India reaffirms commitment to global women and child health agenda at WHA 2026

Minister J.P. Nadda holds bilateral meeting with Helen Clark, Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Geneva

Manipal Hospital launches ‘Oorja’ Support Group for celiac awareness in children

Initiative focuses on early diagnosis, gut health awareness and long-term gluten-free care for children with celiac disease

Lilly and UNICEF launch $50M push to reach 30 million children with life-saving health care

The target reach is of more than 30 million young people and caregivers across 21 countries

LVPEI hosts 8th Whitathon to raise awareness on childhood eye cancer

Around 2,000 runners participated in the awareness run organised during World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week

Govt. launches JANANI platform to strengthen maternal and child healthcare tracking

Digital platform records over 1.34 crore beneficiary registrations with QR-enabled MCH cards and real-time monitoring features

Free HLA typing for children with thalassaemia launched in India

The initiative by DKMS Foundation India is for below 12 years children suffering from transfusion-dependent thalassemia

ADMA Biologics wins FDA nod to expand ASCENIV use in young children

Dr Odin launches ‘Odin Buddy’ kids’ nebulizer for child-friendly respiratory care

New pediatric nebulizer combines playful design and engaging features to make breathing treatments less stressful for children and parents

India unveils first-ever national framework to tackle childhood diabetes

New policy aims to standardise screening, diagnosis and lifelong care for children with diabetes across India’s public health system

Novo Nordisk posts strong late-stage results for oral diabetes pill in children and teens

The study evaluated oral semaglutide in young patients with type 2 diabetes and found it delivered a superior reduction in HbA1c