-PTI Anaemia remains widespread in the country as more than half of the children in 10 out of 15 states are still anaemic, the latest national health survey released by the Union Health Ministry today said. The first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) for 2015-16 which covered 13 states and two UTs also revealed that more than half of women were also found to be anaemic in eleven states and...
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Health Ministry releases results from 1st phase of NFHS-4 survey
-Press Information Bureau/ Ministry of Health and Family Welfare The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released today the results from the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16. These are available on Ministry’s website, www.mohfw.gov.in. Findings for the 13 States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and two Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and...
More »Fewer children dying in infancy, says National Family Health Survey
-The Hindu After 11 years, the much-awaited data on India’s health indicators were released by the Health Ministry on Tuesday night. The Phase 1 results from the National Family Health Survey-4 for 2015-16, which covered 13 States and two Union Territories (UTs), are a reason to smile. In nearly every State, fewer children are dying in infancy, and across all States, more mothers are getting access to skilled ante-natal care. The last...
More »India still has a high rate of malnutrition, reveals new National Health Survey -Kundan Pandey
-Down to Earth West Bengal has more wasted children than a decade ago Malnutrition in India is still high and the number of malnourished children in West Bengal is more than it was a decade back, according to the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), that was released recently by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The ministry released trends regarding major indicators of health issues for the 13 states...
More »50% of kids in 10 states anaemic: Survey
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: More than 50% of children in 10 states are anaemic, the latest national health survey showed once again highlighting the daunting challenge posed by malnourishment in the country. Besides children, more than half of the women were also found to be anaemic in 11 states and Union territories. However, findings of the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) for 2015-16 covering 13 states...
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