On September 7, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched two nutrition schemes 'YSR Sampoorna Poshana' and 'YSR Sampoorna Poshana Plus' which aim at...
On September 4, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released 'The State of Young Child in India' report, a comprehensive account of the challenges related to early...
A new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises concerns about the impact of obesity on the effectiveness of a future...
The United Nations has warned that over 5.5 lakh additional children each month are being struck by malnutrition around the world
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World reports that the number of undernourished people in India has declined from 249.4 million in 2004–06...
The Nutrition India Programme was piloted during 2019-20 and is now helping 32,900 children under the age of 5 amd 3,900 pregnant women
According to United Nations' World Food Programme, the world faces "mega-famines" if enough actions are not taken to combat the ripple effects of coronavirus pandemic on...
New studies on child survival show that more than 30 per cent of total districts in the country would need higher reduction in U5MR and 60...
According to experts, while the efforts to control coronavirus should be strengthened as much as possible, other crucial health issues in the country like malnutrition should...
A lowdown on Rajasthan’s performance on health parameters and how the state over the years has surpassed the national performance across some indicators while seen a...
A lowdown on Punjab’s performance on health parameters and how the state has fared in term of the health of women and children of the state
In a recent study published in the journal ‘Obesity’, researchers have proposed a new classification system for obesity that incorporates various complications associated with it to...
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...
