India has significantly reduced the percentage of zero-dose children and achieved remarkable progress in maternal and child health. This success is attributed to sustained vaccination efforts, ...

Zero-dose children in India declined from 0.11% in 2023 to 0.06% in 2024: Union Health Ministry The annual birth cohort in India (2.6 crore) exceeds the total population of several countries ...

High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by autologous haematopoietic cell transplantation (AHCT) is used in various solid tumours with unfavourable prognoses in children, adolescents, and young adults.

India has the second-highest number of zero-dose children globally Zero-dose children often come from marginalised or remote communities Covid-19 pandemic severely disrupted routine immunisation ...

India faces a critical challenge in childhood vaccinations, with 1.44 million zero-dose children in 2023, highlighting the urgent need for robust strategies.

Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk for deadly diseases with Pakistan having the highest number of children with zero ...

Study says “accelerated progress” necessary to achieve 2030 target of halving number of zero-dose children compared to 2019 levels.

A survey conducted by Collier et al 1 highlights the problem of drug dosing in obese children. The authors identify two aspects that require greater attention from paediatric practitioners: the ...