In 2023, DInA launched its annual Small Grants Program to support its alliance members. The grants aim to support organizations in low- and middle-income countries with capacity building activities and advocacy efforts for micronutrient data to be carried out over…
The webinar titled Building Resilience for Breastfeeding Practices addresses a critical aspect of public health and child nutrition. Breastfeeding is globally recognized as a fundamental component of child health and development. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF recommend exclusive…
Hoffman MK, Goudar S, Dhaded S, Figueroa L, Mazariegos M, Krebs NF, Westcott J, Tikmani SS, Karim F, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Bauserman M, Patel A, Das P, Hibberd P, Chomba E, Mwenchanya M, Carlo WA,…
The ‘Award for Excellence in Healthcare (Public Health)’ – 2022 has been conferred upon Dr. Prabir Kumar Das, Country Coordinator, Lata Medical Research Foundation and former Deputy Director of Health Services, Nagpur this year by the Venus International Foundation during…
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Lata Medical Research Foundation is working in the field of Medical and community research through various studies with the main objective to improve…
There exists a wide gap in the availability of mechanical ventilator devices and their acute need in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. An initial triaging method that accurately identifies the need for mechanical ventilation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19…
Dr. Prabir Kumar Das is presently associated with Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur and engaged in the field of maternal and newborn health research. More than twenty of his research papers either published in national and international health journals or…
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs), predominantly pneumonia, account for more deaths among children under-five than any other infectious disease. India has almost three times the number of ALRI deaths of any other country. Vaccination is an important tactic to reduce…
The Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) educational program focuses on training of first-level birth attendants in neonatal resuscitation skills for the first minute of life (The Golden Minute). Pre-post studies of HBB implementation in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia have shown reductions…
Preterm birth remains a common cause of neonatal mortality, with a disproportionately high burden in low-income and middle-income countries. Meta-analyses of low-dose aspirin to prevent pre-eclampsia suggest that the incidence of preterm birth might also be decreased, particularly if initiated…