Child Health

Encephalitis deaths in Bihar: Supreme Court seeks Centre, state govt’s response

The writ petition raises issues of grave concern and importance relating to public medical care facilities, nutrition and sanitation or hygiene, says the bench

Publication Date:

25/06/2019

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Bihar, Health Effects, Child Health, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Supreme Court, Health

Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition Among Children, 21/06/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition Among Children, 21/06/2019. As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 35.7% of under-five children are underweight, 21% wasted, and 38.4% stunted across the country. State/UT-wise detail is enclosed in Annexure – I. The specific programs which have bearing on nutritional status of women and children and their expenditure is enclosed at Annexure -II.

Publication Date:

Friday, June 21, 2019

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Malnutrition, Children, Child Health, India, Statistics, Parliament

Health

Common genetic variations associated with the persistence of immunity following childhood immunization

Vaccines have revolutionized public health, preventing millions of deaths each year, particularly in childhood. Yet, there is considerable variability in the magnitude and persistence of vaccine-induced immunity. Maintenance of specific antibody is essential for continuity of vaccine-induced serological protection.

Publication Date:

11/06/2019

Author(s): Daniel O’Connor, Eileen Png, Chiea Chuen Khor & et al

Source: Cell Reports

Vol:

27

Issue:

11

pp:

3241-3253

Tags:

Immunisation, Vaccination, Child Health, Health Effects, United Kingdom (UK), Netherlands, Europe

Health

Association of maternal folate intake during pregnancy with infant asthma risk

Several studies assessed the association of maternal folate intake with infant asthma risk, but the fndings are controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to clarify the association between maternal folate intake and infant asthma risk.

Publication Date:

06/06/2019

Author(s): Weijian Li, Bo Xu, Yuepeng Cao & et al

Source: Scientific Reports

Vol:

9

Issue:

8347

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Maternal Health, Child Health, Nutrition, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Drugs, Health Effects

Air Pollution

Silent suffocation in Africa: air pollution is a growing menace, affecting the poorest children the most

Only 6 per cent of children in Africa live in areas where air pollution is reliably measured at ground-level, leaving half a billion children across the continent living in areas with no reliable means of measuring air quality, according to a new UNICEF report released on World Environment Day.

Publication Date:

05/06/2019

Source: UNICEF

Tags:

Air Pollution, Children, Child Health, Health Effects, Africa

Air Pollution

Air pollution linked to childhood anxiety, study suggests

As exposure to air pollution continues to be a well-established global health problem, researchers have found its connection with symptoms of childhood anxiety.

Publication Date:

29/05/2019

Source: Big News Network

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Child Health, Vehicular Pollution

People

Global Childhood Report 2019

More than a quarter of a billion children better off today than 20 years ago. But one in four children still denied right to a safe and healthy childhood, with children living in or fleeing conflict zones among the most disadvantaged.

Publication Date:

28/05/2019

Source: Save the Children

Tags:

Children, Child Health, Malnutrition, India, Global, Education

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