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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Capturing the evidence on access to essential antibiotics in refugee and migrant populations
The fourth report of the Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM) series synthesizes available evidence on access to essential antibiotics in refugee and migrant populations. The report captures
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Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – along with mental health, cause nearly three
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Developing water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) finance strategies: a guide
UNICEF has launched a new guide on financing water, sanitation and hygiene in a bid to expand critically needed services to millions worldwide. The guide, titled, “Developing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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India discrimination report 2022
The India Discrimination Report 2022 focuses on differential access to labour market (absorption and wages),factor market (access to credit) and endowment market (access to hospitalisation) for different
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Shortage in the procurement of antiretroviral drugs (ART) drugs: SC issues notice
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS & Others Vs Union of India & Others.</p> <p>The petitioners have submitted that:</p> <p><a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/ART-drugs-shortage-SC_Order_12-Sep-2022.pdf"
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One-hundred thirty seventh report on the vaccine development, distribution management and mitigation of pandemic Covid-19
A parliamentary committee has recommended the Union Health Ministry "audit deaths due to oxygen shortage", especially during the Covid second wave, in coordination with states to enable robust documentation
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United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases: 2022–2025 strategy
The strategy builds on the experience of the 2019–2021 strategy and the findings of the mid-point evaluation of the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013–2030. The strategy builds
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Minor boy approaches Supreme Court for permission to donate his liver to his critically ill father, Uttar Pradesh, 09/09/2022
<p>Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Parthsarthi Bajaj Vs Health Secretary & Others dated 09/09/2022. A minor boy (Parthsarthi Bajaj) has sought the Supreme Court's permission
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Action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in South-East Asia, 2013–2020: extended to 2030
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally as well as in the South-East Asia Region. The Global Action Plan (GAP) for the prevention and control of NCDs 2013–2020, including
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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: the gender snapshot 2022
“Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2022” presents the latest evidence on gender equality across all 17 Goals, calling out the long road ahead to achieve gender equality.