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Unhealthy Environment a Factor in Millions of Deaths Worldwide
Living or working in an unhealthy environment caused almost one-quarter of all deaths worldwide in 2012, a report made public Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) found.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- climate health
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Clean Street Food Project Launched
With a view to raise the safety standards of foods sold on streets across the capital city of New Delhi, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare J P Nadda launched Project ‘Clean Street Food’ in the presence of Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), on Sunday.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Blood Money: The Race to Crack India’s Lucrative Menstruation Market
Every evening after work, 27-year-old Paravi* prepares for her upcoming wedding. She reads bridal magazines and hones her cooking, while her aunties regale her with funny tales of married life.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Medecins Sans Frontieres Files to Block Pfizer Patent on Pneumonia Vaccine in India
The charity Medicins Sans Frontieres has formally opposed U.S. firm Pfizer Inc's application for an Indian patent on a highly effective pneumonia vaccine, saying it could deprive many developing nations of cheaper copies of the drug.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- vaccines
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How Should We Measure Access to Health Care?
Nearly 300 civil society organizations working in global health are lobbying United Nations member states to undo proposed changes in the measurement of universal health coverage as part of the newly approved Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Health Care
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Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Developing Resistance to Top Insecticide
The advice is right there, on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To avoid contracting Zika, treat your clothing with an insecticide known as permethrin or buy apparel that is already treated with it.
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- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Health-Tech Startups Can Make India a True Innovation Hub
Whenever we talk about disruption in any industry, the existing gaps or snags within the space are the driving force behind it, especially when the gaps have reached a point of deficit. It is only at this stage of extreme deprivation that we see truly innovative solutions emerge. And there are plenty of examples to corroborate this fact. Be it the telecom revolution in India that took place in the late 90’s, led by the then newly formed private telecom sector in the country, or the more recent and still growing “Uber” led disruption for the public transport system in India or even the world. Most industries that have seen transformation at any point have benefited from the lacuna that existed before that particular industry was set on a path of resurrection.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Low-Cost TB Test for HIV Patients Can Save Thousands of Lives
A low-cost urine test that detects tuberculosis in people living with HIV can save thousands of lives, many of them in sub-Saharan Africa, a Cape Town University researcher said on Wednesday.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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