Estimation of maternal and child mortality one year after user-fee...
The objective of the study was to estimate the impact on maternal and child mortality after eliminating user fees for pregnant women and for children less than five years of age in Burkina Faso.
View Article2nd human development report ready
Being Released After Nearly 10 Yrs After almost a decade, the Gujarat government is ready with the second state human development report which is to be published shortly .The first report was published
View ArticleLife expectancy in the USA hits a record high
That was an increase of 0.1 year from 2011 when it was 78.7 years, according to a new report on mortality in the USA from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health...
View ArticleAmericans Living Longer as Fewer Die From Heart Disease, Cancer
A baby born in 2012 will live to a record 78.8 years old on average, as U.S. life expectancy grew and fewer Americans are dying from heart disease, cancer and other chronic illnesses. That’s a gain
View ArticleTreatment of infections in young infants in low- and middle-income countries:...
Neonatal mortality—death that occurs during the first 28 days of life—accounts for nearly half of all the deaths that occur in children before they reach their fifth birthday. Worldwide, nearly 3 million
View ArticleMDG report 2014: assessing progress in Africa toward the Millennium...
While an increasing number of Africans are enjoying higher living standards, countries in Sub-Saharan Africa should redouble efforts to ensure crises such as the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa do
View ArticleInfants to get free treatment till age one in Rajasthan
Extending the scope of the Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana (JSSY) with an aim to bring down the infant mortality rate (IMR) in the State, the Rajasthan government has decided to provide free treatment to
View ArticleEstimation of daily risk of neonatal death, including the day of birth, in...
The days immediately after birth are the most risky for human survival, yet neonatal mortality risks are generally not reported by day. Early neonatal deaths are sometimes under-reported or might be...
View ArticleCM launches State Nutrition Mission
With the aim to achieve the minimum maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) in Uttar Pradesh by checking malnutrition among mothers and children, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav...
View ArticleHealthcare push in high-priority areas
To ensure equitable healthcare and bring about sharper improvements in health outcomes, Union health ministry has asked states to identify high-priority districts. These districts would receive 30 per
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Premature infant mortality rate up
At least 70 premature infants die each day in Bangladesh within 28 days of birth despite its spectacular success in cutting down under five mortality rate. The rate of mortality of premature infants,
View ArticleExperts urge government to formulate antibiotic policy
Resistance to drugs is a global threat The 28th South Zone conference of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics and the 43rd meet of its Kerala chapter, held here recently, urged the government to formulate
View ArticleUse of antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytic drugs in preterm births in 29...
Despite the global burden of morbidity and mortality associated with preterm birth, little evidence is available for use of antenatal corticosteroids and tocolytic drugs in preterm births in low-income
View ArticleAnnual rates of decline in child, maternal, HIV, and tuberculosis mortality...
Measuring a country's health performance has focused mostly on estimating levels of mortality. An alternative is to measure rates of decline in mortality, which are more sensitive to changes in health
View ArticleGlobal, regional, and national age–sex specific all-cause and cause-specific...
The Lancet presents the most recent update on the global, regional, and national causes of death. Against a backdrop of increased global improvements in life-expectancy, death rates for some causes
View ArticleMore infants died within month of birth last year
The number of children dying in Delhi within 29 days of their birth has gone up in the past one year -from 876 in 2012-13 to 1,015 in 2013-14.Latest statistics released by Delhi government show maternal
View Article6K cr less budget for health cause of concern
Even as India is struggling hard to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) including maternal and infant mortality rate, the Finance Ministry's bid to cut more than `6,000 crore in the Health
View ArticleState fares better than national average on infant mortality rate
Jammu and Kashmir has fared better than many other states in the country with regard to the Infant Mortality Rate. In 2013, the state recorded an Infant Mortality rate (IMR) of 37 as compared to the...
View ArticleMP shows highest fall in newborn mortality: Survey
Madhya Pradesh has shown highest fall in neonatal mortality across the country, down by three points against national average fall of one point, according to Sample Registration System (SRS) bulletin...
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