Objective: Street children are a highly mobile population and difficult to reach. They are recognized to be vulnerable to substance, physical and sexual abuse. Most of the studies on street children were conducted either in observation homes or via surveys, our objective was to conduct a study among street children of Jaipur City to assess substance abuse and the factors associated with them. Material and method: The present study was observation and the population consisted of children between 5-15 years of age living on the streets of Jaipur city. Result: In the study population three most common reasons observed for starting substance use were peer pressure, increase in confidence, and out of curiosity i.e. 31.5%, 21.2% and 19.6% respectively. Rest 10.3%, 9.8% and 4.9% were using them to feel elated, to forget sorrows and to decrease hunger respectively. Conclusion: In the present study, the overall prevalence of substance use was 46.0% & majority of them (86.4%) had family history of substance use. The most critical age for using substance was 9-13years.More than half of the children had habit of smoking cigarette/bidi (58.2%) and chewing tobacco (56.5%).

We interviewed 221 antenatal women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy attending a primary care antenatal clinic at a low-income area in Delhi, India, during 2019–20. The Minimum Dietary Diversity-Women (MDD-W) score for 10 food groups was calculated using the open recall method during a 24-h recall period. The median MDD-W score was 6 (IQR 4–7). Low dietary diversity (MDD-W <5) was observed in 65 (29.4%) participants. Low SES and higher age (≥25 years) were statistically significant predictors of lower dietary diversity, but it was unrelated to parity. Furthermore, protein deficit was observed in 185 (83.7%) and calorie deficit in 210 (95%) participants.

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Introduction: Several viral diseases with epidemic potential are currently threatening global health security. One of them is Monkeypox. It is an emerging zoonotic infection which is caused by the monkeypox virus. In the past, this disease used to be primarily detected in West and Central Africa. However, the current upsurge of cases outside the African region has led the world to explore the causes that have led to the current situation. Aim and objectives of this study was to explore the reasons for the current upsurge and describe the epidemiology of the disease. The keywords below were used to search from public databases and review the relevantMaterial and Methods: publications on Monkeypox disease and its epidemiology. This search was further used to analyse and summarise the ndings into tables and other graphical representation of the data. Monkeypox cases are currently being reported from non-endemic countriesResult and Conclusion: e.g. USA, UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Austria, Canary Islands, Israel and Switzerland. There are no reported cases of monkeypox virus in India till date as on 6th June 2022. Cases have mainly but not exclusively been identied amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking care in primary care and sexual health clinics in the range of 22 to 63 years of age. Follow public health measures to prevent another pandemic in the recent future.

Cancer is one of the four major types of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases). With over 100 types of cancer, affecting different parts of the body they can be either benign or malignant. More than 30% of cancer could be prevented by modifying or avoiding key risk factors. The main preventable risk factors for cancer are: tobacco use; being overweight or obese; unhealthy diet; and a lack of physical activity. Most common cancers affecting men are lung and bladder and for women they are breast and colorectal. Countries can prevent cancer through: implementing tobacco control policies, promoting healthy diet and physical activity and vaccinating against human papilloma virus and hepatitis B virus. Comprehensive cancer control plans are needed to improve cancer prevention and care, especially in low-income and middleincome countries. [1]