India’s antibiotics consumption shot up by 103% since 2000: study
India had the largest increase in antibiotic consumption in low and middle income countries and also surpassed America’s antibiotic …
State of migration: Cross border movement
As income levels and demographic trajectories change over time, the directions of migration flows change as well
Climate Migration primarily in middle income, agri-dependent countries: Study
Study can go long way in pinpointing future hot spots for climate-induced migration
Consumer demand doesn't let countries ban import of cheap used cars
Despite taking measures, low- and middle-income countries are struggling to stave off cheap vehicle dumping
‘Lean Diabetes — a distinct entity warranting further investigation’
Rare type of diabetes inunderweight, thin people; Cases mostly from low- or medium-income countries
Every 9th person in the world went hungry last year: UN report
Around 700 million were exposed to severe food insecurity in 2018
Why G20’s debt-relief strategy is failing
The Indian Prime Minister says a G20 strategy has driven global debt restructuring since his country assumed leadership. That's not the full …
Gap between countries on animal protein consumption to widen by 2030: Report
While it will level off in high-income countries, it will increase in middle-income ones and remain the same in low-income countries
Global agricultural productivity not growing as fast as food demand: Report
Accelerate investments in agricultural research and development to increase and preserve productivity gains, especially for small farmers
Malaria cases, deaths begin stabilising after COVID disruption: WHO
While deaths came down to 619,000 in 2021 from 625,000 in the first year of the pandemic, it remained higher than the pre-pandemic level of 568,…
WHO approval to South Africa’s vaccine regulatory body
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority ranked at maturity level 3 out of 4 classification levels
India lost nearly 5 million people to COVID-19, says WHO; that is 10 times the official figure
Some 14.9 million people died due to COVID-19 globally; that is three times the number reported
Low- and middle-income countries struggle to provide healthcare to some, while others get too much medicine
Overdiagnosis and overuse of healthcare wastes 20% health spending in high-income countries
Only 11% low-income countries make their data open: World Bank report
Gaps in data on women and girls particularly severe; countries do not invest enough in public intent data systems, the report said
Climate ambition requires reform of current financial system: CSE report
Current form of financing is adding burden on developing countries, CSE and other experts discuss at webinar
Data democracy: WHO bats for passing on genomics tech to developing world
Inaccessible tech not justifiable; Focus required on inadequate finances, lab infra, highly trained personnel
African cities and climate change: The real debate is who should pay to fix the problem
Re-balancing the carbon equation so African cities urbanise sustainably requires immediate and major investments in infrastructure
UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions
May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact
Over $9 trillion investments in infrastructure resilience, Net Zero needed by 2050 to mitigate climate impact: CDRI
Climate change may lead to an global average annual loss of over $700 billion in infrastructure sectors and buildings
Global Burden of Diseases: Non-communicable diseases bigger burden than early deaths
New report’s findings again emphasises the fast emergence of non-communicable diseases as a global health challenge
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis
Lead exposure led to 30% global cardiovascular deaths in 2019
5.5 million died due to cardiovascular diseases caused by lead exposure in 2019; 95% impact in LMICs
Half the world’s economic output comes from middle-income countries: UN report
Study said to be the most extensive effort to measure Purchasing Power Parities ever
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
A third of world’s children are poisoned by lead, says UNICEF report
India accounts for 275,561,163 of these children; lead levels in blood of Indian children show they can lose four intelligence quotient points …