14th World Congress on Public Health held in Kolkata

Kolkata recently hosted the 14th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) at the city’s Science City auditorium. Kolkata last hosted the Congress in 1981.

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ASHA workers roped in to check swine flu cases in pregnant women

JAIPUR: More than 46,000 accredited social health activists (ASHAs) workers, who are instrumental in keeping a check on maternal health, have been roped in to prevent the s...

Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu's president blames climate change for extreme weather

The president of Vanuatu says climate change is contributing to more extreme weather conditions and cyclone seasons, after cyclone Pam ripped through the island nation.

How Crowdfunding Helped 3 Rural Mothers Turn Their Lives Around

These are the stories of three inspiring rural Indian mothers, and how they conquered difficulties to set a precedent for progress in their communities. Shobha, Manguben, a...

George Clooney Hits the Stage to help launch the 100 Lives Initiative

As always, George Clooney is keeping busy supporting philanthropic efforts. Last week, Clooney joined some of his celeb friends including Tom Hanks, David Letterman, Danny ...

Kailash Kher joins Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme

Singer Kailash Kher recently sang Beti, a hard hitting song, for Woman from the East and dedicated it to the movement Kailash Kher extended his hand to Prime Minister Naren...

Many young Indian women underweight, their babies too – research

Researchers have long puzzled over why children in India, despite being wealthier, are shorter and smaller than children in sub-Saharan Africa. At least part of the answer ...

Florida Officials Banned the Term 'Climate Change'

Politicians have been known to employ an arsenal of tactics aimed at confusing the public about what scientists know about climate change: citing widely discredited experts...

How to Make the Sustainable Development Goals Work

The two of us met for the first time more than a decade ago, in 2003, in the small rural village of Momemo, an hour?s drive and a world away from the urban bustle of Maputo...