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Antimicrobial resistance killing more than HIV and malaria
Antibiotic-resistant infections led to more than 1.2 million deaths in 2019. The true picture could be much worse, with added impact of COVID-19, researchers...
COVID-19
Omicron has a growth advantage over Delta: WHO
Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over the Delta strain of COVID-19 and is rapidly replacing Delta globally, particularly because it is able to...
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Why is the National Health Authority so focused on the for-profit medical sector?
India’s health system needs transformative reforms. An institutional arrangement like the NHA legitimises the role of the “for-profit” private sector in government. Commercial or...
COVID-19
Slowdown due to COVID-19 expected to carry on into next year says UN report
A UN report alludes to the 240,000 lives stolen by the COVID-19 delta wave in India and warns that the global economic recovery is...
COVID-19
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
A guideline development group of international experts have made the recommendation based on new evidence from seven trials involving over 4,000 patients with non-severe,...
Bangladesh
Omicron threatens to overwhelm health systems in SouthAsia
The Omicron variant is fueling a rapid surge of COVID-19 across South Asia that threatens to overwhelm health systems still reeling from a deadly...
COVID-19
WHO says it will consider a change in vaccine composition
The team of experts say that there is a need to develop COVID-19 vaccines that have high impact on prevention of infection and transmission.
The...
COVID-19
A fast-spreading pandemic has reduced an additional 100 million people into poverty
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will be a challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic has been singled out as the primary reason for a rise...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project are not uniformly distributed, as certain villages experience benefits while...
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Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review of the air quality scenario in the National Capital Region...
Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart is No Education at All
By Yasmine Sherif
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have...
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Are Government Schemes Meaningful in the Absence of Land Rights?
It is evident that the effects of the project...
Sub-Committee for GRAP Directs Agencies to Take Dust Abatement Measures
The sub-committee for GRAP has undertaken a comprehensive review...
