A heavy burden

In 2016, over 95 per cent of TB deaths happened in low- and middle-income countries

WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030

Investments could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030

Brazilian scientists find traces of the Zika virus in human saliva and urine

Experts caution that the findings are preliminary

Children under five account for 30 per cent of deaths due to food borne diseases globally: WHO

Calls food borne diseases a ‘global concern’

WWF report sounds alarm over China's state of biodiversity

Notes that country’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half

Simply put: Malaysia to send back waste to US, UK Canada etc

Simply put: More plastic waste is now making its way to Southeast Asia

Simply Put: The broken GHG record

Simply Put: Who owns the road?

Simply Put: Eternal gift

Simply Put: Plastic Planet

Ahead of COP28, health professionals call for urgent action on climate change to prevent premature deaths

Global health bodies demanded governments to urgently phase out fossil fuels, accelerate renewable energy

Down To Earth Coverage: What is the solution to Africa’s energy poverty?

The continent must leapfrog to renewables to become energy-secure

DTE coverage: Over 700 commitments made at UN 2023 Water Conference

The conference in New York City aimed at making the world more water-resilient

Simply Put: Plastic pandemic

Monkeypox can be transmitted to babies during and after pregnancy. We should be watchful but not alarmed

The virus can enter the body via broken skin, the respiratory tract or mucous membranes

Simply Put: An Earth-like planet

Simply Put: Corporate profit

It’s been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Ebola returns to Liberia

Liberia reported maximum deaths in the present outbreak of the disease

World Health Assembly adopts resolution to prevent drowning

First-of-its-kind alliance, global status report to asses worldwide impact 

Global economy’s weakest half-decade performance in 30 years likely by end of 2024, warns World Bank

Calls for $2.4 trillion increase in investment by developing countries for course correction

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Progress in reducing poverty is unevenly distributed in Kenya, says World Bank

World Bank calls for inclusive growth strategy to pull millions of Kenyans from poverty