Almost 5 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2022, finds UN report

A neonatal death happened every 14 seconds, one under five death every 6 seconds

Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times

Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production  &…

Nigeria risks losing all its forest elephants – what we found when we went looking for them

Habitat fragmentation, forest degradation, illegal hunting, genetic isolation and human-elephant conflict means the future of these elephants is …

Microplastics have been found in human placenta: Is it a ticking bomb?

Several studies have documented presence of nano and microplastics in foetuses; unrealistic to assume they pose no risk

Why are dates used to break the Ramadan fast?

The answer lies in geography, theology and modern science

Limited toilet access, unsanitary facilities may be behind high urinary incontinence burden in sub-Saharan African women

Study on 175 people in Kenya and Nigeria claims number could be as high as 1 in 5 women

East Africa must prepare for more extreme rainfall during the short rainy season — new study

In the long term it is crucial to ensure that any new infrastructure is robust to withstand more frequent and heavier rains

Earth is warming in a cycle that runs millions of years — and it’s linked to Mars

Researchers find geologic evidence in deep sea linking a 2.4-million-year cycle called astronomical grand cycles

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Record number of countries will go to elections at a time when young populations’ trust on democracy is waning  

World Bank sets up commission on poverty

Commission to present its report by April 2016

AMR Awareness Week: Innovation in antibiotics research and development is urgently needed

There should be a movement to treat AMR as a national issue, pass policies and fund innovation. Such efforts would then have a cascading effect …

Simply Put: World Lion Day 2023

COVID-19: Future of pandemic will depend on India’s response, says WHO

Shutdowns only buy time, massive scale up of testing required

Coronavirus update: Asymptomatic cases not drivers of infection, says WHO

Spurt in several Indian states

WHO stresses on universal health coverage at its 71st assembly

The six-day World Health Assembly kicked off in Geneva on Monday

AMR Awareness Week: Pharma must rise to the challenge as stewards of public health

Being in the pharmaceutical field, the mantle of responsibility falls upon us to forge ahead in the relentless pursuit of solutions to the …

Lao PDR becomes second country in 2023 after Bangladesh to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Nineteen countries have been able to eliminate the disease, according to WHO

Simply Put: Cleanliness goals

Novel Coronavirus: What’s in a name?

World bodies have to be extremely careful when naming a new disease

Simply Put: Healthy diet

Mein Kampf struggles free

Hitler's autobiographical manifesto of his National Socialism has come out of copyright

'There is a need to introduce climate-smart agriculture in Africa'

In the southern African region, lack of sufficient rainfall led to failed harvests

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Heat waves to intensify in Madagascar, one of Earth’s richest biodiversity hotspots: WWA study

Indian Ocean island experienced one of its hottest Octobers, with even the capital and highlands experiencing record heat

Socials of the pandemic

For generations, and also in the immediate future, the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered for this: how the world lived up to a global crisis?