Maternal & Child Health

Motorbike ambulances help women survive childbirth in rural India Service operates in remote forest areas of Chhattisgarh Since 2014, more than 21,000 pregnant women in region have benefited from motorbike service NEW…

Increasing household chores and early marriage are preventing girls in rural India from staying in school, according to study by Educate Girls MUMBAI, India, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Educate Girls conducted a comprehensive study with…

To tackle malnutrition, mothers in Nandurbar learn breastfeeding method devised at IIT-B Like Meenabai’s child, hundreds of newborns across Nandurbar have benefitted from these techniques. For the first time, the district is witnessing a…

Open house: Should the rural healthcare be compromised at the cost of new clinics in urban areas Healthcare facilities in villages badly need improvement Few patients visit rural clinics In Punjab, urban healthcare system is more…

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Dr. Thomas Patterson, a faculty member at Family Residency Medicine of Idaho, says the state is short 50 to 60 pediatricians. BOISE, Idaho — A new pediatric residency program coming to Idaho is aimed at boosting the…

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TOPEKA, Kansas — More than half the counties in the state rely on 10 or fewer families to take in foster children.Roughly one-tenth of the counties in Kansas rely on one licensed foster home…