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Maternal and Child Health
Abortion in Canada — Legal for Decades But Hindered by Stigma
Abortion access differs by province partly because healthcare in Canada is a provincial responsibility. According to 2019 figures, Quebec has the highest number of access...
Child Rights
Will Apex Court Ruling Remove Stigma for Sex Workers in India?
According to the Supreme Court ruling, sex workers cannot be discriminated against by police officials when they lodge a criminal complaint, especially if the...
Human rights
‘Brutal’ Discrimination Adds Trauma to Roma as they Flee War-torn Ukraine
Among the 2 million refugees who have fled Ukraine were Roma refugees who say they were discriminated against as they tried to escape. Their...
Children
Leprosy in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal
Cases of leprosy detected among migrant labourers returning from their employment abroad has reignited the conversation on the much-stigmatised disease.
Doctors in Jhapa, Nepal have...
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Climate Change Creates a ‘Cocktail’ of Serious Health Hazards For 70 Per Cent Of Workers Worldwide
The health consequences of climate change can include cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illnesses, kidney dysfunction and mental health conditions.
A...
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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...
Bangladesh witnesses longest heat wave in 76 years
Meteorologists said that Bangladesh is experiencing its longest heat wave in recorded history this April with forecasts showing no...
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Climate Change Creates a ‘Cocktail’ of Serious Health Hazards For 70 Per Cent Of Workers Worldwide
The health consequences of climate change can include cancer,...
Voluntary Corporate Emissions Targets Not Enough to Create Real Climate Action
Companies’ emissions reduction targets should not be the sole...
