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Addressing the Case for Gendered NCD Policies

The newly launched report “Global Health 50-50” released by the Center for Gender and Global Health at the University College of Lo...

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Pre-conception Health of Fathers Does Matters

There's no doubt that there's a lot to be concerned about for people who are trying to conceive. Even though pr...

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High Rate Of Maternal Mortality, C-Section Cause For Concern

Even after achieving an enviable position in primary health care, the State continues to have a high maternal mortality rate (MMR). With 250 mothers dying in child birth ag...

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‘Chhattisgarh Balloon’ To Bring Down Maternal Mortality

In a significant innovation, a team of doctors in Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College here has developed a device christened the Chhattisgarh Balloon, which promises to br...

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How A Yellow Suitcase Is Illuminating The Lives Of Women And Babies Around The World

When a severe back injury forced Dr Laura Stachel to pause her career as an obstetrician-gynaecologist, she took it upon her shoulders to help the cause of reducing materna...

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‘India’s Abortion Law Should Be Changed To Save Women’, Says Mumbai Doctor Nikhil Datar

India’s abortion law should be urgently changed to prevent women from making ill-informed decisions and risking their lives with illegal pregnancy terminations, a Mum...

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It is now possible to prevent cervical cancer in women by vaccination

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in India, with approximately 1.32 lakh new cases of cervical cancer being diagnosed and about 74,000 death...

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Some hard truths on safe motherhood

Maternal deaths should be treated as a human rights issue and governments need to focus on best antenatal practices and provision of emergency obstetric care to bring down ...

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