Tag: COVID-19

According to a  study published in The Lancet on Thursday, the average global life expectancy has increased by over 6.2 years between 1990 and 2021. A research team led by Simon Hay from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington attributed this increase over ...

In the bitter cold of Bundelkhand, Rampal, 35, has been out since morning speaking to patients of Lymphatic filariasis, colloquially known as elephantiasis, a neglected tropical disease. His mission? Not only to raise awareness about the Mass Drug Administration program, conducted annually on February 10 in endemic districts but ...

#Pakistan News In the coming year, all eyes in the sporting world will converge on Paris as the eagerly anticipated first post-COVID Olympic Games take center stage. Yet, this two-week extravaganza is just the beginning, setting the scene for another 12 months of captivating sports drama. Four continental football ...

The fishing boats slowly pull into the bustling dock in northern Mumbai on India's west coast, carrying a fresh catch after spending hours at sea trying to net as many fish as possible. Those waiting on the shore look on anxiously. Members of Mumbai's Koli community, who have been fishing ...

Reported By: Ankur SharmaLast Updated: December 08, 2023, 23:52 ISTThe heightened concern is attributed to the health sector remaining on the radar of such hacker groups, especially in the aftermath of the global Covid-19 pandemic. (Shutterstock)Central agencies are particularly vigilant, anticipating that the health sector's cyber infrastructure might be ...

Narendra Modi learnt first-hand how to manage disasters after spending over a month as a young RSS worker in flood-hit Morbi in 1979. He implemented these lessons when he rushed to earthquake-struck Kutch in Gujarat in 2001, while on the ground as the chief minister during the floods in ...

In focusing all our attention on one achievement, we are ignoring the pitiable condition of the people at the bottom of the pyramid Published Date - 11:59 PM, Tue - 29 August 23 By Sushila Tiwari As of today we Indians, in India ...

It’s natural to feel lost when flooded with an enormous amount of information churned out by various entities on a daily basis. Apart from the lack of context, this feeling of loss is translated into distinct anxiety when the information pertains to the changing character of a democratic country. ...

While different mechanisms exist for the engagement of civil society, inclusion can take the form of consultation, dialogue, and/or partnership (depending on the degree and quality of engagement). This is true for VNR development and validation, as well as monitoring, and post-VNR implementation. CSOs help fill data gaps, provide ...

GENEVA —Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday in Geneva.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was delivering his report ...