At least 22.7 percent of the working children in Savar upazila of Dhaka have been forced into child labour chiefly because of family problems and penury, according to a survey.

The Haryana Government has expanded the scope of health services for the children in Haryana by implementing the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK).

The Centre has issued guidelines for food safety and hygiene to prevent contamination of supplementary nutrition provided to pregnant women and children under the Integrated Child Development Servi

Nepal Standard Council has decided to regulate the lead levels in paints on consideration of public health.

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors as smog enveloped China’s commercial hub, sending levels of the worst pollutants surging to more than 15 times World Health Organization gui

Young children are at risk of serious health problems from toxic materials found in toys widely available in the capital city.

Automobile Engineer Lal Alawatta has urged the government to rationalize controls on poisonous vehicle emissions threat.