Climate discourse taking centre stage

January 30, 2023

While growing scientific evidence has raised the climate consciousness in the world, politics has also played a distinct role Over the last two years, climate...

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Poetry therapy

January 27, 2023

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A growing body of research supports the poetry’s potential healing benefits Poetry heals, as proven by a growing body of research from around the world. On...

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Health information cannot be achieved through boosted content: Top WHO official

January 25, 2023

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Terms using of ads and boosted content to promote health information on internet platforms as problematic Access to accurate health information cannot be...

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More children in need of humanitarian assistance than at any other time since World War II

January 24, 2023

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UNICEF identifies eleven countries facing emergencies that need more attention and support in 2023 With crises, conflict and displacement, disease outbreaks...

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Average Dalit woman dies 14.6 years earlier than a woman from higher caste

January 20, 2023

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The life expectancy of the tribals in India is also approximately three years lesser than the non-tribal population, according to an Oxfam India report...

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China’s population shrinks for the first time

January 20, 2023

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Chinese government mouthpiece Global Times (GT) quoted observers as saying that “the negative population growth is the inevitable result of the country’s...

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77% of all stillbirths in 2021 occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia

January 19, 2023

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If health services are not improved, around 59 million children and youth will die before 2030 and nearly 16 million babies will be lost to stillbirth, says UN...

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‘India is better prepared for the next pandemic’

January 17, 2023

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Neeraj Jain is the Country Director of Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) India, an international, nonprofit global health organization based...

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Early marriages wreck mental health of girls in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar: Study

January 16, 2023

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Currently, one-third of girls in South Asia are married before the age of 18, and 8 percent before 15 years with India accounting for a third of child brides...