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Routine childhood vaccination linked to improved schooling among adults in India

Routine childhood vaccination has been found to have links to improved schooling among adults in India amongst a wealth of other benefits, according to a study assessing educational attainment. The study published in the Social Science & Medicine journal found that routine immunisation in childhood could be linked to improved educational outcomes among adults in …

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Anaemia still a concern among India’s women and kids

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The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data reasserts anaemia as a major concern in India – especially among its women and children. According to the fifth set of NFHS data, India’s prevalence of the disease is the highest in the world. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare posits a rate of 39.86 …

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Child malnutrition: Is India backsliding?

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The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data indicates that child malnutrition remains a major social crisis in India, with the advances made in tackling child malnutrition over the course of recent years coming undone. Results from NFHS-5 paint what Scroll.in aptly describes as “a disconcerting picture.” Multiple states, Scroll.in reports, have seen hard-won gains …

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Midwives: A vital and life-saving investment

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It need not be said, but is often overlooked, that public health systems benefit substantially from the work of midwives. This has been quantified to the tune of 4.3 million lives that could be saved per year by the year 2035 in new research published in The Lancet. The paper “[estimates] that, relative to current …

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Child health during COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted manifold effects on society and health from all angles – including on child health. On this Universal Children’s Day, it is worthwhile assessing the impact. Telangana governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan pointed to child health earlier this week. She called for more attention to be paid to child health; as reported …

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Poverty: The scourge of the hour

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, those living in poverty are among the most vulnerable. In India, where “the proportion of employed population below $1.90 purchasing power parity a day in 2019 is 10.7 percent” according to the Asian Development Bank, it is an issue that must be addressed. Earlier this month, the World Bank warned that …

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World Food Day: An opportunity to reflect

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American psychologist Abraham Maslow theorised in 1943 a hierarchy of needs essential to every human. Enshrined in this hierarchy is the need for food. Sustenance is a basic requirement for survival, yet many across the globe – including in India – go without. World Food Day this year comes, as the overwhelming majority of observances …

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A concern in obese children?

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A survey in rural areas of the state of Punjab suggests non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a concern among obese children. The news comes following a survey by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), which identified a high prevalence of the condition among those aged five to eighteen years with a body …

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Ewing sarcoma: Hope in Guwahati?

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Reports suggest that children afflicted by Ewing sarcoma in the Dr B. Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) in Guwahati – Assam’s largest city – show a five-year survival rate of sixty percent. Ewing sarcoma, as explained by Johns Hopkins, “is cancer that occurs primarily in the bone or soft tissue. While Ewing sarcoma can develop in …

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Violence against children: It has to stop

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This week saw the launch of a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), judging how the world is faring in making progress on eliminating violence against children. An act of violence against a child poses to be immensely damaging to a child’s emotional and physical wellbeing. As the WHO report outlines, “violence can result …

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