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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Exploring the determinants of childhood immunisation
This study attempts to analyse the effects of some selected demographic and socio-economic predictor variables on the likelihood of immunisation of a child for six vaccine-preventable diseases covered under the Universal Immunisation Programme. It focuses on immunisation coverage (a) at the all India level, (b) in rural and urban areas, (c) in Bihar, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and (d) for three groups of states, the empowered action group, north-eastern and other states. The study applies a logistic regression model to National Family Health Survey-2 (1998-99) data.
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Women physicians as vital intermediaries in colonial Bombay
The pivot around which the improvement of maternal health revolved was the Indian woman doctor and her growing presence from the 1900s was to be seen at hospitals and welfare centres in the Bombay presidency, promoting knowledge of more hygienic birthing methods and safe infant care.
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Mid-day meal kills two
Villagers of Kandwala, a sleepy village near Fazilka, have reason to seek sealing of the food meant for the mid-day meal in their primary school, as the stock has allegedly taken its toll with the dea
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Now, nurses to take care of neonatal units
Realising a shortage of doctors will continue to be a major hurdle to run neonatal care units in the state, the experts, who have developed the units in the districts to lower the newborn mortality ra
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TN bans cold drinks in schools, colleges
The state government has banned the sale of soft drinks, chocolates, popcorn, jelly, chewing gum and junk food like burgers and pizzas at cafeterias and canteens in educational institutions
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Mid-day meal: Ruckus in RS
The Rajya Sabha witnessed noisy scenes today over the government's reported proposal to give pre-cooked food to children at anganwadi centres under the Integrated Child Development Scheme.
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Don't serve biscuits in anganwadis: Amartya Sen
Pressure is building on the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the Ministry of Women and Child Development to ensure cooked meals in pre-school centres under the central programme of ang
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Renuka pushes for pre-cooked meals, Plan panel says no, open to misuse Contractors take advantage, give kids only what they want
Worried that contractors and traders may take undue advantage, the Planning Commission has shot down a proposal by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, headed by Renuka Chowdhury, to dish out
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A generation living on junk food is here
Preferring pizzas, followed by noodles, aerated drinks and ice cream 65 per cent children in the Pink City have been found to be interested in having junk food
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Prioritisation of routine vaccines: a mistake for the USA
The US system of immunisation during childhood is a complex mix of private sector and public sector roles and responsibilities. This system has introduced new vaccines into a schedule that protects children and adolescents from 16 infectious diseases. A universal recommendation establishes a medical standard that should be available to all children, but emerging evidence suggests that some children are not receiving new vaccines because of increased costs.