Misinformation in Medicine Summit 2020 8 speakers

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Science and its role in responding to the infodemic

July 1, 2022

Top science communicators and the leading voices of the World Health Organization come together to discuss the role of science and the scientific community in...

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Role of tech companies in combating medical misinformation

July 1, 2022

Leaders in the technology industry from across the globe shared insights on building effective collaborations between tech companies, health authorities, and...

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9 million deaths each year caused by pollution: Lancet report

May 26, 2022

Ninety two percent of pollution-related deaths, and the greatest burden of pollution’s economic losses, occur in low-income and middle-income countries...

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162 attacks on health facilities in Ukraine: WHO survey

April 25, 2022

Preliminary results from the ongoing nationwide health needs assessment indicate that of the 1000 households that have responded so far, two in five have at...

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Tobacco Toll: Death by numbers

May 29, 2020

May 31st is observed as World No Tobacco Day. Here’s looking at the mortality rates and health risks due to the tobacco epidemic in the South-East Asian...

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‘This virus anywhere, is this virus everywhere’

May 18, 2020

There’s a high possibility of more than one vaccine for COVID-19. Yet, the best-case scenario is vaccine deployment by 2021, says Dr. Katherine O’Brien...

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Decoding the shortage of doctors in India

April 24, 2020

Only eleven among India’s 28 states meet the WHO recommendation of 1:1000 doctor to population ratio, while none in the public healthcare sector manage to make...

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The big fight against Malaria

April 3, 2020

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Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Dr. Sarthak Das, CEO of APLMA is optimistic about achieving zero malaria across the Asia Pacific by 2030. Malaria is one of the...

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No, the majority of suicides are not impulsive!

October 11, 2019

There are a lot of myths about suicide. One of the most common myths is that the majority of suicides are impulsive. That people often commit suicide without...

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Is new health insurance policy India’s pathway to achieving Universal Health Coverage?

September 27, 2019

From being a former head of the Department of Cardiology at India’s leading medical institute to now being a public healthcare advocate, Padma Bhushan awardee...