Tag: #ChildHealth

Infant Survives 35-Minute CPR After Pneumonia-Induced Cardiac Arrest

Bacterial pneumonia, leads to oxygen deprivation, seizures, and cardiac arrest which needed to be shocked back into rhythm. Mumbai: A...

Six Stillbirths Per 1,000 Deliveries in India, Highest in Northern States: Study

Stillbirths were higher in regions with greater public health facility deliveries and among women from lower-income groups, study found. New...

Rare ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’ Claims 9-Year-Old’s Life in Kerala, Two More Critical

Globally, PAM has a 97% fatality rate, but Kerala has reduced this to 25% through testing, early detection, and...

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease on the Rise in Delhi, What Parents Need to Know

HFMD primarily affects children between the ages of 3 and 7 years, though older children and adults can also...

3 Months Old Diagnosed with Drug-Resistant TB Without Any Symptoms

Mumbai records over 60,000 new TB cases annually, with around 5,000 being drug-resistant, of these, 8–10% are children Mumbai: Doctors...

Global Push for Triple Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B

Triple Elimination Framework promotes an integrated, people-first approach across four key pillars—interventions, quality, impact, and sustainability The global health community...

RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women Reduces Baby Hospitalisations by 72%

Vaccinating pregnant women against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has led to a dramatic reduction in newborn hospitalisations for serious...

मानसून में गर्भवती महिलाओं, बच्चों और नवजात शिशुओं के लिए ज़रूरी Vaccinations

मानसून का मौसम आते ही वातावरण में नमी, जमा हुआ पानी और जलजनित बीमारियों के कारण संक्रमण का खतरा...

The Next Leap in Vaccines: Protecting Babies Before Birth

Vaccines have halved child mortality since 2000 and saved more than 150 million lives since 1974. Professor Shabir Madhi began...

Andhra Pradesh Sees 291% Surge in Registered Infant Deaths Despite IMR Success

Andhra Pradesh witnessed a staggering 291% increase in registered infant deaths between 2013 and 2022, rising from 2,130 to...

Global Vaccination Efforts Stalled Since 2010, Leaving Millions of Children at Risk

India is one of the eight countries that account for over 50% of the global population remaining unvaccinated. A decade...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: A Rare but Devastating Complication of Measles

"WE do not wish to see our children suffer every single minute of the day. They are in pain,...
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