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Lancet features Kashmir’s Govt mental health initiative

April 28, 2023

Mental health remains a serious issue in the region, with conflict, trauma, displacement, economic instability, exacerbating its prevalence Mental health is a...

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67 million children missed out on vaccinations during COVID-19 pandemic

April 20, 2023

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World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable...

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What happened to your data on Aarogya Setu?

March 31, 2023

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The app collected personal details like a person’s name, phone number and gender, along with access to their live location and Bluetooth. Aarogya Setu’s...

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Obscured by COVID-19 pandemic, Tuberculosis deaths rose globally

March 30, 2023

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The estimated number of deaths from the disease rose from 1·5 million in 2020 to 1·6 million in 2021, reversing years of decline between 2005 and 2019...

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Diagnostics, data and digital technology

March 17, 2023

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Connected diagnostics not only streamlines healthcare workers’ access to accurate data in private and public settings but also leverages technological...

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Efforts on to craft a global pandemic prevention, response pact

March 7, 2023

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Discussions on the draft pandemic accord took place during the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), which includes all 194 WHO...

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Are nutritional gummies as effective as supplement pills?

January 31, 2023

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If you’re wary of taking supplements in pill or liquid form, gummy bears may be the way to go. But do they work? Here’s what experts say Nutritional...

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8 billion and counting

November 18, 2022

While the United Nations hails the world population crossing eight billion as “an occasion to celebrate our diversity” it also sounds a note of caution. The...

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Doctors can help build trust in healthcare

October 12, 2022

Has the problem of mistrust in healthcare increased over the past few years? Yes, and COVID-19 made it worse, admits Dr Karan Thakur, Vice President, Public...

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WHO acted too slowly when COVID-19 pandemic began: Lancet Commission

September 17, 2022

Asserts that the global health organization failed to issue warnings regarding the virus’s human transmission potential and deem it a public health...