All posts tagged "mother and child health"
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News1 year agoOdisha CM Launches Various Initiatives Of State For Development Of Women And Children
Government of Odisha has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) to...
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Health1 year ago
Late-Childhood Obesity Associated With Low-Quality Maternal Diet During Pregnancy: Study
Researchers from University College Dublin, Ireland found that children of mothers who ate a higher quality diet, low in inflammation-associated foods, during pregnancy had a lower...
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News1 year ago
Government Initiatives Led To Decline Of Maternal Mortality, Under-5 Child Mortality Rate: President Ram Nath Kovind
According to President Ram Nath Kovind, Under 5 Child Mortality Rate has also reduced to 36 for the first time, which is less than the world...
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Coronavirus Outbreak1 year ago
53 Per Cent Of Children In India Are Not Growing Well Due To Lack Of Access To Food And Nutrition, Says A UN Report
According to the United Nations, even after five years of the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), many key indicators related to food and nutrition...
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Breastfeeding1 year ago
Why Breastfed Babies Have Improved Immune Systems? Research Reveals
In this new study, researchers have for the first time discovered that a specific type of immune cells - called regulatory T cells - expand in...
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News1 year ago
Ladakh’s Lieutenant Governor Calls To Curb Rapid Increase In Percentage Of Overweight People
Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur directed the health department to achieve 100 percent child vaccination and find ways to promote hygiene amongst children
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Air Pollution1 year ago
Air Pollution Linked To Increased Risk Of Pregnancy Loss In India: Lancet Study
Researchers found that an estimated 3.49 lakh pregnancy losses per year in south Asia were associated with exposure to PM2.5 concentrations that exceeded India’s air quality...
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Malnutrition2 years ago
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5): Child Mortality Rate And Vaccination Improve But Concerns Around Malnutrition And Anaemia Remain
The partial findings of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey has highlighted that nutrition in children below five years of age continues to...
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Coronavirus Outbreak2 years ago
115 Million Children Risk Malnutrition Due To COVID-19 Pandemic: India Child Well-being Report
According to India Child Well-being Report 2020, released by World Vision India, many children in the country are no longer having three meals a day and...
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News2 years ago
First 1,000 Days Of Life: Importance Of Maternal And Child Nutrition During Pregnancy And Up To Two Years Of Age
The ‘First 1,000 days’ for a child is a crucial time because it is the period of the rapid growth of body and brain and so...
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Blogs2 years ago
Opinion: Benefits Of Breastfeeding For Mother And Child And How We Can Promote And Support It
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...
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Blogs2 years ago
Opinion: Thinking Beyond The First 1000 Days Of Life For Maternal And Child Nutrition
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
Science And Health: What Is Telemedicine And Is India Ready For It?
Expert Blog: Future Of Healthcare Information Technology: New Innovations And Trends
Meet The Indian Start-up That Developed High-End, Low-Cost Ventilators Within 90 Days
XraySetu, An Artificial Intelligence Driven WhatsApp Chatbot Can Detect COVID-19. Here’s How
Genome Sequencing By Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium Progressively Increased: Centre
