Global Handwashing Day 2020: The latest global estimates by UNICEF suggest that 3 billion people do not have access to soap and water at home
Some studies show that the pre-existing gender gap in mental health, with women worse affected than men, has broadened critically during a COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the concerns of mental health, especially in the context of the reports of increasing suicides in healthcare workers over the past few...
Failing to breastfeed according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommendations amounts to real costs in human life, quality of life, and national economic...
'Upvaas' in Hindi means fasting; plastic 'upvaas' means limiting the use of single-use plastic and swapping it with eco-friendly alternatives
According to the recently published report - World Nutrition Report 2020, India is one among those 88 countries who are not on track for any of...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months of life followed by continued breastfeeding alongside complementary feeding for a minimum of two...
The interventions during the adolescence phase of 13-18 years of the life of women are extremely important to achieve better maternal and child nutritional health outcomes
Positive effects of preconception care are pivotal as the right start for pregnancy begins well before the conception itself
As leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly to forge recovery from this pandemic, they have the opportunity and duty to simultaneously tackle the deadly...
National Nutrition Month 2020 India: Locally grown foods are harvested when they are ripe which adds to its acceptability due to its flavour, taste, color and...
Amid the uncertain times of the pandemic that continues unabated and instills a sense of anxiety and fear among people, various misinformation around COVID-19, which the...
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
