Thomas Chandy

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First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

No country for new born

A recent report by Save the Children reveals that 3,09,00 babies die on the first day of their birth in India and almost one every minute in South AsiaIn a major new report launched globally today, Save the Children has revealed how 4,20,000 babies across ... [Published HardNews Magazine - May 13 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

India alone accounts for 29 per cent of new-born deaths globally

New Delhi: 23-year-old Rizwana Pathan went into labour late Monday night in a hospital in Vadodara. Anxious yet anticipating the birth of their child, Rizwana and Siraj Pathan were looking forward to celebrating. They are now mourning the death of their ... [Published NDTV - May 08 2013]
First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Three lakh newborns last hardly a day

Over three lakh newborns in India die within 24 hours of their birth every year $ the highest number in the world.With a total of 3,09,000 babies hardly surviving a day, India tops the list for such deaths, according to a report titled 'State of the World's ... [Published The Hindu - May 07 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Quick-thinking auto driver feted

Additional Commissioner of Police M A Saleem felicitating G Indresh, an auto driver, who rushed the Malleswaram bomb blast victims to hospital in time, in Bangalore on Tuesday. Hosmat Hospital Chairman and MD Dr Thomas Chandy looks on | Sudhakar JainThe ... [Published New Indian Express - May 01 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Auto driver rushed blast victims to hospital

An autorickshaw driver who rushed two victims to hospital following last fortnight's Malleswaram blast was given the Good Samaritan Award by the Hosmat hospital and the traffic police.Indresh G. had rescued Leesha and Rakshita, two Pre-University students, ... [Published The Hindu - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Rape of five-year-old Delhi girl throws light on child abuse in India

New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): The brutal abduction, rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, has once again put the spotlight on rampant child abuse and abysmal enforcement of child protection laws in India.In New Delhi alone, 14 children go ... [Published TruthDive - Apr 27 2013]
First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

To prevent rapes, Save the Children advocates police reforms

Condemning the rape of five-year-old girl in Delhi last week, Save the Children has called for city-specific child protection strategies to be implemented immediately. It has also called for setting up an internal Task Force to address the issue of sexual ... [Published Meri News - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Focus On Mothers

Of Mothers and Others is an anthology compiled to champion the worthy cause of the Save the children foundation. The sad truth is that ones chances of survival mostly depend on where one is born, and into which strata of society.For the poor, it is the ... [Published Deccan Herald - Apr 21 2013]
First reported Apr 13 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

Plight of poor children highlights need for education reform

New Delhi, April 13 (ANI): Millions of children, many of them street children, are leaving school even without learning basic literacy and numeracy skills.Salma lives in a slum next to a rubbish dump on the in the outskirts of New Delhi.“The teachers ... [Published TruthDive - Apr 13 2013]

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"the dearth means that millions of children below the age of five are at great risk of dying every year from easily preventable diseases such as pneumonia" Save the Children CEO Thomas Chandy said in its health report

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No country for new born [Published HardNews Magazine - May 13 2013]
India alone accounts for 29 per cent of new-bor... [Published NDTV - May 08 2013]
Three lakh newborns last hardly a day [Published The Hindu - May 07 2013]
Quick-thinking auto driver feted [Published New Indian Express - May 01 2013]
Auto driver rushed blast victims to hospital [Published The Hindu - May 01 2013]
Rape of five-year-old Delhi girl throws light o... [Published TruthDive - Apr 27 2013]
To prevent rapes, Save the Children advocates p... [Published Meri News - Apr 23 2013]
Save the Children calls for city-specific child... [Published AlertNet - Apr 22 2013]
Focus On Mothers [Published Deccan Herald - Apr 21 2013]
Plight of poor children highlights need for edu... [Published TruthDive - Apr 13 2013]
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES CHALLENGES IN AC... [Published United Nations Office at Geneva - Mar 07 2013]
Shortage of health workers increases child deat... [Published Topnews.in - Sep 20 2011]
Transparency among NGOs on cards for plan panel [Published Topnews.in - Oct 22 2010]
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