Bangladesh has had 40 years of exceptional progress in health, with infant mortality down, life expectancy up and good disease control, all despite being one of the world's poorest countries, resea
Alarmed at 60% infant malnutrition deaths reported in some taluks of Koppal and Raichur districts against the national average of 42%, the Karnataka government constituted an expert committee to look into it.
In less than two decades, Nepal has managed to halve the number of maternal deaths during childbirth, a case of ‘globally remarkable’ progress, reveals an international think tank.
This European Union (EU) study published in latest issue of the journal “The Lancet Respiratory Medicine” finds that exposure to even low levels of air pollution during pregnancy increases risk of lower birthweight babies.
The Centre has identified Vellore as one of the high priority districts for taking action to achieve the millennium development goals (MDG) by 2015, according to Satheesh Kumar, Chief Officer, Unit
Canada will provide $19.9 million to Bangladesh in partnership with Unicef to help improve the health of hard to reach mothers and young children in remote areas considering the country's challenge
This pamphlet titled `Towards achieving Millennium Development Goals India 2013’ has been brought out as a sequel to this Ministry’s `Millennium Development Goals India country report 2011’.
Very high levels of prenatal maternal mercury have adverse effects on the developing fetal brain. It has been suggested that all possible sources of mercury should be avoided. However, although seafood is a known source of mercury, little is known about other dietary components that contribute to the overall levels of blood mercury. The objective of the study was to quantify the contribution of components of maternal diet to prenatal blood mercury level.
Political stability, effective governance and, most importantly, uninterrupted longterm commitments to mainstreaming food security and nutrition in policies are key to the reduction of hunger says this 2013 edition of FAO report on the State of Food Insecurity.
