Environmental regulators key to curb antimicrobial resistance

The environmental contribution to the spread of antimicrobial resistance is yet to receive due attention at global and regional levels

Religion can play major role in tackling neglected tropical diseases

Leaders in churches, mosques and temples can raise awareness about NTDs and their health impact on populations, says study

Civil society asks WTO members to raise concerns about ‘lop-sided’ Nairobi agreement

Organisations write letter calling on developing member nations to raise issue at General Council meet on Wednesday

Few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on tobacco products, says WHO report

Evidence shows WHO’s recommendation to increase tax on tobacco products is the most effective way to curb its consumption

Simply Put: Plastic waste

Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed

The virus can enter the body via broken skin, the respiratory tract or mucous membranes

Simply Put: An Earth-like planet

Simply Put: Corporate profit

Simply Put: Who owns the road?

Simply Put: Eternal gift

Simply Put: Plastic Planet

Simply Put: Plastic pandemic

Simply Put: The broken GHG record

Simply put: More plastic waste is now making its way to Southeast Asia

Ahead of COP28, health professionals call for urgent action on climate change to prevent premature deaths

Global health bodies demanded governments to urgently phase out fossil fuels, accelerate renewable energy

Down To Earth Coverage: What is the solution to Africa’s energy poverty?

The continent must leapfrog to renewables to become energy-secure

DTE coverage: Over 700 commitments made at UN 2023 Water Conference

The conference in New York City aimed at making the world more water-resilient

It’s been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Simply put: Malaysia to send back waste to US, UK Canada etc

Ebola returns to Liberia

Liberia reported maximum deaths in the present outbreak of the disease

Pedal Power

In India, bicycles are acknowledged as a main tool for guranting enrolment in school in rural areas, especially for a girl child. It is a symbol …

‘Giving community rights to indigenous people will benefit nations, nature’

Environmental activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim speaks to Down To Earth about how these communities are solution providers for issues surrounding …

What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?

Right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni looks on course to secure at least 230 of the 400 seats in the Lower House, giving it a clear majority

Viruses may be ‘watching’ you — some microbes lie in wait until their hosts unknowingly give them the signal to start multiplying and kill them

HIV is a retrovirus that does not go directly on a killing spree when it enters a cell

How migrants who move between Zimbabwe and South Africa access healthcare in border towns

 The main reasons they gave for leaving their countries of origin were to search for jobs and for better living conditions