This paper discusses health vulnerabilities of children in general followed by an analysis of data regarding health scenario of children below five years of age from

India probably is the only nation in the world which exclusively enshrines female deities in artistically built temples. The Meenakshi temple at Madurai, Ambabai temple at Kolhapur and the Shantadurga and Mahalaxmi temples at Goa are ample proof of the Hindu reverence for female deities.

There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.

The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikarn Pariyojana (MKSP) was introduced as an independent livelihood initiative targeting women in the farm sector (agriculture and allied sect