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24% of global missed TB cases in India: WHO -Kounteya Sinha

-The Times of India LONDON: One in every four missed cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally is in India.The World Health Organisation has found that India tops the list of the world's missed TB cases. Almost 24% of the world's missed TB cases are from India, according to the Global TB Report 2014 released on Thursday. Ten countries accounted for 74% (2.4 million) of the estimated "missed" cases globally in 2013. The number of...

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Gitam scholars patent millet biscuits

-The Times of India VISAKHAPATNAM: Researchers of Gitam University's food science and technology department have successfully registered a patent for millet rich biscuits. The researchers -- Layam Anitha, M M Krishna and Pooja Mandlik -- worked on developing the millet rich biscuits under the project named 'Millet Delight'. The trio also named their patented biscuits the same. The research team said that at the present most of the products available in the...

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Dr. Mickey Chopra, global head of UNICEF’s health programmes interviewed by R Prasad

-The Hindu Dr. Mickey Chopra, global head of UNICEF's health programmes explained to R. Prasad why he was very encouraged by the efforts taken by the government to reduce child mortality, and how these efforts are paying off, especially in States like Bihar. * How is India doing as far as meeting the MDG 4 target is concerned? India is changing very quickly. We are seeing very encouraging signs... we are starting to...

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Kailash Satyarthi: India has hundreds of problems, but millions of solutions -Avijit Ghosh, Ambika Pandit & Surojit Gupta

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Noisy OB vans and an unending caravan of cars: on Friday afternoon, Kalkaji, a middle-class locality in south Delhi, was suddenly abuzz with activity and animation. It's barely an hour since the news flashed on TV screens. But everybody knows that L-6, a slim, unremarkable two-storey building, has become a very famous address. For word has gone around that it is the workstation of child...

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Coverage of antenatal care in India has to be increased: WHO -R Prasad

-The Hindu "Antenatal care is very important for health workers to detect mothers with obesity or diabetes... both specific risks during pregnancy," says Dr. Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director General at WHO. In 2013, globally, preterm birth complications were responsible for 15 per cent (0.96 million) of deaths in children under five years of age. It is a leading cause of death in neonates (0-27 days after birth). According to WHO, about 15...

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