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NEW DELHI: Four children of Nirvana Sansthan, where destitute mentally-challenged boys and girls are given shelter, died due to suspected food poisoning in the state capital.
BEIRUT, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's Health Ministry, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), launched an initiative on Friday to provide comprehensive healthcare and protection services for war-affected children.
Here are some tips on how to prevent tooth decay and gingivitis in children.
(Reuters) -Countries, including the United States, cutting down funding for life-saving global health projects could jeopardize vaccination programs that protect children and adults from deadly diseases, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Oral health problems not only affect physical health but also have a significant impact on an individual's mental well-being, Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar said in a message to mark World Oral Health Day on March 19.
BANGKOK: Toy pods, a new type of e-cigarettes in the shape of cartoon characters, can pose health risks to children, said the manager of the Product Watch project on Thursday (Feb 27).
YANGON: Myanmar ranks among nations with the most unvaccinated children, as over one million miss critical immunisations, Unicef Myanmar reported.
YANGON: Myanmar has become one of the countries with the highest number of unvaccinated children, with over one million children missing out on critical immunisations, according to a statement released by Unicef Myanmar.
NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday expressed concern about several public health emergencies, including outbreaks of cholera, mpox, and viral hemorrhagic fevers, which it said pose a major threat to the safety and well-being of millions of children in eastern and southern Africa.
DAR ES SALAAM, March 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday reaffirmed its support to the government of Tanzania in empowering children and adolescent girls through access to education, health, and nutrition services.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has introduced the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into Brunei Darussalam’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation, effective FeB 1 as part of efforts to protect infants and children from pneumococcal diseases.
KUALA LUMPUR: Good mental health needs to be instilled at a young age to enable children, and teenagers, who are future pillars of the country, to understand, cope and better manage their mental health issues, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) received between 4,000 and 5,000 reports from the police regarding the possession or usage of e-vaporisers from 2023 to 2024.
The country is considering relaxing its two-child policy due to a low birth rate, one of the lowest in South-east Asia.
The United States cancelled two aid projects in Cambodia in late February – one to encourage child literacy and another to improve nutrition and development for kids under five.
ROME, March 3 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 28.8 percent of Italian children between 8 and 9 years of age were overweight or obese in 2023, with the highest rates recorded in southern regions such as Campania and Calabria, a report showed on Monday.
In conjunction with World Hearing Day (March 3), we look at hearing loss in young ones.
HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam is considering relaxing its two-child policy due to a low birth rate, one of the lowest in South-East Asia.
According to the Education Ministry's Student Database Application System, marriage was among the main reasons for rising dropout rates from 2019 to 2023.
BEIJING: The US cancelled two aid projects in Cambodia in late February - one to encourage child literacy and another to improve nutrition and development for kids under five. A week later, China's aid agency announced funding for programmes to achieve almost identical goals.
