Amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, a container containing necessities for newborn babies and their mothers--including resuscitators and other vital supplies--was looted in Port-au-Prince on Saturday, CNN reported citing UNICEF.
The Delhi High Court imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Delhi government after dismissing its appeal against a single judge bench order granting maternity benefits to a woman contractual employee at State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission.
Olympian Tarundeep Rai and women's compound champion Aditi Swami Gopichand will be among 16 archers, eight men and eight women competing at the continental event.
ESIC takes care in cases of sickness, maternity, disablement and death due to employment injury and provides medical care to insured persons and their families.
Commemorating the two decades of its successful implementation on Tuesday, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu formally handed over the Mangaladevi Birthing (Maternity) Centre at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu to the Hospital representatives.
The project was jointly handed over by Finance Nepal's Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat, Nepal's Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Anita Devi and Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the defence ministry said under the rules, the grant of such leaves to all women in the military, whether one is an officer or any other rank, will be equally applicable.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 7: Pregnancy is a transformative and pivotal phase in a woman's life, demanding a keen focus on physical and mental well-being. As a woman prepares to bring a new life into the world, prioritizing her health becomes paramount. From regular prenatal check
These schemes are aimed at providing financial benefits to construction workers, such as disability pensions, ex-gratia payments, medical assistance, maternity benefits, and death benefits, among others.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday said a woman employee was suspended from service after taking maternity leave, adding that the act amounted to a violation of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017.
The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC), a subsidiary of the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with maternity and children's hospitals in Abu Dhabi, launched a campaign dedicated to raise community awareness about public health aspects related to the health of pregnant wo