1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (717+ words) India launched its first compostable sanitary pad, combining menstrual hygiene with sustainable waste management. Experts say awareness, safe disposal, better access and infrastructure are essential to reduce menstrual waste. India has introduced its first compostable sanitary pad meeting prescribed quality…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (432+ words) India's MMR fell to 93 (2019-21), but recent maternal deaths in Rajasthan hospitals exposed gaps in emergency obstetric care. NHRC sought a report, citing possible violations of safe maternal healthcare. India has made considerable progress in reducing maternal mortality over the past…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (576+ words) Five fatalities occurred at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara between July 5 and July 10 which renewed the scrutiny into the state run pre-natal Nine maternal deaths were reported within six days at government hospitals in Bhilwara and Banswara, bringing the state's…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (459+ words) The Rajasthan drug control department has cancelled the licence of a pharmaceutical distributor here for allegedly supplying spurious oxytocin injections to government hospitals in Kota, where five women died following Caesarean sections in May Five women died between May 5 and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) Responding to the criticism on Thursday, Sana Malik said her remarks had been misconstrued and insisted that she neither defended nor supported polygamy NCP MLA Sana Malik clarified that she was neither defending nor promoting polygamy after her remarks during…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (520+ words) A UN commission published a detailed report last week examining what the conflict in Gaza has done to the territory's youngest lives. This is what it found, and what it is asking the international community to do UN report links…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (764+ words) An RSV study shows maternal vaccination cuts infant hospitalisations by nearly 70%. It offers crucial protection in India, where RSV causes over 1,00,000 annual paediatric hospital admissions. A new study, conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC and published…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (351+ words) Institutional deliveries have increased to 90.6%, while Antenatal Care (ANC) coverage has risen from 92.6% to 95.9%. Full immunization coverage improved from 83.8% to 87.1%, with Rotavirus vaccination coverage more than doubling and over 95.6% children receiving vaccines through public health facilities. Child stunting reduced by…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (13+ words) Excess Maternal Weight, Suboptimal Breastfeeding, Formula Food Fuelling Infant Obesity: Indian Researchers Outlook India...