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    Countries Finalise Historic Pandemic Agreement After Three Years of Negotiations

    The text affirms national sovereignty in public health decisions. It states explicitly that nothing in the agreement gives WHO the authority to mandate health measures such as lockdowns, vaccination campaigns, or border closures.
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    Child mortality

    National Health Mission: Union Cabinet Gives Five Years Extension

    The aim of NHM is to ensure progress towards the goals and targets set out in the National Health Policy, 2017 for ensuring "universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services, accountable and responsive to people's needs".
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    End ‘Collective Amnesia’ Over COVID-19, Says WHO

    Coronaviruses like COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) “must be taken seriously” as they are particularly dangerous for at-risk groups including the elderly,...
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    Bhutan

    Mass Tourism Brings Dollars But With All The Baggage

    Post-pandemic Asia is trying to revive its tourism revenues. But overtourism is taking a toll on the environment and local life. Sustainable tourism needs...
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    Union Minister Inaugurates Asia’s First Health Research Pre-clinical Network Facility

    The inauguration ceremony, held at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, witnessed the unveiling of the Genetically Defined Human Associated Microbial Culture Collection...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Zoonoses: Sharing Our Health With Animals

    Zoonoses represent a critical intersection between human and animal health, underscoring the necessity of a One Health approach that integrates human, animal, and environmental...
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    Another Pandemic “Absolutely Inevitable”, Warns UK’s Former Chief Scientific Adviser

    Sir Patrick Vallance was, however, optimistic about the Pandemic Preparedness Treaty that the World Heath Organisation is advocating for to foster an all-of-government and all-of-society...
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    COVID-19

    India Committed to Protecting Global Health, Says Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

    The health minister highlighted the need to acknowledge existing fault lines in the Global Health Architecture and the importance of building an inclusive, agile...
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    Millions at Risk as UN Warns of Catastrophic Consequences from Aid Cuts in Afghanistan

    With reduced aid, already fragile services are deteriorating, and local efforts to compensate remain insufficient.
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    Kailash Satyarthi Advocates Compassionate Governance in EPFO’s RGDE Series

    The virtual session, attended by EPFO officers and officials from across the country, underscored the need to infuse governance with empathy, moral accountability, and human connection.
    Accountability

    IMF Urges Faster Progress in Sri Lanka’s State-Owned Enterprise Reforms amid Policy Reversals

    Papageorgiou's comments come in the wake of political shifts that have disrupted previous reform strategies. The new administration under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has halted privatization efforts initiated by the previous government, led by Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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    Afghanistan

    Millions at Risk as UN Warns of Catastrophic Consequences from Aid Cuts in Afghanistan

    With reduced aid, already fragile services are deteriorating, and local efforts to compensate remain insufficient.
    Child Labour

    Kailash Satyarthi Advocates Compassionate Governance in EPFO’s RGDE Series

    The virtual session, attended by EPFO officers and officials from across the country, underscored the need to infuse governance with empathy, moral accountability, and human connection.
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