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    Prime Minister Modi Oversees MPox Preparedness Amid WHO’s Public Health Emergency Declaration

    The meeting assessed the current status, noting that no new cases have been reported in India since March 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is actively...
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    Ensuring Rural Health Services Key to Alleviating Poverty in Bangladesh, Health Minister Urges

    The health minister emphasized the importance of targeted healthcare investments, aiming to establish specialized medical facilities in every divisional city to address critical health...
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    Health Minister Nadda Chairs High Level Meeting to Review Dengue Preparedness

    Nadda urged officials to primarily focus on high burden states and regions where outbreaks are frequently reported and to proactively work with states to...
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    Nepalese Women Unionists Demand Recognising Community Health Work as Work

    In a first, two community health workers from Nepal are participating in the ILO's ongoing annual meeting Geneva, Switzerland. They aim to draw the...
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    Vigilance Needed to Avert Spread of Bird Flu to Humans

    Concerns on bird flu’s pandemic potential grew following its spread to dairy cows. Although of great concern there is yet no sign of H5N1...
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    In Bangladesh, Nipah Virus Keeps the Health System on its Toes

    There’s no cure and no vaccine for the Nipah Virus – and so far this year, both confirmed cases have resulted in deaths. By Mohammad...
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    Researchers Develop Better Way to Make Painkiller From Trees

    The researchers started with ground-up poplar biomass and turned it into crystalized paracetamol along with several other valuable products. By Chris Hubbuch / University of Wisconsin–Madison Scientists at the...
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    WHO Report Reveals Gender Inequalities at the Root of Global Crisis in Health and Care Work

    Women comprise 67 per cent of the paid global health and care workforce. In addition to this paid work, it has been estimated that...
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    War, huh, Yeah, What is it Good For?

    One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.
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    World Bank Unveils $1 Billion Package to Spur Jobs and Private Sector Growth in Sri Lanka

    Tourism, one of Sri Lanka’s key economic drivers, is set to receive $200 million. These funds will be used to protect and enhance natural and cultural heritage sites, create employment opportunities, and ensure local communities benefit directly from tourism revenues.
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    UN Secretary-General Urges Military restraint from India, Pakistan

    He offered his good offices to both governments to help defuse tensions and promote diplomacy, stressing that “a military solution is no solution.”

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    War, huh, Yeah, What is it Good For?

    One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.
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    World Bank Unveils $1 Billion Package to Spur Jobs and Private Sector Growth in Sri Lanka

    Tourism, one of Sri Lanka’s key economic drivers, is set to receive $200 million. These funds will be used to protect and enhance natural and cultural heritage sites, create employment opportunities, and ensure local communities benefit directly from tourism revenues.
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