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    Air

    Combating Household Air Pollution: A Global Challenge and Opportunity

    Scaling up clean cooking for combating household pollution requires substantial investment. The International Energy Agency estimates that $10 billion annually is needed by 2030...
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    Disaster Management

    The Troubling Truth of Mpox

    It is interesting to note that the World Health Organization had organized an effort in combating the 2022-2023 Mpox outbreak for a different clade,...
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    Disaster Management

    Mpox Outbreak in Africa: A Stark Reminder of Global Health Inequities

    Ensuring equitable access to health resources and investing in local research capabilities are essential steps toward managing and preventing such outbreaks. The need for...
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    Disaster Management

    Prime Minister Modi Oversees MPox Preparedness Amid WHO’s Public Health Emergency Declaration

    The meeting assessed the current status, noting that no new cases have been reported in India since March 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is actively...
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    Child mortality

    16 Lakh Indian Children Missed Vital Vaccines in 2023: WHO-UNICEF Report

    Factors contributing to this shortfall include logistical hurdles in reaching remote and underserved areas, vaccine hesitancy among some communities, and disruptions caused by the...
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    Lifestyle diseases and NCDs

    One in Three Adults at Risk For Lack of Enough Physical Activity

    Of concern, disparities remain between gender and age. Physical inactivity is still more common among women globally compared with men, with inactivity rates of...
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    Health Policy

    2.6 Million Deaths Attributable to Alcohol Consumption Globally: WHO

    Given the immense health concerns, the report urged accelerated global action towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.5 by 2030 by reducing alcohol and...
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    COVID-19

    Another Pandemic “Absolutely Inevitable”, Warns UK’s Former Chief Scientific Adviser

    Sir Patrick Vallance was, however, optimistic about the Pandemic Preparedness Treaty that the World Heath Organisation is advocating for to foster an all-of-government and all-of-society...
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    Climate change

    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
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    Climate change

    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and protect the fragile aquifers that sustain nearly 600,000 people on...
    Child Labour

    Silent Epidemic: Lead Exposure Steals Futures Across South Asia

    South Asia’s lead crisis is not inevitable. Experience elsewhere demonstrates that decisive regulation, industrial formalisation and community-level interventions can sharply reduce exposure.

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    Climate change

    UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Record-Breaking El Niño Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

    The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
    Climate change

    Sri Lanka Lays Foundation for Critical Groundwater Hub in Jaffna to Combat Salinity Crisis

    A Rs 189 million facility aims to monitor and...
    Civil society

    Nepal PM Prepares for Landmark India Visit Amid Projects and Persistent Disputes

    The outcome of the November meetings will shape not only the next phase of bilateral infrastructure cooperation but also the tone of Nepal-India relations.
    Clean tech

    UN Report Warns World on Track for 2.8°C Warming This Century as 1.5°C Limit Slips Beyond Reach

    Experts at UNEP say that the Emissions Gap Report 2026 does not abandon the 1.5°C goal. Instead it reframes the challenge: minimise the height and length of the overshoot and chart a credible return path.
    Child Labour

    Nepal: One in Five Children in Madhesh Province Face Multiple Layers of Deprivation

    Climate pressures, irregular monsoon patterns and limited irrigation continue to constrain productivity for many smallholders.

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