First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
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Drugs (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2022
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 17th November 2022, has published the Drugs (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2022 to further amend the Drugs Rules, 1945. The amendment is brought under rule 96 which
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Breathing heavy: new evidence on air pollution and health in Bangladesh
Air pollution was the fourth-leading risk factor for premature mortality globally in 2019, causing an estimated 6.67 million deaths (HEI 2020). A large majority of such deaths were caused by ambient, outdoor
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Kenya national action plan on antimicrobial resistance: review of progress in the human health sector
This policy brief aims to provide a review of the current progress on implementing the Kenya national action plan on AMR, identifies critical gaps, and highlights findings to accelerate further progress
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Influencing for Africa: post-COVID & beyond
This Progress Report covers the period 2018 to 2022 – a period of challenges and change for the world, for Africa and for the Pan Africa Program (PAP). During that period the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard.
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Drugs (Prices Control) Amendment Order, 2022
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer, (MOCF) on November 11, 2022, issued a notification to further amend the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 this has come into force on November 11, 2022. The
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Global vaccine market report 2022
<p>Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations in demand by wealthier countries, according to this latest report, by the World Health Organization (WHO).</p>
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A practical guide for business air pollutant emission assessment
A first-of-its-kind guide for businesses to measure air pollutant emissions across value chains. Developed by the CCAC, Stockholm Environment Institute, and IKEA Group, this guide enables companies to
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Nutrition-relevant policy in West Africa: a comprehensive review
Recent years have witnessed a growing political commitment to addressing West Africa’s high rates of maternal and child malnutrition. Despite this commitment, West Africa is not on track to achieve World
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Implementation roadmap for accelerating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in South-East Asia 2022–2030
This roadmap aims to facilitate progress towards the 2030 targets, and was adopted in September 2022 at the Seventy-fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee. It includes three strategic directions,
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Global framework for the response to malaria in urban areas
By 2050, nearly 7 out of 10 people globally will live in cities and other urban settings. While urbanization, overall, is expected to reduce malaria transmission, unplanned urbanization will likely result