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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Progress achieved in restricting the marketing of high-fat, sugary and salty food and beverage products to children
<p>In May 2010, 192 Member States endorsed Resolution WHA63.14 to restrict the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverage products high in saturated fats, trans fatty acids, free sugars and/or salt to
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ICMR signs pact to provide healthcare to rural areas
Aiming to provide healthcare to the most remote areas in the country by reducing "uncertainty" in electricity supply through solar solutions, a policy research institute has signed a pact with Indian Council
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How to guard self against vector borne diseases
VISAKHAPATNAM: With the advent of rains, incidences of vector borne ailments also intensify and Visakhapatnam is one of the districts in the state with high occurrence of fevers such as malaria, dengue,
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Saved by the sun
A new twist on the use of renewable energy is saving children's lives in Africa. The innovation--a solar powered oxygen delivery system--is providing concentrated oxygen in hospital for children suffering
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Malawi losing MK247 billion yearly due to stunting—study reveals
Malawi government’s money amounting to M247 billion is going down the drain yearly due to stunting amongst under-five children. This is according to a recent study which Parliamentary Committee on HIV,
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UNICEF report: 69 million children at risk of dying if health conditions don't improve
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released a report on Tuesday which stated that 69 million children below five years of age are at the risk of dying from "preventable causes" by 2030
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Africa: El Niño Puts More Than 26 Million Children At Risk in Eastern and Southern Africa- Unicef
One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ten countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, the
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Good maternal nutrition: the best start in life
New report calls for improved maternal nutrition to decrease children’s long-term risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity. The nutritional well-being of pregnant women affects not only their
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Good maternal nutrition: the best start in life
New report calls for improved maternal nutrition to decrease children’s long-term risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity. The nutritional well-being of pregnant women affects not only their
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The State of the World’s Children 2016: A fair chance for every child
<p>By 2030, 69 million children under the age of five will have died, 167 million children will be living in poverty and 750 million women will have been married as children, unless the issues facing the most disadvantaged children are tackled says this annual UNICEF report.</p>