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AIF's Swasthya Samvaad Unites Public Health Visionaries to Advance Adolesc
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2: The American India Foundation, catalyzing social and economic change in India for the past 23 years, organized its annual public health knowledge event - 'Swasthya Samvaad' at The Park, in New Delhi this week. Cantered around cross-learning, collaboration, and col
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Poor sleep health is linked with muscle dysmorphia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Past studies indicate that, on average, adolescents and young adults are sleeping less than the recommended 7 to 10 hours per night.
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Rajasthan women and child development dept signs MoU with philanthropic or
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Women and Child Development Department of the government of Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Children Investment Fund Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation, on Monday to improve nutrition in adolescent girls and women.
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MoU signed to achieve improvement in nutritional status among adolescent g
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of AYUSH on Monday, aimed at achieving improvement in the nutritional status of adolescent girls in five Utkarsh districts.
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MoWCD, MoAYUSH to sign MoU on nutritional status of adolescent girls in 5
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"Through collaboration and coordinated efforts, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and the Ministry of AYUSH have been working towards leveraging traditional knowledge, promoting wellness through joint yoga protocols, and promoting diet diversity through the consumption of loc
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The Need of the Hour: Uniting to Conquer Childhood Cancer
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 15: Every year, over 400,000 children and adolescents worldwide are diagnosed with cancer. While the survival rate in High-Income Countries stands at 80 per cent, it drops drastically to as low as 20 per cent in Low and Middle-Income Countries. On Inte
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Union Government to encourage HPV vaccination for cervical cancer through
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The National Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended introduction of The quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (qHPV) vaccine in the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) with a one-time catch-up for 9-14 year-old adolescent girls followed with routine introduction
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Howard Delafield International Demonstrates the Life-Changing Power of Dig
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19: Howard Delafield International (HDI), a woman-owned pioneering team integrating behavioural insights, commercial expertise, and emerging technologies to effect positive change, hosted Gamechangers' 24 on the 18th of January at The Claridges, New Delhi. The mile
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Emirates Health Services completes integration of school health programme
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Emirates Health Services (EHS) has achieved a major milestone by electronically integrating the school health programme with 313 government schools from Dubai to Fujairah. This marks the first phase of a wider initiative aimed at promoting the health and well-being of school-children and
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"Thanks for Asking and Listening" - The 3rd Edition of Handling Unexpected
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 9: The post-pandemic era has brought forth a new set of concerns, particularly in the realm of mental well-being for people of all ages, especially children and adolescents. There has been a disturbing and increasing number of children and adolescents p
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"Observations were problematic": SC on Calcutta HC's judgement on asking a
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised a Calcutta High Court judgement of December last year which stated that adolescent girls must control their sexual urges instead of giving in to two minutes of pleasure.
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Celebrity Chef Amrita Raichand appointed as Health Ambassador for Salaam B
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 21: Celebrity chef, super mom, and also former model Amrita Raichand has taken on a new role as Health Ambassador for the NGO Salaam Bombay Foundation's Preventive Health Education Programme, to bring nutrition education to resource-challenged adolescen
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