Need of more feed & fodder to check animal mortality :Dorjey

Scoop News 2 months ago Region: India

Leh,March 11 (Scoop News) -The Executive Councilor for Sheep and Animal Husbandry, Gyurmet Dorjey said that after remaining cut off with main land for more than one month in the wake of unprecedented heavy snow fall, Tegez... more

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DC Leh review meeting on Maternal and Infant Mortality

Scoop News 7 months ago Region: India

Leh,ctober 15 (Scoop News)- For the first time a review meeting on Maternal and Infant Mortality was convened under the head of DC Tsering Angchok who is also the Chairman District health Society Leh in his office today. T... more

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Seminar on "child mortality" held in Orissa

SRIKANT MOHANTY 2 years ago Region: India

“Child mortality” is a sensitive issue in India. “World vision India”-a social organization, has begun a campaign in India namely “child health now”. Although it was decided to decrease ... more

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Sri Lanka Became The South Asian Country With Lowest Maternal And Child Deaths

Emanthi Marambe 2 years ago Region: Sri Lanka

  Sri Lanka became the South Asian Country with lowest maternal and child mortality rates according to the Ministry Of Health.The new research done by the Family Health Bureau here reveals that the Sri Lanka's newe... more

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Diabetes Time Bomb

Rama Kant Mishra 4 years ago Region: India

Diabetes is no longer a disease of elderly people. It has changed its status from being mild disorder to one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality irrespective of the age. Diabetes is now supposed to be a maj... more

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Malawi Reduced Under-five Mortality by 29% By 2007

Gregory Gondwe 5 years ago Region: Malawi

United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) said Malawi reduced its under-five mortality by 29 per cent by 2007 because it has put a number of things on a right course. UNICEF country representative for Malawi Ms. Aida... more

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Chronic illnesses increase mortality rates, reports WHO

Sam Sonic 2 years ago Region: United States

A recent health care survey was made, figuring out for the reasons and factors responsible for increasing death rates on global fronts. The reports of World health organization (WHO) revealed the basic triggers as chronic ... more

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New Contraceptive Pill To Reduce Maternal, Child Mortality In Nigeria

Hanson Okoh 4 years ago Region: Nigeria

  A new brand of low dose contraceptive pill that would reduce the incidence of women and children dying from pregnancy related complications and childbirth have been launched in Nigeria. Branded as Locon-F, this lo... more

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Kerala having Lowest Infant Mortality Rate of 14 per 1000 Live Births

Raj V.K 4 years ago Region: India

  As per the annual report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the year 2007-08Kerala has recorded the lowest infant mortality rate of 14 per 1000 live births. Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest in... more

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US ranked among the worst in infant mortality

C.P. Antony 5 years ago Region: Washington

The infant mortality rate in the United States has dropped substantially over the past half-century, but broad disparities remain among racial groups, and the country stacks up poorly next to other industrialised... more

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