At least 140 children have died in 2 talukas of Melghat since April. ‘Problem is’, says a doctor, ‘how can you draw water if well is empty? Mothers themselves are in poor health.’
The study is among the 1st to look at impact of ambient temps on neonatal mortality in low & middle income countries in tropical environments like South Asia or sub-Saharan Africa.
Several parts of Delhi continue to remain flooded, as the Yamuna flows above the danger mark due to rains and water released from the upstream Hathnikund barrage.
Residents of Haryana housing society living in fear ever since 8-yr-old boy found dead in basement. Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy but residents say there is more to the case.
Death of 3-yr-old Sujith Wilson who had fallen into a borewell in Tamil Nadu Friday, has once again brought to focus the dangers posed by open & abandoned borewells.
Nigeria saw 8.66 lakh deaths & Pakistan 4.09 lakh. UNICEF report says median under-5 mortality rate per 1,000 live births in India is 37, against Nigeria's 120 & Pakistan's 69.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Extremely important read. The sheer lack of funds and infrastructure at local PHCs and sub-centres is alarming, given so many State policies exist in place. This is the primary reason that evades trust within communities, making the job of ASHA workers tougher, and deters people from seeking treatment at local hospitals. The migration aspect has also highlighted aptly, for people need local jobs if the entire ecosystem is to function in tandem.
Extremely important read. The sheer lack of funds and infrastructure at local PHCs and sub-centres is alarming, given so many State policies exist in place. This is the primary reason that evades trust within communities, making the job of ASHA workers tougher, and deters people from seeking treatment at local hospitals. The migration aspect has also highlighted aptly, for people need local jobs if the entire ecosystem is to function in tandem.