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Private Players Enter India’s Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojna Health Insurance Scheme
Two private players been enrolled to conduct desk medical audits as part of the Jan Arogya Yojana, India's prestigious public health insurance project. The...
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Uneven partnerships could stifle attainment of SDGs
The 2030 agenda for sustainable development puts emphasis on equal partnerships. But lower-middle-income and low-income countries have fewer partnerships compared to rich nations, a...
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Pakistan’s ghost villages limp back to peace and life
About 38 villages in the Kurram district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were razed to the ground during the sectarian violence in 2007. Now, a...
Bangladesh
Is climate change really SouthAsia’s raw nerve?
Talk of climate change in SouthAsia has been pending since the last SAARC summit held in Kathmandu in 2014. SAARC nations have not met...
Human rights
UN Special Envoy calls for New Year’s ceasefire in Myanmar
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has appealed for a New Year’s ceasefire following weeks of escalating violence in the country.
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Health
SouthAsia leads with the highest burden of tuberculosis
WHO’s 2021 Global TB Report reveals that years of efforts made to prevent and control TB have been reversed in the wake of tackling...
Civil society
Be prepared for outbreak of new pandemics, UN chief urges global community
As the Omicorn strain of COVID-19 spreads across the globe, the UN chief António Guterres has urged the global community to be prepared for...
Children
Missionaries of Charity bank account frozen, tweets Mamta Banerjee
Bank accounts of the Missionaries of Charity in India have been frozen, according to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee.
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Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
Meanwhile, a recent report by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has also reported a 0.6 per cent drop...
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Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective...
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Sri Lanka: Concerns Raised as Death Rate Exceeds Birth Rate
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