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Health Policy

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...

OWSA Staff - 28 October 2022

Health Policy

Non-communicable Diseases Emerge as ‘Top Killers Globally’ – WHO

Authors of the report say that every two seconds, one person under the age of 70 dies of a non-communicable diseases – such as...

OWSA Staff - 23 September 2022

COVID-19

‘Massive COVID-19 Failure’ Sets Back Global Development

A report by the Lancet’s Commission on the COVID-19 pandemic points to a ‘massive global failure’ that led to COVID-19 deaths and reversal of...

SciDevNet - 19 September 2022

COVID-19

Health Minister Speaks of Long-Awaited Incentives for ASHA Workers

ASHA, or Accredited Social Health Activists have been demanding better remuneration for the past many years, but the health minister did not make any...

OWSA Staff - 8 September 2022

Health Policy

Monkeypox Concern Heightened Only After it Became A ‘Northern’ Disease, Says WHO

Castigating developed countries for not paying heed to diseases prevalent in the global south until these hit home, the WHO has urged developed nations...

OWSA Contributor - 6 August 2022

Health Policy

Evolving Cholera Poses Outbreak Threat – Scientists Urge Close Monitoring of Cholera Variants

New cholera variants capable of causing large outbreaks could emerge, say scientists, recommending Constant monitoring of the evolving cholera bug to prevent outbreaks. The...

SciDevNet - 30 July 2022

Climate change

Weather Factors Key to ‘Predicting’ Dengue Outbreaks

Dengue transmission is expected to intensify due to climate change because weather plays key a role in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases as the...

SciDevNet - 29 July 2022

Gender