Invest In Children’s Health To Secure India’s Future Well-Being

India, with the world’s largest youth population, buzzes with the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the young. Nearly half (45%) of India’s population is below 2...

Kristen Bell Honored For Commitment To Improving Health Of Women Worldwide

Jhpiego, an international health care non-profit and affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, honored actress-activist Kristen Bell and Los Angeles physician Howie Mandel for...

Dr. Harshad Sanghvi: Reducing Maternal and Child Deaths Requires Better Trained, Empowered Health Workers

Technological solutions, like improved equipment and logistical tools, have been trumpeted as keys to finally ending preventable maternal and child deaths. ??ut it?? not ju...

Male Rickshaw Drivers Playing Key Role In Maternal Health Campaign In India

ODISHA, India (WOMENSENEWS)–As the auto rickshaws begin lining up inside the compound at 7 a.m., Vijaylakmi Sahu knows she has just 30 minutes to finish her work. Ove...

Improving health care, CONGRATULATIONS! INOCULATIONS!

The World Health Organization gives China a glowing report for its lowering of infant and maternal mortality rates FANS of the China model frequently say that, for all the ...

When Mothers Have Healthy Pregnancies, The Positive Benefits Last A Lifetime

The United States has shown courageous leadership over the last decade on global health. Earlier this year, Congress once again voted to protect the budget for those critic...

Pregnancy Weight Gain Predicts Child’s Obesity

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk that your child will be obese as a preschooler, new evidence shows. Gaining too little weight ...

Toronto to play host to maternal, child health summit in May

Canada will host an international summit on maternal, newborn and child health in Toronto at the end of May, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.

Harper sai...