Dietary guidelines for India 2024
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently revised the dietary guidelines for Indians to provide healthier diet and lifestyle recommendations, ensuring dietary and nutritional requirements
Child Health
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Air pollution cuts up to seven months off child life expectancy in Birmingham, research suggests
Air pollution may shave as much as seven months off the life expectancy of children who live in congested cities, UK research suggests. The “mortality burden” of a lifetime of breathing toxic air has
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Vaccination rate for Australian children hits record high: data
Data released by the Australian government for the first quarter this year on Sunday revealed that 94.78 percent of all Australian five-year-olds have been immunized, up from 94.67 percent in the last
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All hands on deck: reducing stunting through multisectoral efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book lays the groundwork for more effective multisectoral action by analyzing and generating empirical evidence to inform the joint targeting of nutrition-sensitive interventions. Using information
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In HP, under-five mortality falls to 27 deaths every 1,000 births
Shimla: While Punjab has achieved the sustainable development target on under-five mortality rate (U5MR) with 25 deaths per 1,000 live births, Himachal Pradesh is yet to achieve the goal. NITI Aayog’s
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Impacts of improved biomass cookstoves on child and adult health: experimental evidence from rural Ethiopia
This paper presents the three-year impacts of an improved biomass cookstove on child and adult health in rural Ethiopia. After near complete stove adoption during an initial one-year randomized controlled
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rising Malnourishment Among Children, 27/06/2019
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Rising Malnourishment Among Children, 27/06/2019, As per the report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) – 4 conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2015-16,
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31.4% of Indian children will be stunted by 2022: report
Country needs to double its efforts to control malnutrition Almost one in three Indian children under five years will still be stunted by 2022 going by current trends, according to an analysis of the
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Encephalitis deaths in Bihar: Supreme Court seeks Centre, state govt’s response
The writ petition raises issues of grave concern and importance relating to public medical care facilities, nutrition and sanitation or hygiene, says the bench The Supreme Court said the deaths of more
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition Among Children, 21/06/2019
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition Among Children, 21/06/2019. As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 35.7% of under-five children are underweight, 21% wasted, and 38.4% stunted across
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Common genetic variations associated with the persistence of immunity following childhood immunization
<p>Vaccines have revolutionized public health, preventing millions of deaths each year, particularly in childhood.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/immunity-childhood-immunization.pdf"