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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Connecting the dots: plastic pollution and the planetary emergency
The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, the latest report warns. The new report Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary
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Inequality kills: the unparalleled action needed to combat unprecedented inequality in the wake of COVID-19
The world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion —at a rate of $15,000 per second or $1.3 billion a day— during the first two years of a pandemic that has
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COVID-19 and economic inequality: short-term impacts with long-term consequences
This paper examines the short-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for inequality in developing countries. The analysis takes advantage of high-frequency phone survey data collected by the World
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Adaptations to the management of acute malnutrition in the context of COVID-19: final report
Acute malnutrition in children under five remains a critical challenge, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates indicate that up to 9.3 million more children will suffer from acute malnutrition
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Roadmap for implementing the global action plan on physical activity in the WHO South-East Asia region
Sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity are among the major behavioural risk factors for many noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and quality of life and well-being. The available data show that the
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Economic and social impact and effect of COVID-19 in Angola 2021
This report presents the main economic impacts of the pandemic on macroeconomic and sectoral performance, as well as on the business base. The study also seeks to examine the effects of the pandemic on
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Heat waves as an occupational hazard: the impact of heat and heat waves on workers’ health, safety and wellbeing and on social inequalities
This paper explores the argument that weather-related heat stress should be considered an escalating occupational hazard that deserves full societal recognition in order to be considered as an emerging
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Healthy states progressive India: report on the ranks of States and Union Territories
<p>Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana emerged among the best three performers in terms of overall performance according to the Niti Aayog’s health index while Uttar Pradesh topped the table on incremental performance despite being at the bottom.</p>
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Draft Food Safety and Standard (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2021
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on December 27, 2021 has issued the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2021 to
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Identifying challenges and solutions to enhance public-private collaboration for universal health coverage: an assessment tool for countries in Africa
While the progress towards Universal Health Coverage is dependent on improvements in public spending on health, the private sector with its vast presence in service delivery, is called to play an even