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New York: Humanity is facing a “difficult truth” the UN chief said just ahead of World Meteorological Day, marked on Thursday – the damage already being caused by climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.”
New York: Marking the most significant global conference on water in five decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on all nations to invest in better access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for all.
New York: Glaciers are “critical to all life on Earth”, the UN chief reminded the UN 2023 Water Conference on Wednesday, warning that unless the rise in sea level due to global warming is reversed, “the consequences will be catastrophic.”
New York: Although COVID-19 is disappearing from view, access to medicines that treat non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, remain out of reach for millions across the world, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new report published on Wednesday.
Kolkata: MSN Labs, a research-based and fully-integrated global pharmaceutical company based out of Hyderabad, announced the launch of Fesobig, a bio-equivalent generic version of Fesoterodine Fumarate.
Dodoma: Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-west Kagera region.
Islamabad: At least nine people died and 44 others were injured as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Tuesday as the epicentre of the quake was located in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Sydney: Focusing on immediate fixes such as diet and exercise programs alone won't curb the tide of childhood obesity, according to a new study that for the first time maps the complex pathways that lead to obesity in childhood.
New York: A global initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General to ensure that all countries are protected by early warning systems, by 2027, is being fast-tracked into action on the ground, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
New York: Six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
New York: The head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has underlined on Monday the importance of addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected Syria and Türkiye, and efforts to promote recovery.
UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, which has worsened cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique as communities recover from devastating damages caused by storms, massive flooding, and mudslides.
New York: A major UN “report of reports” from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), outlines the many options that can be taken now, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change.
Kolkata/IBNS: On the International Women’s Day, Viacon Marketing and Technologies announced menstrual leave to its women and trans women employees.
New Delhi/IBNS: The top medical body of the central government will on Monday hold a meeting on the current scenario of Covid-19 amid a recent spike in cases, media reports said.
Kendrapara: In the latest man-reptile conflict, a 45-year-old woman lost her life when a crocodile attacked her while she was fishing in a creek on Saturday.
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to call for China to be ‘transparent’ in sharing COVID-19 data in efforts to determine the disease’s origins, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated on Friday in Geneva.
London: A high blood caffeine level may reduce the body weight a person carries and their risk of type 2 diabetes, according to research.
Bannu: Pakistan's first polio case of 2023 was reported from Bannu on Friday as the country failed once again to free itself from the disease.
Edmonton: It may be better to let a mild fever run its course instead of automatically reaching for medication, new University of Alberta research suggests.
New York: Many developing countries may miss out on the benefits of the “green tech” revolution unless governments and the international community take decisive action now, the head of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday, releasing its latest report.
New York: The UN and partners are ramping up support to Malawi in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which killed 190 people this week and injured dozens more, prompting the Government to declare a state of disaster.
Hyderabad/IBNS: Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics in collaboration with DRDO Labs -Research and Development Establishment, Pune (RDE) and Defense Bio-engineering Electro Medial Laboratory, Bangalore (DEBEL), have developed India’s first quadruped robot and the exo-skeleton, both technology demonstrators.
New Delhi/IBNS: With Covid-19 cases rising again, particularly in six states, the Centre Thursday wrote to the administrations saying they should focus on controlling the sudden spike in the viral infection.
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch 36 satellites for UK-based OneWeb from the Sriharikota spaceport On March 26, at 9.00 a.m.
During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults. One hypothesis has been that common colds would give children immunity protecting against a severe form of the disease.
No less than 55 countries are struggling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek better paid opportunities in wealthier nations that have stepped up efforts to recruit them amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Kolkata: Ahead of World Sleep Day, Wakefit.co, one of India’s largest D2C sleep and home solutions providers released the 6th edition of its Great Indian Sleep Scorecard (GISS) 2023 which showed a 38 percent increase in the number of people staying up late at night worrying about their future.
Kolkata/IBNS: Struck with a complex medical condition such as Nephrotic Syndrome (which affects the kidneys and can lead to various complications), most people are at a loss but not Amey Agarwal of Kolkata.
Chicago: Instant noodle burns accounted for nearly a third of all pediatric scald admissions at the University of Chicago Medicine between 2010 and 2020, according to a new study published in the journal Burns.
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