Health

Food price hike caused malnutrition in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: A study published in the Journal of Nutrition has pointed out that increase in food prices during the global recession in 2009 led to “wasting”, that is underweight issues in children in

Publication Date: 
14/07/2015
Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Andhra Pradesh, Malnutrition, Nutrition, Vegetables, Children, Child Health, Health
Health

Tobacco Ban: State calls for stricter measures, school heads to be accountable

According to a Government Resolution (GR), school heads will have to sign and fill up an undertaking with their picture.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2015
Mihika Basu
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tobacco, Smoking, WHO, Tobacco Related Cancer, Children, Global, Health
Natural Disasters

Drought puts North Korean children's lives at risk - UNICEF

A severe drought in North Korea is putting the lives of children at risk and many are in serious danger of disease and malnutrition, the U.N. children's agency said on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Droughts, North Korea, Children, Diseases, Malnutrition
Health

Rise in adult JE baffles experts

Guwahati: Health experts are unable to ascertain the reasons behind the abnormal rise of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) among adults in the state.

Publication Date: 
08/07/2015
Gaurav Das
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Encephalitis, Kamrup, Vaccination, Sibsagar (D), Children, Child Health, Health Effects, Health
Poverty

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015

Southern Asia faces the greatest hunger burden, with about 281 million undernourished people and more than half of population in South Asia lack access to improved sanitation says this final MDG report launched today by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
UNDP
Tags:
Poverty, Malnutrition, Education, Children, Women, Infant mortality, Child Health, Maternal Health, Diseases, Environment, Drinking Water, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, India
Health

Rajasthan has over 36% children with stunted growth: survey

JAIPUR: Efforts are being made to intensify the fight against malnutrition among the children in the state, but still Rajasthan has 36.5% of children (under-5 years), who have stunted growth.

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
Syed Intishab Ali
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Children, Child Health, Malnutrition, UNICEF, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Health
Natural Disasters

A contribution to the selection of tsunami human vulnerability indicators: conclusions from tsunami impacts in Sri Lanka and Thailand (2004), Samoa (2009), Chile (2010) and Japan (2011)

After several tsunami events with disastrous consequences around the world, coastal countries have realized the need to be prepared to minimize human mortality and damage to coastal infrastructures, livelihoods and resources. The international scientific community is striving to develop and validate methodologies for tsunami hazard and vulnerability and risk assessments. The vulnerability of coastal communities is usually assessed through the definition of sets of indicators based on previous literature and/or post-tsunami reports, as well as on the available data for the study site.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
P. González-Riancho, B. Aliaga, S. Hettiarachchi & et al
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
1493–1514
Tags:
Tsunami, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Chile, Japan, Samoa Island, Indian Ocean, Natural Disasters, Displacement, Aged, Children, Disaster Management
Health

Health Minister launches Voice-based 24*7 Toll-Free National Health Portal

Health Minister launched the National Health Innovations Portal , which will be a repository of all innovations contributed by the states.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2015
India Environment Portal
Tags:
Health, Ministry of Home Affairs, Health Care, Immunisation, Children, Vaccination
Health

Cuba blocks HIV transmission at birth

Becomes First Country To Eliminate Spread Of Virus From Mom To Child, Says WHO

Publication Date: 
02/07/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
AIDS, WHO, Children, Child Health, Epidemics, Health
Climate Change

Climate change risks and resilience in urban children in Asia

Climate change is a key challenge for Asian cities in the global south. Already half of Asia-Pacific’s urban population live in secondary cities of less than 1 million, and as urbanisation continues more people will be exposed to direct and indirect hazards of climate change.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Sudeshna Chatterjee
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Tags:
Climate Change, Urbanisation, Climate Adaptation, Children, Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Poverty, Climate Impacts

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