COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis
The world needs all the vaccines it can get, so factors such as equity of distribution and public confidence have to be addressed to ensure that …
COVID-19 killed more people in 16 months than natural disasters in 20 years
No disaster has killed more than 3 million people in recent history and in such a short time period
Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
Policy-makers and practitioners must heed lessons from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. They must mitigate against further exacerbation of gender-…
We’ve made progress to curb global emissions. But it’s a fraction of what’s needed
Globally, we need to deliver at least ten times more emissions cuts than our pre-pandemic efforts
Latest Nipah Virus Outbreak reports 33% case fatality rate, all bat samples tested negative: WHO
While the bats did not test positive this time around, previously, evidence of the virus has been detected in dogs, cats, goats, sheep, and horses
COVID-19: A viral change in the regime
The pandemic has brought out not only many socio-economic and political fault lines in global governance, but also in individual countries
Few takers for Bihar’s revised COVID-19 death toll
Most experts say the government did not count deaths of people at homes, in ambulances, private hospitals and rural areas
Re-design health innovation ecosystem for the common good: WHO
WHO’s Council on the Economics of Health for All issues brief on equitable health innovation
How virulent is omicron? Study from Gauteng looks at clinical severity of 4th wave
Hospitalisations triggered by omicron infections fewer than those triggered by beta and delta variants; average time spent in hospital also less
Two years on: India’s index COVID-19 patient describes her ordeal
On January 30, 2020, India reported its first case of COVID-19; the patient was a Thrissur resident studying medicine at Wuhan University. Here …
Inconvenient truth: Why omicron emerged, and why it could have been avoided
Best bet to tide over current crisis remains what we have known since the beginning of pandemic: Treat vaccine hesitancy and vaccine nationalism, …
New sublineages of Omicron’s BA.2 detected in India: How the virus has evolved over time
Sublineages might be behind recent rise in COVID-19 cases
How COVID-19 puts women at more risk than men in Gauteng, South Africa
Women care for children and the elderly, are more likely to be visiting public health facilities to access healthcare for themselves or for …
‘Hands tied’: Why non-profits aren’t part of Bihar’s COVID-19 response
Organisations say state govt wants them to hand over relief material
Extreme climate events fuel cholera outbreaks in Mozambique, Madagascar: WHO
Measures to deal with such outbreaks must be a key agenda of the governments across southern Africa, say experts
COVID-19: Is the R number still useful?
R is not based solely on the virus but is affected by the environment and behaviour of the population. It also varies depending on the model used …
COVID-19: No mechanism in place, persons with disabilities suffer in Bengal
Regular requirements of persons with disabilities were not being taken care of, according to district sources
Why we need basic universal income in post-COVID world
Without much larger injections of cash, we would still be facing a reduction in aggregate demand and an inevitable recession
COVID-19: Odisha flags off Rs 100-cr emergency initiative for daily wage earners
The initiative will provide employment opportunities to 4.5 lakh families in urban areas
COVID-19: Prolonged lockdown can affect renewable energy sector
Power demand has gone down by 20-25%, affecting revenues of distribution companies
Cost of COVID-19 lockdown: Who bears the burden?
A curfew of three weeks requires more financial remedies, especially for the low-income groups
COVID-19: African economy could take up to 3 years to revive
GDP growth rate likely to decline by 3-8 percentage points, according to African ministers of finance
COVID-19 lockdown will damage more than demonetisation: Pronab Sen
DTE talks to Pronab Sen, head of the Centre's Standing Committee on Economic Statistics, to make sense of the lockdown
COVID-19: Distress calls from migrants reveal India’s digital divide
Communication between migrant workers, their family members has come to a standstill
COVID-19: Experts raise concerns over China's measures to prevent illegal wildlife trade
China asks public for comments on a list of animals that can be traded legally