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    Pakistan’s People Victims of Calculus of Climate Injustice: António Guterres

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said at the United Nations General Assembly that a third of Pakistan had been deluged and that many island States...
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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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    Accountability

    COVID-19 Could Derail SDGs for Next Five Years, Says Report

    The progress of SDGs was already lagging before the pandemic. Scientists have warned that COVID-19 will remain uncontrolled in many countries unless coordinated action...
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    Agriculture

    Successive Heatwaves in India, Pakistan Highlight Role Of Early Warnings

    It is premature to attribute the extreme heat in India and Pakistan solely to climate change. However, it is consistent with the expectation in...
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    Accountability

    Healthcare Inequities Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic

    While India has made great strides in reducing inequalities in healthcare, large access gaps by socioeconomic status remain. For instance, a study of outpatients...
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    Civil society

    Can the Upcoming WHO Pandemic Treaty Negotiations be Immunised Against Profiteers?

    In a letter written to the WHO, civil society leaders have urged the global health body to ensure equity, transparency and accountability during public...
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    COVID-19

    An international treaty on pandemic prevention?

    A narrow focus on a pandemic preparedness treaty would be a missed opportunity to truly revolutionize global health governance and with it, reset and...
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    Health

    Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’: study

    A study published 6 January in The Lancet Public Health says the increase in dementia is largely due to population growth and ageing. Predicting...
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    Only 10,000 of 60,000 NGOs Active in Nepal, Panel Told

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