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Saturday, July 9, 2016
Right to road must first go to pedestrians, non-motorised vehicles Governments of all UN member countries have committed to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020. But progress on these promises in most low & middle income countries is either not there or abysmally slow on making roads safer for everyone, including children.
Saturday, July 9, 2016Right to road must first go to pedestrians, non-motorised vehicles Governments of all UN member countries have committed to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020. But progress on these promises in most low & middle income countries is either not there or abysmally slow on making roads safer for everyone, including children.
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Fuel your heart and power your life... This article is based upon interviews with leading experts including noted cardiologist in lead up to this year's World Heart Day. Hypertension is emerging as major risk factor for cardio-vascular diseases and referred to as 'silent killer'.
Friday, September 23, 2016Fuel your heart and power your life... This article is based upon interviews with leading experts including noted cardiologist in lead up to this year's World Heart Day. Hypertension is emerging as major risk factor for cardio-vascular diseases and referred to as 'silent killer'.
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Saturday, July 23, 2022
Pandemic treaty talks resume amidst lurking corporate pressure Please consider the article on the pandemic treaty talks that resumed this week. All governments are meeting this week to discuss global treaty for pandemic preparedness led by the WHO.
Saturday, July 23, 2022Pandemic treaty talks resume amidst lurking corporate pressure Please consider the article on the pandemic treaty talks that resumed this week. All governments are meeting this week to discuss global treaty for pandemic preparedness led by the WHO.
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Friday, January 29, 2021
The ring has finally arrived! On 26 January 2021, the WHO endorsed a new HIV prevention method for women - the dapivirine vaginal ring, whose clinical trials have shown that it reduces the risk of HIV infection in women. Please consider this article based on interaction with three top scientists
Friday, January 29, 2021The ring has finally arrived! On 26 January 2021, the WHO endorsed a new HIV prevention method for women - the dapivirine vaginal ring, whose clinical trials have shown that it reduces the risk of HIV infection in women. Please consider this article based on interaction with three top scientists
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Saturday, September 1, 2018
Tip of the iceberg? Not just health hazards, tobacco devastates development Later this month heads of all countries will meet at 73rd UN General Assembly, to debate on "sustainable societies". Tobacco killing 7 million people every year, and causing economic loss of US$ 1.04 Trillion, besides poverty, harm to environment and other dev, they cannot ignore the issue if they really want sustainable societies for everyone.
Saturday, September 1, 2018Tip of the iceberg? Not just health hazards, tobacco devastates development Later this month heads of all countries will meet at 73rd UN General Assembly, to debate on "sustainable societies". Tobacco killing 7 million people every year, and causing economic loss of US$ 1.04 Trillion, besides poverty, harm to environment and other dev, they cannot ignore the issue if they really want sustainable societies for everyone.
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Are we putting money where the mouth is to reach the missing millions? Please consider the below article on the concluded 2nd United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on TB on 22nd September 2023. With promise to end TB globally by 2030, it is vital to ensure that we diagnose TB correctly, treat TB correctly and prevent TB correctly - early and accurately.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023Are we putting money where the mouth is to reach the missing millions? Please consider the below article on the concluded 2nd United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on TB on 22nd September 2023. With promise to end TB globally by 2030, it is vital to ensure that we diagnose TB correctly, treat TB correctly and prevent TB correctly - early and accurately.
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Friday, January 27, 2017
#BeTheChange: It is about growing in years, not about getting old! This article is based on unique needs of ageing populations as well as important contributions elderly make for the society as well as for economy. Governments have committed for development (SDGs) and it also includes the elderly. We interviewed European Union's Head of Cooperation on ageing issues and the role EU is playing in helping other nations in southeast Asia too. VIDEO and PODCAST links are also attached.
Friday, January 27, 2017#BeTheChange: It is about growing in years, not about getting old! This article is based on unique needs of ageing populations as well as important contributions elderly make for the society as well as for economy. Governments have committed for development (SDGs) and it also includes the elderly. We interviewed European Union's Head of Cooperation on ageing issues and the role EU is playing in helping other nations in southeast Asia too. VIDEO and PODCAST links are also attached.
