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Reports47% of children in India are underweight: Unicef Over half the world's underweight children live in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, says a new Unicef report on the global progress on children's issues. About 5.6 million children worldwide die every year for lack of adequate nutrients More... Clear evidence that investment in TB control works: WHO director generalThree of the world's six regions are expected to achieve tuberculosis (TB) control targets set by the World Health Assembly, according to a new report on the global status of the disease published ahead of World TB Day on March 24 More... Malnutrition amongst Maharashtra's tribals: How bad is it?A survey of 22 tribal villages in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district throws up disturbing facts about levels of malnutrition among children. The root of the problem is the absence of sustainable livelihoods More... World ill-prepared for bird flu: WHOA World Health Organisation factsheet on the H5NI virus, or avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, answers frequently asked questions about the disease More... A world where children everywhere live beyond the age of fiveIt is likely that 90 countries, 53 of them developing nations, could reduce child mortality rates by two-thirds by 2015 if they maintain their current rate of progress. Worryingly, however, 98 developing countries lag behind, finds a new Unicef report More... The unheard scream: Reproductive health and women's livesA review of a new book on the neglect, deprivation and non-existent reproductive healthcare in India More... 'One fly is deadlier than one hundred tigers'In a new report, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council records the experiences of community workers from Africa, Asia, and Latin America on the all-important issues of safe water, sanitation and hygiene More... Bollywood cinema glamourises tobacco use, says WHO studyA recent study commissioned by the World Health Organisation reveals that an overwhelming majority of Hindi films depict some form of tobacco use, and that three-fourths of top-rated films send out a message to the youth that smoking is a trendy lifestyle option More... Report card grades India's tuberculosis control effortsA report card grading each Indian state on its effectiveness in controlling tuberculosis was issued on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24. As the report indicates, India's success in tackling the disease has been mixed More... |
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