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India has the highest number of stunted children worldwide. Not just toilet numbers but poor toilet use and hygiene behaviour too need urgent redressal at the policy level to reduce stunting.

12:59 PM Though India is currently experiencing a oxygen and vaccine shortage, there is some good news on the horizon. The Defense Research and Development Organization has announced that the first batch of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) medicine for the treatment of mild to serious Covid-19 cases will be available next week. “The first batch of 10,000 doses of 2DG medicine for the treatment of COVID-19 infected patients will be launched early next week and given to patients,” the official said. “The pharma companies are working to increase the production of the med...

India’s Catastrophic Coronavirus Surge Highlights Global Vulnerabilities Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder © (TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images) TOPSHOT - Covid-19 coronavirus positive patients are seen inside a banquet hall temporarily converted into a covid care centre in New Delhi on April 29, 2021. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images) While some countries are making progress on coronavirus vaccinations and even looking toward relaxing mitigation measures, India is seeing the worst outbreak of the pandemic – one that highlights...

: Saturday, May 1, 2021, 7:17 PM IST 5,000 COVID-19 vaccines for 7 days: Pune Mayor says it's difficult to vaccinate 18 to 44 yrs aged people with such supply The Mayor said that we have more than 20 lakh people from 18 to 44 yrs so it's very difficult for us to manage with this supply of vaccines. Though India on May 1 kicked off the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive, which also inclued inoculation of 18 years and above, many states and cities have not began vaccination of the new age group due to shortage of vaccination doses. Facing an accute shortage of the vaccine does, Pune May...