Drug major Ranbaxy On Wednesday said it will spend nearly ¥200 million (over Rs 10 crore) along with parent company Daiichi Sankyo over the next five years to sponsor mobile healthcare field clinic

India has the greatest number of newborn deaths — more than 9 lakh a year. Just five countries now account for more than half of the world's 3.3 million newborn deaths — India, Nigeria, Pakistan, China and Democratic Republic of Congo. Each year 3.3 million babies still die in the first four weeks of life — despite the existence of proven, cost-effective interventions that could save these newborns, said the study's co-author, Dr. Joy Lawn of Save the Children's ‘Saving Newborn Lives' programme.

Elected representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions from 16 districts of Rajasthan attending a workshop here over the weekend said the issues relating to sex selection, gender equality and maternal health were getting priority in panchayat-level health planning with emphasis on utilisation of “untied funds” for a variety of health care services.

The United Nations Population Fund will raise $70 million for 2012-16 Eighth Country Programme aimed at supporting lifesaving services and maternal health and tackling violence against women in Ban

The rates of maternal and infant mortality have improved only marginally, according to the latest Sample Registration System.

The rates of maternal and infant mortality have improved only marginally, according to the latest Sample Registration System.

The government is drawing up a five-year health plan with focus on strengthening rural health care and bringing down the death rate of newborns and their mothers.

New Delhi: Lesser children are now born in houses or outside hospitals in India with institutional deliveries picking up speed in the past two years.