Annually, 3.5 million people across the WHO Western Pacific Region die from avoidable environmental causes such as air pollution, extreme weather events or waterborne...
A recent study on pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers concluded that higher levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens were found in low- to middle-income countries...
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,...
Afghanistan's Taliban, known for their strict observance of Islamic codes, have banned women and men from using hammams, or public bathhouses, in the Balkh...
Pakistan has the potential to turn the tide. With smarter agriculture, technological adoption, community-driven conservation, and political will for infrastructure, the nation can secure water for future generations.
Pakistan has the potential to turn the tide. With smarter agriculture, technological adoption, community-driven conservation, and political will for infrastructure, the nation can secure water for future generations.
With just five years left to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new United Nations report has warned that the world is “alarmingly off-track” on gender equality, placing millions of women and girls at risk of being left behind.