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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 warrants a gendered response This article is based on interviews with four experts from different countries (USA/ Fiji, Tonga, Cambodia and Laos/ Thailand) on how gender-based violence is rising (or not) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, especially impacting women and girls. Along with a public health emergency, this violence crisis is also brewing. Our pandemic preparedness needs a gendered response
Sunday, May 24, 2020Rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 warrants a gendered response This article is based on interviews with four experts from different countries (USA/ Fiji, Tonga, Cambodia and Laos/ Thailand) on how gender-based violence is rising (or not) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, especially impacting women and girls. Along with a public health emergency, this violence crisis is also brewing. Our pandemic preparedness needs a gendered response
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Can we end tobacco pandemic without holding industry liable? This article is based on key interviews with experts on recent decisions adopted by 181 governments last week in global tobacco treaty meeting. Major decisions were adopted to stop Big Tobacco's interference in health policy including progress on liability (financial and legal)
Wednesday, October 17, 2018Can we end tobacco pandemic without holding industry liable? This article is based on key interviews with experts on recent decisions adopted by 181 governments last week in global tobacco treaty meeting. Major decisions were adopted to stop Big Tobacco's interference in health policy including progress on liability (financial and legal)
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Local actions are building blocks for #GlobalGoals Wish you all a very happy new year 2019! This article is based on our interviews with two members of parliaments from Nepal and Bangladesh who help explain why local actions are building blocks for translating big promises into change,
Tuesday, January 1, 2019Local actions are building blocks for #GlobalGoals Wish you all a very happy new year 2019! This article is based on our interviews with two members of parliaments from Nepal and Bangladesh who help explain why local actions are building blocks for translating big promises into change,
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Monday, May 11, 2020
Nurses unite to demand universal public health This article is based on interviews with nurses from different countries (South Korea, Philippines, Australia, India) to mark 200 years of Florence Nightingale on 12 May, International Nurses' Day. WHO has declared the year of 2020 as International year of the Nurses and Midwives,
Monday, May 11, 2020Nurses unite to demand universal public health This article is based on interviews with nurses from different countries (South Korea, Philippines, Australia, India) to mark 200 years of Florence Nightingale on 12 May, International Nurses' Day. WHO has declared the year of 2020 as International year of the Nurses and Midwives,
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Friday, April 23, 2021
Exposed: Wolf in sheep's clothing - tobacco industry's greenwashing attempts thwarted This article is based on important stand taken by Nepal to stand with public health and reject offer of funding by tobacco company. It has insights from 2014 Director General of the World Health Organization, The Union's expert and Nepal journalist among others.
Friday, April 23, 2021Exposed: Wolf in sheep's clothing - tobacco industry's greenwashing attempts thwarted This article is based on important stand taken by Nepal to stand with public health and reject offer of funding by tobacco company. It has insights from 2014 Director General of the World Health Organization, The Union's expert and Nepal journalist among others.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Saving the next generation from HIV This article is based upon interviews with medical experts who have spent years trying to prevent HIV transmission in new born children from their parents -- and -- taking care of children living with HIV. Few countries have recently eliminated HIV in new born infants -- showing to the world that it is possible!
Saturday, October 8, 2016Saving the next generation from HIV This article is based upon interviews with medical experts who have spent years trying to prevent HIV transmission in new born children from their parents -- and -- taking care of children living with HIV. Few countries have recently eliminated HIV in new born infants -- showing to the world that it is possible!
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
"She who does not tire, tires adversity": Savitri This is an inspiring story of courage, of a woman from a village in UP India who braved all odds to not only survive but be an inspiration for others -- she is an established farmer today.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015"She who does not tire, tires adversity": Savitri This is an inspiring story of courage, of a woman from a village in UP India who braved all odds to not only survive but be an inspiration for others -- she is an established farmer today.
