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    Can the Upcoming WHO Pandemic Treaty Negotiations be Immunised Against Profiteers?

    In a letter written to the WHO, civil society leaders have urged the global health body to ensure equity, transparency and accountability during public...
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    Tackling the Pandemic of Inequality in Asia and the Pacific

    Amid continuing uncertainty over when the pandemic will finally be behind us, the one certainty for the region’s policymakers is that the benefits of...
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    Accountability

    Ukraine War Drives International Food Prices To ‘New All-Time High’

    The Russia-Ukraine war has driven large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils and Global food prices have reached “a new...
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    How Accurate Is Nepal’s COVID-19 Death Toll?

    According to government data, nearly 12,000 Nepali deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 but poor data keeping and discrepancies call the number into question.   By...
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    Pandemic “Far From Over”, says UN Chief Guterres

    The window is closing fast. All countries need help to prepare for future pandemics by multiplying the number of countries able to locally produce...
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    Afghanistan

    Could 2022 Be The Endgame For Polio?

    Polio close to eradication but vaccination must continue. COVID-19 restrictions brought down polio cases but disrupted routine immunisation systems, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
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    Cow Dung Fires Linked to Black Fungus Epidemic in India

    Medical researchers say cow dung is rich in black fungus spores, which, when released through smoke from cow dung fires spread widely. Cow dung...
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    Accountability

    In Sri Lanka, Rajapaksas on the Ropes

    With the economy in freefall and basics such as food and fuel in dangerously short supply, there is mounting public anger against a failing...
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