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World Health Assembly: Taiwan becomes a hot potato again
World Health Assembly: Taiwan becomes a hot potato again
Down To Earth brings you latest updates from the ongoing session of the World Health …
May 19, 2020
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Africa

COVID-19: Integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa

Markets in Africa’s cities are central to the food chain. But many had to close because of COVID-19 measures. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
Helping urban residents cover costs of return, providing sanitary supplies and scaling up …
May 04, 2020
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Governance

COVID-19: Livelihood of 1.6 bln informal workers worldwide at risk, warns ILO
Close to 10 per cent of the working hours — equal to 37 million full-time jobs — may be lost this quarter in Africa Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Approximately 164 mln informal workers in Africa stuck under complete lockdown measures 
April 30, 2020
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Water

COVID-19: Basic hygiene services lacking in sub-Saharan Africa
A hospital in N'Gaoundere, Cameroon. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Amid the pandemic, it is very much essential to particularly focus on increasing access to …
April 29, 2020
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Africa

Africa must make sure it’s part of the search for a coronavirus vaccine
Modern day research and clinical trials are highly regulated. Getty Images
To refuse inclusion would prevent Africa’s researchers from being significant players …
April 23, 2020
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Africa

Gaps in South Africa’s relief scheme leave some workers with no income
Economic crisis is beginning to bite. Photo: Getty Images
Exclusion of workers whose employers failed to register them for unemployment insurance …
April 22, 2020
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Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO grapple with both Ebola, COVID-19
The Democratic Republic of Congo faces the twin threat of Ebola disease and VOCID-19 pandemic Photo: UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo
United Nations' health arm runs short of $83 million to fight Ebola outbreak
April 17, 2020
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Africa

In Ebola shadow, West Africa battles COVID-19 amid economic challenges
Women in an African village. Source: Pickpik
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are fighting amid collapsed economies and weakened …
April 15, 2020
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Avikal Somvanshi
Avikal Somvanshi

Murky science of comfort part 5: Here’s how being mindful is good for the environment
Latha Jishnu
Latha Jishnu

Push for open source software
Richard Mahapatra
Richard Mahapatra

Whose science should we focus on?

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Health

They have beaten malaria

Two countries, Algeria in North Africa and Argentina in South America have been declared 'malaria-free' by the World Health Organization