Boxing: Sarita, Shiva, Devendro win in China Asian Games bronze- medallist L. Sarita Devi (6. 0kg) returned to competitive boxing after her one- year ban with a resounding victory in the opening contest of the training- cum- competition assignment in the Chinese city of Qian’an. Sarita, who served a one- year ban for her emotional outburst at the Asian Games after a controversial semifinal loss, defeated Mongolia’s Sowoderden 3- 0. In fact, the Indian boxers put up a strong show on the opening day of competitions against teams from hosts China, Mongolia, Thailand and Korea. World Championships bronze- medallist Shiva Thapa (5. Thailoand’s Yuttapong Thong Dee 3- 0, while Commonwealth Games silver- medallist L. Devendro Singh (4. Technical Knockout against China’s Yang Yufeng in the third round of his bout. Another Commonwealth Games silver- medallist Mandeep Jangra (6. Thailand’s Nick Fisher 3- 0. Asian Championships silver- winner Vikas Krishan (7. Thai Kh Mr Aphisit 3- 0. Also winning their opening bouts were Kuldeep Singh (8. Amritpreet Singh (9. Narender (+9. 1kg). However, Gaurav Bidhuri (5. Manish Kaushik (6. Commonwealth Games bronze- medallist Pinki Jangra (5. Sarita Devi, Shiva Thapa, Devendro Singh, boxing. Commonwealth Games 2014: Four Indian boxers reach final. Pinki Jangra and Sarita Devi reach semifinals. Pinki, Sarita reach CWG boxing semis. A six- page report published in September by the established UK medical journal Lancet provided some shocking figures about maternal mortality in India. It revealed that in 2. This figure accounts for 1. A crippling lack of maternal health care services and skilled birth attendants has lead to India missing its millennium development goal of reducing the maternal mortality rate by three- quarters. Luckily, one organisation based in Mumbai has been working to help vulnerable mothers who don. A start- up called Care NX was launched in 2. NGO called Science for Society. They noticed that high- risk pregnancies are the leading cause of maternal mortality in India. And early medical intervention could bring down this risk greatly. Malhar Khakaria, Head of Business Development at Care NX, told The Better India that their motto is, . From her experience, Shantanu realised that women in villages are more often than usual deprived of quality healthcare. The medical kit is made up of seven diagnostic devices, which include a digital stethoscope, blood pressure meter, urine analyser, glucometer, etc. The assigned health worker carries this medical kit so he/she can provide doorstep testing and diagnosis. The results of the test are entered directly into the mobile application, which alerts the health worker of high risk factors if they are present. Gynaecologists in a nearby health centre use the web application. Another cost that people don. Regular checkups for women in remote areas, where the closest labs are more than 1. Since we take our testing equipment to their doorsteps and provide antenatal care, we are able to cut many of these costs. The government mandates four tests per pregnancy but we conduct at least eight.? These could be hospitals, clinics, NGOs, or even government bodies. These agencies have already trained these health workers and have an efficient task force in place. So how do the doctors counsel them or examine the test results in areas where there is no/limited internet connectivity? The data from the tests is transferred to the doctors automatically through Cloud from the health workers. ![]() ![]() Mandeep Jangra (men's 69kg), Laishram Devendro Singh. Sarita Devi was banned for not accepting her bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games. Mail; Flickr; Tumblr; News; Sports; Finance; Celebrity; Answers; Groups; Mobile; More; Yahoo. Skip to Navigation; Skip to. Devendro Singh (49 kg), Shiva Thapa. Dipika, Joshna win historic gold. It was the first squash medal for India in Commonwealth Games. ![]() Laishram Sarita Devi and Laishram Devendro Singh settled for a silver each. In the two years since Care NX was launched, it has managed to create a major impact on the health of pregnant women in the country. The organisation launched three projects in Maharashtra during its pilot run, and identified 5. In comparison, the public health system set in place by the state government was able to identify only 2. Their first project was implemented in Mumbai in collaboration with Doctors for You, an organisation that extends medical support to marginalised sections of society, and UN Habitat. Malhar says the project was very successful: . The hospital had mobile vans with expensive equipment reaching out to pregnant women, and the operation cost for this setup was very high. Their expenses were reduced by half when Care NX offered to help them by extending technological support. With an immense amount of dedication, this group of social workers, medical health professionals and business developers hope to reach out to at least one million pregnant women over the next year. If you want to help pregnant mothers in rural India receive timely medical attention and prevent deaths related to high risks - Unable to view the above button? Click here Like this story? Or have something to share? Write to us: contact@thebetterindia. Facebook and Twitter. NEW: Click here to get positive news on Whatsapp!
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