Malnutrition, Its Causes and Types of Malnutrition
What is Malnutrition? Dissecting the terminology to make it easy for us, Malnutrition = Mal + Nutrition where ‘Mal’ means poor/bad. Now, in order to […]
Z-Score and its Classification
Introduction Z-score, also known as Standard Deviation (SD) score is the measure of dispersion/relative deviance of the data from the mean/median value i.e. measure of […]
Difference between Plans and Policies !
Plans and policies are integral part of any health system or organization. Although both of look pretty similar, there are some major differences between them […]
Social Determinants of Health (SDH)
Social Determinants of health (SDH) are the conditions in which people born, grow, live, work and age. SDH are the social factors that largely determine […]
What is Bio-fortification? Some Must Know Basics !
Introduction The term bio-fortification came from Greek word “bios” means “life” and Latin word “fortificare” means “make strong” Bio-fortification is the process of fortifying/increasing the […]
15 Differences between In-vivo and In-vitro fertilization
In-vivo and in-vitro fertilization two different methods of fertilization that occurs between the female egg and male sperm in different setting. Simply understanding, in-vitro fertilization […]
Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT)
Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) is a commonly used terminology for preventing the transmission of HIV virus from pregnant mothers to their infants […]
Differences between Effectiveness and Efficiency
Effectiveness and efficiency are two mutually exclusive terms. If one is present, the other may not be present and vice-versa. There are some major differences […]
20 Differences between Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation are important management tools that are necessary to track the progress and facilitate decision making for present and future interventions. However, there […]
Demographic Transition Theory
Demographic Transition Theory The word ‘Demography’ came from the prefix ‘demo’ meaning people and ‘graphy’ meaning description or measurement. Similarly, ‘transition’ means process of changing […]