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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Synergies in child nutrition: interactions of food security, health and environment, and child care
This paper examines the extent to which the three key underlying determinants of nutrition -- food security; adequate caregiving resources at the maternal, household, and community levels; and access to
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Introduction of inactivated poliovirus vaccine in National Immunization Program and polio endgame strategy
<p>The World Health Organization declared India – among other 10 countries in South East Region – as ‘polio-free’ in 2014. Since then, the Government of India (GoI) has scaled up
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Beijing dominates China's pollution list
On the whole, nationwide air quality has improved, said Luo yi, director general of environment minister Air quality tied to lung problems in children Pollution woes of Beijing and several other
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Social costs of Flint, Michigan, water crisis total $395 million: study
The social costs stemming from dangerous levels of lead in the drinking water of Flint, Michigan, such as the effect on children's health, amount to $395 million, according to an analysis by a professor
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The influence of televised food commercials on children's food choices: Evidence from ventromedial prefrontal cortex activations
<p>The objective of the study was to investigate how food commercials influence children's food choices. Twenty-three children ages 8-14 years provided taste and health ratings for 60 food items. Subsequently,
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Ghana loses GH¢4.6bn on child malnutrition- NDPC
Ghana is losing GH¢4.6 billion annually as a result of child malnutrition which affects their health and education, a study by the National Development Planning Commission has revealed. The study found
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UNICEF warns of ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in S. Sudan
“The situation in South Sudan is catastrophic, and even more so for children,” UNICEF spokesperson Christophe Boulierac said in a statement on Friday. This year, UNICEF has reportedly treated 120,000
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Hunger Costs Ghana Ghc4.6 Billion per Year
The economy of Ghana loses some GHC4.6 billion annually (equivalent of US$2.6 billion in 2012) due to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a study released in Accra today. This amount represents
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition in Tribal Children, 05/08/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition in Tribal Children, 05/08/2016. Malnutrition is not a direct cause of death among children but can increase morbidity and mortality by reducing the resistance
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Neonatal deaths double in a decade, infants also at risk
Advances in medical technology and health infrastructure in the city seem to have done little to save children from dying. The latest birth and death registration data shows that the number of neonatal