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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Greening health infrastructure: rapid assessment of policies and practices on health care waste management in Ethiopia and Kenya
The sound management of Health Care Waste (HCW) has been receiving increasing global attention, now even more so given the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic. The spread of COVID-19 throughout Africa has
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Improving social protection portability for migration-affected children: spotlight on Chhattisgarh
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 national lockdown in March 2020, India saw the mass movement of an estimated 11.4 million migrants back to their home states. Many more remained stranded at worksites and
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National health profile 2021
The 16th edition of annual publication "National Health Profile 2021" provides useful and relevant information on six important facets concerning health sector. It provides information on the key monitoring
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Unequal, unprepared, under threat: why bold action against inequalities is needed to end AIDS, stop COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics
<p>Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the next 10 years, the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS warned in this new report.</p>
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The Drugs (6th Amendment) Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on November 29, 2021 has issued the Drugs (6th Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Drugs Rules, 1945. The amendment in the Drugs Rules, 1945 are as follows:
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India: national multidimensional poverty index baseline report – based on NFHS-4 (2015-16)
Chandigarh ranked fourth among eight Union Territories (UTs) with 5.97 percent of city’s population under Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) — a new index that is based on health, education, standard
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HIV drug resistance report 2021
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) can compromise the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in reducing HIV incidence and HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. Minimizing the spread of HIVDR is a critical
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National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-21: key indicators- India and 14 States/UTs (Phase- II)
Indicating a demographic shift, the number of women surpassed men for the first time in India with the sex ratio being 1,020:1,000, according to findings of the National Family and Health Survey-5. The
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Measuring the shadow pandemic: violence against women during COVID-19
Forty-eight per cent of Nigerian women have experienced at least one form of violence since the COVID-19 pandemic, a United Nations Women report has revealed. “Verbal abuse and denial of basic resources
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Losing time: end this pandemic and secure the future
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said. Presenting the