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19.09.2006 Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) will organise various programmes for the awareness of the people about dementia and also to gain credibility so as to get the message across to millions on September 21, widely observed as the World Alzheimer's Day.

19.09.2006 Less than 50 per cent children up to the age of three years do not get the vital immunisation vaccinations in the country. Only 55 per cent children get vaccinated for measles, while 58 per cent children are immunised for diptheria pertussis and tetanus (DPT). Only 15 per cent children in the age group of 9 to 59 months receive the required dose of vitamin A in the country.

19.09.2006 Las Conferencias constituyen una oportunidad para que profesionales de salud, miembros de la sociedad civil y organizaciones que trabajan en el ámbito de la salud y los derechos humanos puedan compartir y a aprender de las experiencias de trabajo sobre exclusión e inequidad

18.09.2006 Despite concerted efforts by the Government to tackle malnutrition and anaemia, the infant mortality rate (IMR) in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu (India) has registered an increase when compared with other districts in the state.

18.09.2006 The World Health Organisation and Unicef warn that, having met with spectacular success in 2005, India’s polio vaccination effort is in danger of falling victim to complacency

18.09.2006 Di bawah ini anda bisa menemukan istilah-istilah seputar HIV/AIDS

15.09.2006 As the 21st century began, more women were dying during childbirth in Nepal than in almost any other country and it was estimated that half of maternal deaths in hospitals were caused by unsafe abortions.

15.09.2006 Una resolución de la Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (ANVISA) viene provocando el repudio del movimiento homosexual, que la considera discriminatoria, llena de preconcepto y homofóbica.

14.09.2006 Intian alkuperäiskansojen asuttamilla Jharkhandin, Gujaratin ja Orissan alueilla alle kymmenen prosenttia synnytyksistä tapahtuu laitoksissa. Toisilla alueilla prosenttiluku voi olla 84:kin prosenttia. Nämä suuret eroavaisuudet tulivat ilmi hiljattain ilmestyneessä naisten ja lasten hyvinvointia tarkastelleessa raportissa.

14.09.2006 President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has outlined five key areas for focussing research in identifying and treating causes of autism, saying researchers must direct their efforts in bringing about a sense of equality among children affected by autism.

14.09.2006 The news is not just that Uttar Pradesh accounts for as many as 255 polio cases out of the 283 reported across the country this year. The news is that Moradabad and five neighbouring districts in western UP, which account for 70 per cent of India’s cases, have emerged as the exporter of the polio virus, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

14.09.2006 On September 11, six Bhutanese HIV patients and health officials shared their experiences and lessons on coping and living with the infection.What came out during the interaction was the usefulness of maintaining a state of good mental health through meditation and regular prayers.

14.09.2006 Less than 10 per cent of childbirths in India are institutional deliveries especially in the tribal districts of West Singhbhum (Jharkhand), the Dangs (Gujarat) and Koraput (Orissa), while it is 84 per cent is Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu).

14.09.2006 There has been a call for urgent measures on the part of the Union and State Governments to tackle the chikungunya epidemic.

14.09.2006 The Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) is stepping up its campaign in the city by targeting migrant workers, youngsters working in business process outsourcing units, call centres and factories. The move is necessitated by a change in behaviour of these groups.

14.09.2006 Union Minister of Karnataka State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel inaugurated the Rural Tele-Health Project of KLES Hospital and Medical Research Centre during his visit to Belgaum .

13.09.2006 As in many countries of South East Asia, trafficking of women and children takes many forms in North East Region. The International definition of trafficking recognizes a boarder spectrum of abuses, so in India there is a growing recognition that many previously accepted forms of exploitative labor, child labor, recruitment practices in sex industry, and servile marriages may in fact be forms of human trafficking and
infringements of the human rights of the individuals involved.

13.09.2006 Unicef auttaa Madagaskarin lapsia malarian välttämisessä. Malariaa esiintyy kaikkialla Madagaskarilla. Tauti on alle viisivuotiaiden suurin yksittäinen kuolinsyy. Ongelman ratkaisussa on kuitenkin kyse paljon muustakin kuin hyttysverkoista. Unicefin työn lähtökohtana on lähestyä lasten ongelmia kokonaisuutena ja ratkaista ne pysyvästi.

13.09.2006 Dengue has raised its head once again and medical authorities warned the public of another possible epidemic. The Epidemiological Unit (EU) of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL) has declared a National Dengue Control Week from September 18-23 to avert any major outbreak

12.09.2006 Geenimuunneltujen tuotteiden kasvava käyttö on uhka Etelä-Amerikan tärkeimmille viljelykasveille. Elintarvikkeiden valmistajia ei ole saatu merkitsemään geenimuunneltuja tuotteitaan riittävän hyvin, mikä rikkoo kuluttajien oikeuksia ja valinnan vapautta. Esimerkiksi Perussa kuluttajan on mahdoton tietää, onko hän ostamassa geenimuunneltua tuotetta.