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    A Few Hours of Spiking Air Pollution ‘Raises Death Risk’

    The study looks at short-term exposure to ‘spikes’ in air pollution and points out that these incidents account for 1 million deaths a year,...

    One in Eight People Are Now Living with Obesity

    Countries with the highest combined rates of underweight and obesity in 2022 were island nations in the Pacific and the Caribbean and those in...

    New Zealand to Repeal World-First Law Banning Tobacco Sales for Future Generations

    The Public Health Communication Center, a Wellington-based advocacy group called the arguments proffered by the government as “‘Zombie arguments’ that New Zealand’s smoke-free measures...

    Breakthrough Makes Rice Guilt-free for Diabetics

    Most white and sticky rice varieties have high GI which poses risks to people with diabetes, but now, researchers found genes in rice key...

    Rural Diabetes Prevention and Control Campaign launched in Varanasi Village

    Spread of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is assuming epidemic proportions in India, Dr Jitendra Singh said while launching the campaign. He said that Type...

    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...

    Nepal has ‘World’s Highest’ Lung Disease Death Rate

    A new study reported that Nepal had the highest reported death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2019, primarily due to air pollution....

    Improve Antibiotics Access to Beat ‘Silent Pandemic’

    The WHO says after decades of careless exposure to antibiotics, superbugs are now widespread and represent a “global crisis that threatens a century of...
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    ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages

    A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and...

    Pakistan: Alarming Increase in Honour Killings Grips Swat

    Despite legal proceedings against perpetrators of honor killings, many evade justice due to societal norms. Victims often struggle to...

    South Asian Network on Human Rights Calls on Bhutan to Free Political Prisoners

    South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, has called on the Government of...

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    ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages

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