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Call for Equality and Empowerment to mark World AIDS Day

By • on November 29, 2011

This year, as the Indian response to HIV/AIDS marks a quarter century, the spotlight is on marginalised groups most impacted by the epidemic. On the eve of World AIDS Day, the Pehchān programme will call for continued and expanded efforts to protect and

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Early recognition and management of childhood pneumonia

By • on November 12, 2011

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age worldwide. One child dies from pneumonia every 20 seconds.

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Irony: Preventable pneumonia is biggest killer of children under 5

By • on November 12, 2011

Pneumonia can be prevented. It can be treated using first-line cheap and easily available antibiotics. Despite being preventable and curable, it continues to be the lead cause of morbidity and mortality for children below the age of five years. “Pneumonia is

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Gift your child low pneumonia risk by quitting tobacco

By • on November 12, 2011

One of the major risk factors for childhood pneumonia is exposure of the child to tobacco smoke. Another risk factor is biomass smoke (smoke coming out of cook stoves). “Indoor air pollution includes both – tobacco smoke and biomass smoke and both of them

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Mother’s milk effectively prevents childhood pneumonia

By • on November 12, 2011

Various doctors of Uttar Pradesh opine that mother’s milk is very important during the first six months of a baby’s life. It protects the child not only from pneumonia but also from various other infectious diseases like diarrhoea, malnutrition among others.

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Prevent childhood pneumonia by good nutrition

By • on November 11, 2011

Good nutrition can save a child from malnutrition and pneumonia both. “Nutritious diet is the fuel of life, just what petrol is to a car. The best nutrition for a newly born child for at least first six months is mother’s milk. Only after first six

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Passive smoking and lack of hygiene breeds childhood pneumonia

By • on November 11, 2011

Hygiene and cleanliness should be maintained within the households and children should not be exposed to tobacco smoke or smoke coming out of cook stoves. Passive tobacco smoke is not only harmful for health but also puts children at high risk of contracting pneumonia.

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Childhood pneumonia a public health challenge

By • on November 11, 2011

Despite being the single largest cause of deaths of children below the age of 5 years, responses from the government of India’s health programmes to protect children from childhood pneumonia and diagnose early those who develop pneumonia and treat them, is far

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Nutrition and cleanliness vital to protect children from pneumonia

By • on November 11, 2011

A balanced nutritious diet is a must for everyone especially for children as they are growing and their body’s self-defense mechanism is developing. If the food we consume is not nutritious then instead of benefiting us it can cause serious harms. One of the

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