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India reports significant progress in maternal and child health
Updated : 1 year ago IST
India has reported significant progress in reducing maternal and child mortality rates, with substantial improvements in key health indicators, outpacing global averages, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health.
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South-East Asia region made "notable progress" in advancing right to healt
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"Our South-East Asia Region has made notable progress in advancing this right to health. From enhancements in healthcare coverage to declines in maternal and child mortality rates, there are achievements to be celebrated," Wazed said on the eve of World Health Organisation's founding anniver
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Global Hunger Index is erroneous, shows 'malafide intent': Swadeshi Jagran
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Days after the government said that the Global Hunger Index continues to be "an erroneous measure of hunger with serious methodological issues and shows a malafide intent", Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) also expressed its "deep anguish" at the report and said it is natural to raise questions
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World Birth Defects Day: WHO seeks to raise awareness, intensifies measure
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has defined birth defects as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life. They can be identified during pregnancy, at birth and at times, detected only later. Birth d
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Coronavirus inflicted child mortality rates higher in Pakistan highlights
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Coronavirus inflicted mortality rates is higher in Pakistan than in the other parts of the world according to a study.
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COVID-19 to potentially increase child mortality in developing countries b
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The novel coronavirus pandemic will likely drive up child mortality rates in developing countries by slightly less than half of the current rate, World Bank President David Malpass said on Monday.
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India hailed for cutting child mortality rate by 1 million
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sep 20 (ANI): A recent report has hailed India's work in preventing the deaths of about one million children under five in 2005-15, driven by significant reductions in the mortality rates of pneumonia, diarrhoea, tetanus and measles.
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