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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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic: leaving no country behind
Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving No Country Behind is the theme report of the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership for 2021. Reflecting on the theme of the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development,
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World Happiness Report 2021
The World Happiness Report 2021 focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. Aim was two-fold, first to focus on the effects of COVID-19 on the structure and quality
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The covid-19 pandemic and the fisheries sector in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the most significant public health episode to have affected human beings, societies and minds throughout the world and Africa. All governments have adopted public health
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Direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia
Over recent decades, South Asia has made remarkable progress in improving the health of mothers and children. But the year 2020 brought a great shock to South Asia, as it did to the whole world. The COVID-19
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Analysing regulation of private healthcare in India
India's healthcare system is dominated by a fragmented and highly diverse private healthcare sector ranging from large multi-specialty and corporate hospitals, diagnostic centres, not-for-profit hospitals,
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The draft Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy on 17th March 2021 has published the Draft Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Drugs and Cosmetics
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Workers at risk: panel data evidence on the COVID-19 labor market crisis in India
The COVID-19 pandemic is having unequal impacts. Research has highlighted that across race, gender, age, and income groups, the health and economic consequences of this crisis are far from uniform and
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The inequalities-environment nexus: towards a people-centred green transition
The COVID-19 crisis has amplified the urgency of addressing together the dual challenges of inequality and environmental degradation. This paper contributes to the debate on the inequalities-environment
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The cost of a nutritious diet in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal
This paper calculates and compares the minimum cost of a recommended diet across four countries in South Asia. The analysis finds that the cost of a recommended diet is highest in the smaller countries,
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Analysing long-term socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 across diverse African contexts
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed over 100,000 African lives and nearly 4 million cases have been recorded so far. Africa’s COVID-19 story is one of nuances. Only 10 countries account for over 80% of all