AMR causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/AIDS combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic
In many African countries, poverty and inequality propel the likelihood of antimicrobial resistance
Oil drilling threatens the Okavango River Basin, putting water in Namibia and Botswana at risk
Okavango River sustains over half a million people in Namibia and Botswana
Nearly 4.4 million girls will be at risk of female genital mutilation in 2024, warn UN agencies
On International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, must amplify survivors' voices to raise awareness, inspire collective action
World Water Week 2023: Can the Jal Jeevan Mission provide tapped water to all rural households by 2024?
The scheme is making quick progress, but a major part of rural India still remains to be covered
Surging bird flu cases may increase human infection risk, warn UN agencies & WOAH
Urge countries to strengthen disease surveillance and improve hygiene at poultry farms
Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report
Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system
Violence against women with disabilities and older women goes unseen: WHO advocates for urgent action
Older women and women with disabilities can be extremely isolated when violence occurs, complicating their ability to seek help and report the abuse
WHO to promote finance, fossil fuel phase-out, and climate resilience of the health system at COP28
UNFCCC, a forum of 197 countries making climate deliberations, has so far not discussed with seriousness the climate change-health nexus but has …
WHO: Off-track progress in Africa could kill 70,000 cervical cancer patients
26 countries have introduced HPV vaccine, but just 31% girls under 15 received its first dose in 2022 in the African region
WHO releases policy recommendations to protect children from harmful effects of food marketing
Food marketing involves the use of numerous persuasive techniques to influence children's food attitudes, preferences & consumption
Using sugar substitutes to lose weight could cause harm long-term, warns WHO
Continued consumption doesn’t reduce weight; could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults
WHO ends COVID-19 global health emergency, bringing one of human history’s most painful periods to a close
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautions world against letting its guard down
Global debt crisis: Nations spending more on interest payment than education & health
In Africa the per capita spending on interest is US$70, which is higher than US$60 per capita for education and US$39 for health
World Environment Day 2024: Effective faecal sludge management can help address sanitation woes in Ethiopia
Improving WASH is crucial for both public health and environmental sustainability in Africa’s second largest country
DTE Coverage: KAZA Summit 2024
Members states of the world’s largest transnational conservation initiative met to review progress and strategise way forward
Book Excerpt: Tibet, a paradise lost
The planet’s Third Pole was a mighty empire once; but its status in international relations is disputed today. How and why did this happen?
South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil — study finds food gardens are at risk
Soweto residents are affected by the mine dumps, toxic dust and the polluted land and rivers
Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses — now we better understand why they evolved
One of the largest monkey species in Asia, proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) are endemic to the island of Borneo
A psychedelic high
Driven by surge in global trials and low success rate of current medications in treating mental health problems, researchers call for home-grown …
The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation
The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill
Americas: Yet another country in Western Hemisphere turns right as Panama elects Jose Mulino as president
Mulino joins Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele even as Donald Trump & Jair Bolsonaro hope to return to power
DTE Coverage: How dangerous are microplastics?
A 3-part series which looks at the health impacts of microplastics
Amu Darya and Kabul river basins major sources of water for Afghanistan: Study
28.6 billion cubic metres of the country’s water is generated outside it, according to the study
Good for your health and the environment: why we should be eating oily fish
Given a wide range of uses, along with its nutritional benefits and low environmental impact, this type of fish should be making regular …
Plastic’s toxic trail: What are these polymers and what do they contain?
Between 2021 and 2024, the number of chemicals reported to be used by the plastic industry has gone up from around 10,000 to 16,000