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India is strengthening its response to childhood diabetes through a comprehensive new guidance document under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK). The document outlines how Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in children and adolescents can be identified early, referred quickly, and managed through an integrated public health framework. Designed for healthcare workers, programme […]
UNICEF India and Jamia Millia Islamia engage students and RJs to drive awareness through radio and digital platforms NEW DELHI, 25 April 2026 – Over 30 students and radio jockeys from private FM stations and campus radio came together to strengthen public health communication on immunization and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), at a daylong workshop convened […]
Radio will play an important role in amplifying messages on children’s rights during the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, as part of UNICEF’s #CheerForChildren campaign. This was shared during a media briefing organised by UNICEF in New Delhi on 4 February 2026, which brought together more than 30 media professionals from print, digital media, […]
Radio has always had a special place in India’s public health conversations. It travels easily across cities and villages, reaches people in their everyday moments, and builds trust through familiar voices. Recognising this power, UNICEF India, through its Critical Appraisal Skills (CAS) framework, has been working to strengthen how Radio Jockeys report on complex health […]
NEW DELHI, 3 June 2025 – India’s top radio voices — including programming heads, senior RJs, and producers from All India Radio, private FM channels— came together to champion child rights at a day-long workshop organized by UNICEF India, under its Radio4Child platform today. The capacity building workshop brought together over 30 radio and media […]
In the eastern mountains of Northeast India, where the sun rises early, Dematso Khamblai’s day of delivering vaccines starts well before dawn. He is a member of the area’s Alternative Vaccine Delivery System. At 3:30 a.m., Dematso leaves his home and heads to the local health centre. There, he stocks up on vaccines, packing them […]
Youth and community champions pledge bold action for a greener, stronger future 25 April 2025 | Bhubaneswar, Odisha – The two-day Knowledge Fair cum Symposium on “Building WASH and Climate Resilient Communities”, organized by Development Initiatives for Change (Di4C), concluded here today with participation from over 100 individuals, including representatives from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), […]
If you and your news organization are still covering road traffic fatalities the way news organizations have always covered them — as random, isolated “accidents” with sad but largely unavoidable consequences for the victims — you are missing one of the major news stories of our time. Simply put, the carnage on the world’s roads […]
India has 1% of the world’s vehicles but accounts for 11% of all road accident deaths and 6% of total road crashes (MORTH, 2018). Every day, around 42 children and 31 adolescents are killed in road crashes, contributing 10% to the total road crash deaths, with most of these deaths occurring near schools and colleges. […]
दुनिया के कुल वाहनों के सिर्फ 1 प्रतिशत व्हीकल ही भारत की सड़कों पर दौड़ते हैं, लेकिन सड़क दुर्घटना में मरने वालों का आंकड़ा हमारे देश का दुनियाभर में 11 प्रतिशत है। जबकि रोड़ एक्सीडेंट में कुल भागीदारी 6 प्रतिशत है। (मार्च, 2018) दुनियाभर में रोजाना होने वाली मौतों में 42 बच्चे और 31 युवा […]