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Friday, July 31, 2020
Gender Stereotypes Plaguing the Pandemic Response Please consider this article exposing the same-old deep-rooted gender stereotypes that are often failing us in responding to the pandemic. UN head Antonio Guterres had rightly said "COVID-19 has exposed the lie that free markets can deliver healthcare for all, the fiction that unpaid care work isn't work, the delusion that we live in a post-racist world."
Friday, July 31, 2020Gender Stereotypes Plaguing the Pandemic Response Please consider this article exposing the same-old deep-rooted gender stereotypes that are often failing us in responding to the pandemic. UN head Antonio Guterres had rightly said "COVID-19 has exposed the lie that free markets can deliver healthcare for all, the fiction that unpaid care work isn't work, the delusion that we live in a post-racist world."
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Unhealthy diets are threatening global health An estimated 65% of the world's population lives in countries where obesity leads to more deaths than underweight. In 2012, over 40 million children under the age of five were considered overweight or obese, 30 million of who were living in developing countries. Around 3.4 million adults die each year as a result of being overweight or obese.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014Unhealthy diets are threatening global health An estimated 65% of the world's population lives in countries where obesity leads to more deaths than underweight. In 2012, over 40 million children under the age of five were considered overweight or obese, 30 million of who were living in developing countries. Around 3.4 million adults die each year as a result of being overweight or obese.
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Friday, June 3, 2022
Local leaders unitedly push for One Health approach. Will G20 leaders tango? Local leaders like Mayors, Members of Parliament (including Ministers of Health) and other experts call for #OneHealth approach as large number of diseases affecting humans have origins in animals, including COVID-19 and Monkeypox. To avert such pandemics, we need One Health, to care for human health, animal health and environment. 6-7 June 2022 is next (second) meeting of G20 leaders Health Working Gp. Will they pay heed?
Friday, June 3, 2022Local leaders unitedly push for One Health approach. Will G20 leaders tango? Local leaders like Mayors, Members of Parliament (including Ministers of Health) and other experts call for #OneHealth approach as large number of diseases affecting humans have origins in animals, including COVID-19 and Monkeypox. To avert such pandemics, we need One Health, to care for human health, animal health and environment. 6-7 June 2022 is next (second) meeting of G20 leaders Health Working Gp. Will they pay heed?
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Sunday, November 16, 2014
Long road to justice: Human rights of female migrant workers Erwiana was one of the women who shared their lived experiences of the struggle against oppressive structures as a migrant worker, providing a picture of the impact of the existing gender inequalities on women's lives, at the 1st plenary of the Forum.
Sunday, November 16, 2014Long road to justice: Human rights of female migrant workers Erwiana was one of the women who shared their lived experiences of the struggle against oppressive structures as a migrant worker, providing a picture of the impact of the existing gender inequalities on women's lives, at the 1st plenary of the Forum.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Youth ChangeMakers: An idea can change the world" This article from Asia Youth Festival on Innovation on gender justice which showcases young people who used design-thinking to innovate and develop social innovation-based startups.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022Youth ChangeMakers: An idea can change the world" This article from Asia Youth Festival on Innovation on gender justice which showcases young people who used design-thinking to innovate and develop social innovation-based startups.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
No excuse for inaction: #EndTobacco to prevent epidemics of diseases and deaths This article is for 2020 World No Tobacco Day. For so many years there was plethora of scientific evidence that tobacco kills, and causes life-threatening diseases. But now it is also a risk factor for conditions that increase risk of serious outcomes of COVID-19 including death. It also causes an economic loss of US$ 1.4 trillion every year, besides environment damag. End tobacco is an imperative if we are to deliver on SDGs
Saturday, May 30, 2020No excuse for inaction: #EndTobacco to prevent epidemics of diseases and deaths This article is for 2020 World No Tobacco Day. For so many years there was plethora of scientific evidence that tobacco kills, and causes life-threatening diseases. But now it is also a risk factor for conditions that increase risk of serious outcomes of COVID-19 including death. It also causes an economic loss of US$ 1.4 trillion every year, besides environment damag. End tobacco is an imperative if we are to deliver on SDGs
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