Tag: mortality
Centre Lists Out 7-step Strategy To Deal With Covid Spike At District-level
Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday wrote to Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories seeking action at the district levels, including public health measures, focus on mortality reduction and 100 per cent saturation vaccination of priority age groups. ....
High COVID-19 Mortality Rate Exposes Gujarat Model: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a jibe at the BJP-run government in Gujarat and said that the high mortality rate due to COVID-19 has exposed the state's model for disease control. ....
Why India Cannot Follow New WHO Guidelines To Protect Mothers
India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline released last November. Is India ready to implement this and other new guidelines to protect its mothers? It is not, an analysis of government data and research studies shows. ....
Indian Children Healthier Than Ever, But Other Nations Doing Better
Indias infant mortality rate (IMR) reduced by 16 points over the last 10 years -- 41 children below the age of one died per 1,000 live births, down from 57 a decade ago, according to the India fact-sheet of the National Family Health Survey 2015-16 (NFHS-4), the largest-ever assessment of the countrys health and family welfare indicators.....
Protein Linked To Reduced Severity Of Covid
Researchers have discovered that increased levels of the protein OAS1 are associated with reduced mortality and less severe disease requiring ventilation among patients with Covid-19. ....
New Research Reveals Main Comorbidities Linked To Covid-19 Deaths
A new research by Australia's Griffith University has found cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and hypertension are the four main comorbidities leading to Covid-19 deaths. ....
Vision Impairment Linked To Mortality
People with more severe vision impairment are at a higher risk of all-cause mortality as compared to those with normal vision or mild vision impairment, says a new study. ....
Eating Out Frequently Ups Risk Of All-cause Death: Study
Dining out is a popular activity worldwide, but a team of researchers has found that eating out very frequently is significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause death. ....
Focus On Curbing Mortality, Not Lockdown: Mahindra Chairman Tells Uddhav Thackeray
Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Monday said more focus should be given on strengthening the medical infrastructure and curbing mortality instead of imposing another lockdown, a day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray indicated another phase of restrictive measures in wake of rising Covid-19 cases. ....
Delhi's Sex Ratio At Birth Increased From 920 To 933 In 2020: Manish Sisodia
Delhi's sex ratio in 2020 has increased to 933 females to 1,000 males and its infant mortality rate has decreased from 24.19 per cent in 2019 to 20.37 in 2020, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. ....
