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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UN seeks $165.7 million to help 3 million Kenyans needing food and water
More than 2.6 million Kenyans are severely food insecure and this number is rapidly rising. During the lean season (July to September) many families will experience Emergency acute food insecurity, just
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Nigeria: EU to Spend €54 Million On Maternal, Newborn Health in Bauchi, Adamawa, Kebbi
Bauchi — The European Union (EU) will spend 54 million Euros to strengthen and promote primary healthcare, maternal and child health and newborn babies and reduce deaths associated with maternal and child
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UNICEF says N45bn needed to save severely malnourished children
About N45bn, approximately $142m at the rate of N315 per dollar is needed for procurement of Ready To Use Food (RUTF) to save two million severely malnourished children in Nigeria. United Nations Children’s
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Centre tries flavoured pills to help kids finish TB treatment
NEW DELHI: Children diagnosed with tuberculosis are now given bitter-tasting pills four times a day, making it a loathsome exercise. These drugs will now come in orange and strawberry flavours, the director-general
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World Health Statistics 2017- Monitoring Health for the SDGs
<p>The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s first comprehensive blueprint for sustainable development. Launched at the end of 2015, this Agenda frames health and well-being as both
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Rajasthan to launch action plans for reducing infant mortality
It will be based on socio-economic conditions The Rajasthan government has decided to launch district-level action plans for utilising locally available resources to reduce infant mortality rate (IMR).
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Maharashtra bans junk food in school canteens, cites obesity fears
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has banned the sale of junk food in school canteens. Based on recommendations the Centre issued over two years ago, the state has told schools not to sell food `High
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New packaged food labelling norms for more transparency on salt, sugar & fat
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is finalising new labelling norms for packaged food companies, which is expected to include provisions to ensure more transparency on sodium, sugar
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Maharashtra bans junk food in state school canteens
Some of the items that the government has strictly asked schools to ban from their canteens include chips, ice lollies, sherbats, gulab jamun, noodles, pizza, burger, and pani puri, among others With
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Kenya hopes to double maternity leave to boost mother and child health
Kenya will double maternity leave to six months from three if a bill before parliament is passed in a bid to boost the health of mothers and babies. But the new law has been opposed by employer groups