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Here's Why It's A Very Bad Idea To Wipe Mosquitoes Off The Face Of The Earth

It would be hard to find an insect more despised these days than the mosquito. The blood-sucking pest is considered more lethal to humans than any other animal in the world...

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Health

First American India Symposium On Maternal And Newborn Survival Being Held At Stanford

In India, women die in childbirth from preventable complications regularly, and infants there often fail to receive care that can keep them healthy. The San Francisco Bay A...

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Festivals

At FLO Film Fest, 32 Shades Of Women’s Issues From Across The Globe

SPREAD over three days across several venues in the city, the FLO Film Festival, organised by FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), will showcase 32 films which will explore the...

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Environment

At Least 14 Dead And 100 Missing After Quake Topples Apartment Tower In Taiwan

At least 14 people are dead and more than 100 are still missing after a powerful earthquake shook southern Taiwan on Saturday morning, causing a high-rise building in the c...

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Health

In Southeast Asia, India Leads In Child Mortality

India accounts for maximum number of newborn deaths in Southeast Asia region. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), out of the total deaths in the region, more ...

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Bill Gates Lauds Nitish For His Health Initiatives

Former Microsoft CEO and co-founder of the world’s biggest charitable foundation Bill Gates today called on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and lauded the state gov...

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Zuckerberg Vows To Daughter He?ll Donate 99% Of His Facebook Shares

Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, announced on Tuesday that he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook ...

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Health

Five Majors Announce Project ĀSMĀN To Reduce Maternal And Newborn Mortality In India

Project ĀSMĀN, a major healthcare initiative aimed at reducing infant, neonatal and maternal mortality in India, was launched on November 3, 2015 by a consortium of leadi...

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Melinda Gates: Still Work To Do In Maternal, Newborn Health

Eight hundred women die every day globally from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, despite great strides in that area, philanthropist Melinda Gates said Monday. Ga...

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Health

WHO Issues New Guidance On Preventing And Treating Infections Around The Time Of Childbirth

Bacterial infections around the time of childbirth (peripartum infections) account for about one-tenth of maternal deaths globally. In addition to the high risk of mortalit...

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