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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Nigeria: 500, 000 Malnourished Children Risk Death Over Delayed Passage of 2017 Budget
Five months into 2017, there is still no budget or funding for 2.5 million Severely Acute Malnourished (SAM) children in the country. And like in previous years, about 500,000 of them risk death before
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Famine could spread to 3rd South Sudan county: report
Nairobi - Famine is at risk of spreading to a third county in South Sudan in the absence of food aid, a new report from a US-backed monitoring group says, with the United Nations warning on Sunday that
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Report of the Expert Group on issue of high Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) and its health effects on Indian population
<p>To address holistically the issue of High Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) in food and associated health risks, FSSAI constituted an Expert Group to drat a report. The major constituents of foods namely high
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Govt. puts on hold directive to install air purifiers in schools
Experts, schools welcome step; had contended that move would have cost a lot of money and would not have the desired effect The Delhi government on Tuesday decided to keep in “abeyance” its directive
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Target 90 per cent vaccination coverage: PM to health ministry
At the monthly Pragati review meeting held last week, Modi, sources said, expressed displeasure that there were still wide disparities in the vaccination coverage of various districts. A little over
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Somalia: Unicef- 1.4 Million Children At Risk of Acute Malnutrition in 2017
The projected number of children expected to suffer has skyrocketed, doubling since January of this year. The country's combination of drought, dislocation, and disease is proving fatal for children.
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High rates of malnourished children in Maracha, worries leaders
The number of malnourished children in Maracha district is worrying health officials and political leaders. Sunday Cadribo the District Health Officer (DHO) Maracha has confirmed. He said, a total of
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Doctors warn of asthma becoming irreversible
Ahmedabad: Persistent cold and cough and acute breathing problems occurring frequently? Act before it's too late and check whether you have asthma. Thanks to increasing levels of air pollution in addition
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कॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमा
कॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमाकॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमा जागरण संवाददाता, आगरा: कॉकरोच और जंक फूड से बच्चों को अस्थमा हो रहा है। अस्थमा पीड़ित बच्चों की संख्य जागरण संवाददाता, आगरा:
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AAP govt asks schools to install air purifiers
NEW DELHI: Concerned over the quality of air in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party government has directed city schools to install air purifiers so as to ensure students don't face health hazards