health and aid organizations today announced the launch of Africa United, a gl...

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Health

‘Superbugs’ Kill India’s Babies and Pose an Overseas Threat

AMRAVATI, India — A deadly epidemic that could have global implications is quietly sweeping India, and among its many victims are tens of thousands of newborns dying ...

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Sustainable Development

Industrialisation, urbanisation killing elephants in Odisha

The status of “National Heritage Animal” to elephants has done little to save them, and at least 427 jumbos have perished in the last seven years in Odisha. Tho...

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Health

Cases of rising infant deaths in tribal hamlets worry officials

Efforts to counsel Lambada tribal women on the importance of protecting girl child notwithstanding, the Women and Child Welfare Department is worried over the increasing in...

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Thought Factory

A Thought for Children’s Day

“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that the...

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Sustainable Development

Learning Today for a Sustainable Future

The international community has been striving to shape a safer and richer future for the world. This was the purpose of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by t...

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Health

A mobile key to maternal health

Dr Anita, who just goes by her first name, has a flourishing practice in Bihar. She is the most sought-after consulting gynecologist in a state with India’s highest f...

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