Among the three major cities of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Vadodara — Ahmedabad is leading by a huge margin in terms of having maximum number of children suffering from malnutrition.

THE need for governments globally to ensure that mothers and babies, especially those in the rural communities, get the quality healthcare they need to survive, has become a source of concern to th

GAYA: The somewhat untimely outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has taken health officials by surprise and all out efforts are now being made to fight the menace with effective actions of

KHARTOUM – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed yesterday a generous contribution from the Government of Canada towards WFP emergency operations in Sudan.

A survey report on Monday revealed that as many as 11,000 children in Kolhapur district are malnourished, prompting the minister of state for rural development, Satej Patil, to direct government of

A malaria epidemic has killed at least 55 people, including 46 children, in Tripura this month while thousands have fallen ill, officials said here on Sunday.

Children in South Delhi schools could very well be at a health risk as at least 120 school canteens under the jurisdiction of the South Municipal Corporation are running without the necessary trade

Pregnant women who lived in close proximity to fields and farms where chemical pesticides were applied experienced a two-thirds increased risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder or oth

Tobacco claimed as many as 57,000 lives and crippled 3.82 lakh in the country every year, according to a written statement issued by Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) on Monday.

41 including 31 children dead

Agartala: The deaths in a malaria outbreak in Tripura have risen to 41, including 31 children, a minister said here Sunday.