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36 lakh Iraqi children at risk, due to surge in violence: Unicef The grievous rise of conflict in West Asian country --   Iraq   has left 36 lakh children, which is one in five of the country’s   children   at   risk   of death, injury, sexual violence or abduction, according to a recent report by United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef). In a report titled   A Heavy Price for Children,   the UN children's agency said that the number of children in Iraq were at serious risk of   death   or wartime exploitation had increased by 13 lakh in the past 18 months. The report said that 47 lakh Iraqi children --- a third of all, need humanitarian aid, with deteriorating conditions following the fierce military operations in Fallujah and around Mosul. As the scale and complexity of the humanitarian crisis in the country, reeling from nearly four decades of conflict, insecurity and neglect, where the impact on children worsens ev...

With four in five deaths in India not certified by medical professionals, according to a new census  report , many more Indians may be dying than necessary because preventive measures are difficult without knowing why people are dying. “The statistics on causes of death is essential for planners, administrators and medical professionals in undertaking appropriate curative and preventive measures for various health problems,” said the Medical Certification of  Cause of Death   (MCCD) 2013 report published recently. “It also plays an important role in furtherance of medical research and is fundamental for monitoring as well as improving the methods of diagnosis and analysis.” Read Full Article Over Here :  Business Standard News