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The sea-level rise, frequent cyclonic storms, and disappearing islands of the Sundarban delta are creating climate refugees in large numbers. India must acknowledge them for the climate action plan before it gets late. Saadia Azim Twenty-five-year-old Sumit Pramanik is a mechanical engineer working five days a week in Kolkata, India. Every Friday evening, he packs his bag to return home to his village at Ghoramara island in the South of West Bengal, twelve kilometres from mainland Kakdwip. He takes the only government-run boat that sails him to his island, where the Muri Ganga, the distributar...
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Preliminary results from the ongoing nationwide health needs assessment indicate that of the 1000 households that have responded so far, two in five have at least one member with a chronic illness, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer. Health Analytics Web Desk Two months into the war in Ukraine, a WHO survey shows the public health system in the country is struggling, with 162 attacks verified against it so far. Infectious diseases, and particularly waterborne diseases, are common, and routine vaccination, such as COVID-19 vaccination, has been affected by the war, the survey re...
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While effective states are well-placed to tackle their problems, an efficient response to the pandemic is also about how laxly or strictly these states implement their authority, capacity and legitimacy RIYAZ WANI More than one million people have died and over 81 million have been infected so far in the United States, the highest such figure in the world. This is despite the fact that the US ranks eleventh in healthcare in the world, according to 2021 research by the Commonwealth Fund which studied healthcare systems of eleven high-income countries. Similarly, France which ranked at No 8 has ...
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The three-week campaign aims to reach all children between 15 months and 15 years to quickly achieve wider protection from the disease N Ahmad Nepal has decided to immunize 7.5 million children against typhoid this year, a move that is drawing praise from across the world with experts saying the country has maintained its pre-pandemic routine vaccination levels. “Nepal has maintained its pre-pandemic routine vaccination levels, 82%, while reaching 83% of COVID vaccination coverage for 12+ population. How? Investing in Primary Health Care and supporting female community volunteers,” tweeted Pal...
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The recent surge in Coronavirus cases in China, although small compared to some other countries, is a significant challenge to China’s zero-Covid strategy. N Ahmad China’s commercial capital, Shanghai, is now a ghost town. The city is one of the worst-hit regions in the country facing a resurgence of the Covid-19 virus. Robot dogs and drones patrol Shanghai’s streets and the skies, respectively, enforcing a strict lockdown on the city’s 26 million residents. Robot dogs ask residents to stay indoors. Drones fly around. They come close to those they spot outside asking them to return to their ho...
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As parts of the world witness fresh outbreaks of Covid-19 infections, vaccination remains the most common pandemic management approach. Kruxd looks at the numbers behind the global disparity in the availability of COVID vaccinations. By Bhargavi Saikia Fifteen months since the first-ever shot of the COVID vaccine was administered, about 58 per cent of the world’s population is fully vaccinated. However, this number hides the disparity in the level of vaccination in different regions of the world. The great divide As the race to vaccinate people against COVID-19 continues, many countries have a...
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Nearly a third of the world’s Tuberculosis cases occur in India. Notwithstanding the impact of COVID and financial challenges, the country remains committed to eliminating the disease by 2025 By Tariq Hashmat March 24 is commemorated as World TB Day every year, to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of the disease and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. This World TB Day, Kruxd does some number-crunching about India – the country with the heaviest TB burden in the world – to track its battle with the contagion over the last few ye...
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By N Ahmad Just as we thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, and economies around the world were beginning to recover, the outbreak of the contagion in Hong-Kong and several other countries has once again placed the world at risk. The daily death toll from complications caused by Covid-19 in the city state has crossed the 100 mark since March 1, posing a greater risk to its elderly, a significant number of whom are unvaccinated. Hong Kong has witnessed a steep spike in cases since December despite being the country least affected by the pandemic over the last two years. An of...
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By Anurag Mehra and Yashas P R At the height of the first wave of COVID-19 in India viral videos suggested that Indians use home remedies such as clove, black pepper, caraway (ajwain), and hot water to combat the virus. One politician said cow urine and dung “may cure coronavirus”. Doctors pointed out these practices were dangerous. Many poor and marginalised people, who often view the state and its agencies as hostile entities, have absorbed misinformation to fuel conspiracy views. “Aap ka tika sahi hai, hamare mein zahar hai, is se garib khatam ho jayenge” The vaccine for you people is fine ...
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Women often suffer silently. Whether it’s stress, anxiety, or post-partum depression, it’s time we break the historical stigma surrounding women’s mental health. By Dr Sabba Mehmood There are several health myths that women continue to battle. Often, it’s the social stigma that prevents women from seeking medical advice and timely care. This International Women’s Day, let’s break down the many barriers that women around the world face. Let’s start with mental health. Because her mental health matters. #BreakTheBias The post International Women’s Day: Breaking the mental health bias appeared fi...
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