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Fighting Hidden Hunger: ‘Our Mission Is 90% Of Crops Must Be...
Bangkok: Two billion people, or nearly one in four individuals, suffer from ‘hidden hunger’ or vitamin and nutrient...
Improve Women’s Education, Health Services To Reduce India's Anaemia Burden, World's Highest
New Delhi: Improving women’s education could be the single most important intervention to reduce India’s anaemia burden,...
India Readies A New Cadre Of Certified Midwives To Improve Maternal, Infant Care
Karimnagar (Telangana) and Delhi: “As a nurse, we used to refer to mothers as patients. The first thing we learned as a...
Why India's Public Health Facilities May Suffer Despite A Likely Rise In Health Spending
New Delhi: The allocation for the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) in Budget 2019 is likely to increase...
Most Indian Girls Unprepared For Menstruation, Taboos Drive Unhygienic Practices
Chennai: Kala was 11 when she had her first menstrual period. She was at home preparing for her final exams and panicked...
From Health Clubs In Schools To Better Diagnostics In Govt Health Centres, How Telangana And Andhra Pradesh Are Attacking TB
Vijayawada/Hyderabad: In May 2016, 14-year-old Yesu from Vijayawada city was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The...
After 4 Years Of Swachh Bharat, Open Defecation Down 26 Percentage Points, But Toilet Use Does Not Match Construction Spree
New Delhi: More Indians living in villages owned a latrine in 2018 than four years ago, yet 44% of them still defecate...
Budget 2019 May Pump Money Into Ayushman Bharat But Bleed Other Core Health Schemes
New Delhi: Health seemed to have finally become a part of India’s political agenda when Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya...