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Launching Anemia Plus on Independence Day: A Revolutionary Leap in Anemia
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Gurgaon (Haryana) [India], August 15: As India celebrates its Independence Day, marking its freedom from colonial rule, there's another battle that many are gearing up to win - the battle against Anemia. Recent statistics indicate that nearly 53% of women aged 15-49 years and 58.5% of childr
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Music Composer-Duo Salim-Sulaiman launched Musical Anthem - "Aaj Zindagi J
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1: According to Global Youth Tobacco Survey-4, 38% of cigarette, 47% of bidi smokers and 52% of smokeless tobacco users in India initiated the use before their 10th birthday. In contrast, 71% of students thought other people's cigarette smoking is harmful t
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Boys require 'lessons in bromance' to tackle mental health crisis in schoo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Teenage boys are twice as likely as girls to commit suicide, and as boys become men, they are three times more likely than women to die by suicide.
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ControlZ Renewed 50,000 Smartphones in a Year: Leads the Path on Internati
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): ControlZ, a fast-growing sustainable D2C start-up that renews smartphones to make them aspirational (as good as new), announced today that it has successfully renewed 50,000 mobile phones while constantly contributing towards environmental safety
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Pakistan admits USD 30 bn flood loss assessment flawed
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The floods affected 33 million people and more than 1,730 lost their lives. They are particularly impacting the poorest and most vulnerable districts. The situation is still evolving, with flood waters stagnant in many areas, causing water-borne and vector-borne diseases to spread, and more
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Urgent State and National Level Action Plans needed to tackle lead poisoni
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Drawing attention to the looming global health crisis triggered by lead poisoning, particularly in India, where over 2,30,000 people die annually due to exposure to lead pollution, policymakers, scientists and researchers underscored the need for
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THAP sets out to make mental healthcare accessible and judgement free
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI/PNN): India's Mental Health Crisis has exploded in the past two years owing to the isolation and anxiety brought about by the pandemic. Access to mental healthcare in India is riddled with stigma and promotes a vicious circle of isolation, suppression of age
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America: Adults' cardiometabolic health status sets alarm bells ringing fo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a recent study which suggested that less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requires urgent action. A group of researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Polic
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WHO ramps up response in Eastern Africa amid looming health crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it's intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity.
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Promoting the art of learning is skill-based education, say the founders o
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI/GPRC): There have been a few industries and sectors that have shown no signs of stopping whatsoever. Hence, the world witnessed how some of them, even amidst the global health crisis, kept growing and developing in varied ways for the better.
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UN chief warns of 'global mental health crisis'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against a "global mental health crisis," while launching a report on mental health.
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Advisories issued to citizens, education institutions amid 'severe' heatwa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): Pakistan's health authorities have issued advisories for people and educational institutions as the mercury shooting as high -- in some regions, it crossed 50 degrees Celsius.
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