The World Bank and IMF are using flawed logic in their quest to do away with the informal sector
What’s put forward as pro-poor interventions in the reports in fact risk actively increasing inequality and further disadvantaging …
WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination
The campaign will also cover more than 3.3 million children across the country who didn’t have access to the vaccine so far
Taliban takeover will impact Afghanistan healthcare: What’s WHO doing about it
WHO working with new Taliban regime to see to it that healthcare services are not impacted
World Wildlife Day: WWF urges stakeholders to save Europe’s last old-growth forests
These forests, home to the continent’s largest surviving carnivores and offering ecosystem services, were in danger of fragmentation, the …
Call novel Coronavirus 'COVID-19', says WHO
Current outbreak's death rate in epicentre estimated at 18%; it was 10% globally for Sars in 2002-03
WHO proposes plan to improve district health systems in Africa
The framework aims to provide essential health services to 80% per cent people in African countries by 2030
HPV vaccines effective in reducing infections, precancerous warts: WHO
Widespread vaccination programmes can help achieve WHO's global call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem
Civil society 'deeply disappointed' with WTO ministerial declaration on agriculture
On Public Food stockholding, the current proposal is far worse than the Peace Clause, which itself suffered from several problems
Health ministers in G20 Summit commit to address antimicrobial resistance
Through Berlin Declaration, the health ministers emphasised the need for combating AMR through appropriate monitoring and surveillance
Status quo
Political cooperation at multilateral organisations for the preservation of international peace and security will continue to be biased heavily …
WHO fund to boost emergency preparedness in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund to help 11 member countries prepare for natural disasters and health emergencies
Antibodies will prevent recurrence of Zika for at least a decade, says study
48 countries have reported incidences of Zika fever since the first outbreak in 2015
Gifts of the non-patenters
Inventors like Tim Berners-Lee didn't apply for patents on their innovations, leaving enduring benefits for all of us
Ebola makes a comeback in Sierra Leone, officials confirm one death
The latest case reflects the cautious note of WHO which expected more flare-ups before the region can be definitely termed clear of the virus
One in nine people globally does not have enough food: UN agency
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest percentage of population with lack of enough food
World Bank report paints contrasting picture of African economy
While poverty may be lower than what current estimates suggest, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased since 1990
World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF pledge close to $600 million to combat cervical cancer
Commitments at first ever global forum to eliminate the fourth most prevalent cancer among women
El Salvador becomes first central American country to be declared malaria-free
The country has not recorded any indigenous case of malaria since 2017
World Health Assembly to adopt resolution to strengthen preparedness for health emergencies
The resolution urges WHO members to increase domestic investment and ensure public funding for health emergency preparedness
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco farming adding to global food crisis, says WHO
Growing sustainable crops can help address acute global food insecurity, governments urged to stop tobacco farming subsidies
World Sparrow Day 2024: How a Mysuru woman is trying to bring sparrows back to the city
Kokila Ramesh Jain makes customised terracotta nests to help attract the birds; she also organises citizen awareness events to highlight their …
Monkeypox mortality high in Africa where vaccine remains out of reach
Fewer new cases in last 2 weeks but distribution pattern has changed
Monkeypox not public health emergency of international concern yet. Do we need to update our understanding of this label?
Emergency Committee meeting indication enough of how serious the monkeypox outbreak is
Countries agree to sustainably finance WHO amid COVID-19 pandemic
The aim is to reach 50 per cent of WHO’s budget by 2028-2029 if possible
Sino-US trade war: Why China can’t win it
China has no future of becoming a game-changer and a lasting and trusted global leader