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    WHO, UNICEF Say Largest Fall in Vaccinations in Three Decades Accelerated by Pandemic

    It was hoped that 2021 would be a year of recovery during which strained immunization programmes would rebuild and the cohort of children missed...
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Health Minister Reviews Flood Preparedness; Exhorts States to Ensure Inter-Sectoral Coordination

    In the face of floods in Assam and the possibility of floods in more states as the monsoon rains advance, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya...
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    Bangladesh

    Drug-Resistant Typhoid ‘Spreading Out of South Asia’

    SouthAsia now generates extensively drug-resistant typhoid strains that are spreading to other parts of the world. The study involved whole-genome sequencing of 3,489 S....
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    Health

    Relief: Monkeypox Not a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, Says WHO

    The Emergency Committee pointed out that disease has been circulating in a number of African countries for decades and has been neglected in terms...
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    Health

    Will Monkeypox be declared an Emergency of International Concern?

    A WHO meeting is due on 23 June to assess if the outbreak of Monkeypox is public health emergency of international concern. So far...
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    COVID-19

    Monkeypox Risk Is ‘Real’, Says WHO. Reiterates COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Not Over’

    Over 1,000 cases of monkeypox infections have been reported from 29 countries so far, even as COVID-19 claimed over 7,000 lives last week, the...
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    India

    Respiratory Disease Hits Babies

    Researchers say immunisation campaigns targeting the first six months are vital to stem the respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of infections like pneumonia...
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    Bangladesh

    “I Forget a Lot of Things While I’m Studying”: Lead Poisoning Wreaks Havoc On Children’s Lives

    Facing irreparable damage to their health and development, up to 35 million children in Bangladesh have too high levels of lead in their blood,...
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    Aid

    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.
    Afghanistan

    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.
    Child Rights

    Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

    The submission, coordinated under Greenpeace India’s Delhi Rising campaign, calls on the Commission to formally recognise extreme heat as a human rights issue and push for adequate state funding of heat action plans.

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    Aid

    Landslides Devastate Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh as Monsoon Risks Mount

    This tragedy underscores the need for sustained international support and policy shifts to protect a vulnerable population trapped in limbo.
    Afghanistan

    OIC Ministerial Conference Ends with Bold Calls for Women’s Empowerment Across Muslim World

    This gathering reinforces that women’s empowerment is not just a rights issue but a development imperative aligned with Islamic principles and modern needs.
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    Bangladesh

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    Afghanistan

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    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Targets Poverty Eradication: Aswesuma Programme Set for Phase-Out by 2030

    Launched in 2023 amid the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic turmoil, Aswesuma represented a targeted overhaul of the country’s social protection system.
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    Thali Costs Climb in June on Vegetable and Fuel Price Surge, says CRISIL

    June 2026’s thali cost increases highlight the interplay of domestic weather, global supply issues, and structural factors in India’s food inflation.
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    Bangladesh’s Development Finance Faces Existential Threat from Global Aid Squeeze

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