Your cigarette continues to harm environment long after it is extinguished

Tobacco kills more than seven million people a year and is currently the world’s single biggest cause of preventable death

First African chief of WHO sets his agenda: addressing climate change impact on health

His top priorities include advancing universal health coverage and putting wellbeing of women and children at the heart of global health and …

WHO reports progress in tackling tropical diseases

According to the international health agency, an estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone

Globalisation and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Europe are all part of a backlash to globalization

US non-profit urges quick-service restaurants to get antibiotics off menu

Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognised by WHO as contributing to the global antibiotic resistance burden in humans

Integration of culture with urban strategies can make cities sustainable

Culture is what makes cities attractive and creative. Sans culture, cities are merely concrete and steel constructions prone to social and …

Report urges investment in childhood for future development

Findings underscore the importance of increased global commitment to early childhood development. Consequences of inaction impact not only present,…

World Health Assembly agrees to new ‘Health Emergencies Programme’

Programme aimed at providing rapid and comprehensive support to countries and communities for tackling crises hazardous to human health

Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries: new report

The report has been prepared by WHO, UNICEF and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN)

Spread of polio remains a public health emergency: WHO

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries exporting poliovirus but worldwide threat remains

WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Liberia

The UN health agency said the job was far from over and more flare-ups were expected in the months to come

South Africa: new Drakensberg nature reserve will protect ancient rock art, wildlife, livelihoods, grasslands and water

It is a small but important step forward. Land owners, local government and civil society have come together take positive steps towards better …

DTE Coverage: 2 summits, 1 agenda

Conferences were held in Geneva and Nairobi to decide future of biodiversity governance 

Simply Put: Tsar Vladimir

Simply Put: Freedom on Earth Day

India is key to the success of Stockholm+50, as it was in 1972

Protecting the environment in times of war

Simply Put: Climate impact on hospitals

Predicting disasters: Technology behind early warning systems & countries with lowest adoption

Asia and Africa have the lowest share of countries with early warning systems

Simply Put: Microplastics in food

Simply Put: Antimicrobial resistance

Climate Variability and Change in Africa: Perspectives, Experiences and Sustainability

This book presents a comprehensive overview of climate variability and change in Africa

Simply Put: Antimicrobial Resistance

Simply put: The Merchant of Venice 2020

Simply Put: Antibiotic resistance