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For a long time, advice about pregnancy has pointed in one direction. Mothers hear plenty about what they eat, drink, and breathe, while fathers and the household around them stay mostly in the background
Daily life is not easy for Salvatore. At 17, he weighs 170kg (26st 10lb) and struggles to walk
Marking a key milestone in maternal and child health, the Punjab Family Planning Program (PFPP), a World Bank-supported initiative of the Health and Population Departments, Government of Punjab, announced the successful completion of the first phase of its flagship public awareness campaign, “Behtar Qadam”. Implemented by the consortium of RIZ Consulting and Rayn (Private) Limited
‘The Child Is Terrified’: Doctors on the Front Lines of a Measles Comeback Speak Out – KFF Health News
This isn’t just a bad year for measles. It looks to be the start of a bad era. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high, and it’s only July. Together with last year, the number of cases has exceeded the combined total over the previous 25 years. The vast majority of cases stem from…
The Global Nutrition Report 2026 and NFHS-6 show India has made notable gains against child undernutrition, but poor diets, rising obesity and inequality demand a shift from food security to nutrition security
VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES: Pregnant Women and New Mothers Face Growing Health Risks Media Contact:[email protected]
Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas
What we can learn from CAAP country advocates about financing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health
The 7th CAAP Peer Learning Exchange brought CAAP coordinating partners from ten sub-Saharan African countries together to compare notes on domestic reolescents’ health. What stood out was the depth and specificity country partners brought from their own experience, well beyond a set of prepared updates
A year of lifesaving impact: OCHA funding strengthens health services for thousands in Yemen – Yemen
20 July 2026, Aden, Yemen– Thousands of people in Yemen’s conflict-affected districts are gaining access to essential health services thanks to support from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) through the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF)
Readers respond to a warning from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on a ‘national embarrassment’