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A microbiologist in China examines blood samples as part of the malaria control program December 16, 2020 – In 2010, China announced one of its most ambitious undertakings in public health: It planned to eliminate indigenous cases of malaria within a decade. The disease had a long and lethal history in the country—it’s estimated that, in 1940, China had as many as 30 million cases of malaria resulting in 300,000 deaths—and the parasite that causes it remained widespread in the early 20...

What Prohibition? NFHS Report Finds Bihar Drinks More Than Maharashtra FOLLOW US ON: Alcohol and consumption of tobacco-related products have always shown to be very unevenly divided across the country and now, adding to it, the recent report of the National Family Health Survey(NFHS) has also revealed some interesting new developments. Bihar, the state with a prohibition order in place, sees more alcohol consumption than Maharashtra, the report found. The report found that while 14 percent of ...

National Family Health Survey: Indias population stabilising as total fertility rate declines across states ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 15:20 IST New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, on Tuesday, released the factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for 22 States/Union Territories (UTs) of the First Phase of the 2019-20 Nati...

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Tuesday, released the factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for 22 States/Union Territories (UTs) of the First Phase of the 2019-20 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) on Universal Health Coverage Day on December 12, 2020. The press release stated, "The fieldwork in the remaining 14 (Phase-II) States/UTs is currently under progress. The main ...

According to Prof Ram, there is another equally important aspect that needs to be understood: women find it convenient to avoid experiencing strenuous long hours of labour pain since the C-section technology is easily available and affordable to most. “It is also important to note that the family size in India has reduced substantially and the couple can afford to spend for C-sections for one or two deliveries, unlike previous times, without fear of any medical complications in the subsequent...

J&K records sharp fall in Neonatal Mortality rate, 16 point decrease in Infant Mortality Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 12: The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has shown a record improvement in last 3 years in key Maternal and Child health indicators as per the latest report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS-5)conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai. The report was released today by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for 22 states/UTs “If we compare...

JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir has shown a record improvement in the last three years in key Maternal and Child health indicators according to the fresh report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS-5) conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai. The report was released on Saturday by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI for 22 states and union territories. “If we compare the achievements in key health indicators recorded in National Family Healthy Survey report (NFHS-5...

Jammu & Kashmir achieves single digit Neonatal Mortality Rate Jammu & Kashmir achieves single digit Neonatal Mortality Rate Jammu & Kashmir achieves single digit Neonatal Mortality Rate, also 16 point decrease in Infant Mortality Rate as per NFHS report 2019-20 in last 3 years JAMMU: The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has shown a record improvement in last 3 years in key Maternal and Child health indicators as per the latest report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS-5)conducted by Int...

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