FACT FILE

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  FACT FILE

  Measles-Rubella Vaccination: Is It Safe? All You Need To Know

  By Sneha AlexanderDecember 3

  BOOM answers key questions that parents have been asking about the MR immunisation programme.
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  FACT FILE

  Parents Worried About The Polio Vaccine Contamination, Read This

  By Sneha AlexanderOctober 8

  BOOM answers key questions about the polio vaccine contamination controversy.
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  FactCheck

  “Swachh Bharat Saved 3 Lakh Children”: Did PM Modi Misquote WHO?

  By Sneha AlexanderAugust 15

  Having achieved 90% of rural sanitation coverage, PM Modi is not entirely wrong in claiming that...
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  Health & Fitness

  Budget 2018: India’s Healthcare Crisis Is Holding back National Potential

  By Swagata YadavarJanuary 30

    India has the world’s highest population of stunted children–short for their age–and the country’s failing...
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  FactCheck

  India Well Prepared To Face Zika Crisis With 30 Labs: Director General, ICMR

  By BOOM FACT Check TeamMay 31

  Soumya Swaminathan, Director General of Indian Council for Medical Research explains the steps taken to battle...
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  BOOM Snips

  Thailand Eliminates Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV

  By A Staff WriterJune 11

      The World Health Organization declared Thailand as the first country in Asia to eliminate mother-to-child...
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  India

  70% Of Urban India’s Sewage Is Untreated

  By Chaitanya MallapurJanuary 27

  There are four years left for the government target of ensuring all Indians use toilets, but...
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  Health & Fitness

  Help For Paralyzed To Walk Again?

  By A Staff WriterJanuary 15

  Scientists at Geneva’s École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have found a possible solution for individuals paralysed by...
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  India Hangout

  5 Ways To Be Ready To Face Ebola

  By A Staff WriterAugust 9

  There is no need to panic but we have to be aware, says Dr Shivkumar Utture,...