World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Women’s health crucial to combat stunting: study
Research across 640 districts links better healthcare, education to reduced stunting. A first of-its-kind study across all 640 districts of the country, highlights the impact of women’s health on stunting
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Nipah virus proves to be fatal, it is carried to humans by fruit bats
Pregnant women, children and the elderly are more susceptible to the disease as their immunity is low. Hyderabad: The deadly Nipah virus outbreak has claimed six lives in Kerala and medical experts
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Approaches for gender responsive urban mobility
The new publication is a guide for policy-makers, administrations and interested citizens and serves as framework document for sustainable transport policy. Transport is often seen as gender neutral –
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City Family Welfare Bureau report: Pregnancy-induced hypertension top cause for maternal mortality
Other causes of maternal deaths include haemorrhage, sepsis, heart disease and anaemia. Sabne said of the 164 maternal deaths registered with hospitals in the city, a total of 50 women were residents
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East African community regional integration: Trade and gender implications
<p>This report presents the economic, trade, and gender profiles of partner states of the East African Community (EAC) within the context of regional integration, and analyses the impact of EAC regional
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Advocating for gender-sensitive trade policymaking in the East African Community
<p>This advocacy document puts forth policy recommendations and introduces an implementation framework based on the findings of the report titled “East African Community regional integration: Trade
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Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: report of the Guttmacher–Lancet Commission
<p>Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential for sustainable development because of their links to gender equality and women’s wellbeing, their impact on maternal, newborn, child,
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Nigeria: 'Lead Poison Leaves Over 7,000 Children, Women in Critical Health Condition'
About 7,000 people, mostly women and children, are adversely affected due to lead poison associated with mining activities in gold bearing zone of Nigeria. The states are Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Kaduna,
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018
Economic growth performance in the Asia-Pacific region continues to improve on the back of firmer global demand and stable inflation. The tasks at hand are to ensure that such economic performance is sustained
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Diabetes in African females of child bearing age is on the rise
The African continent is characterised by a population in the process of transition. As more and more people experience a change in lifestyle, embracing the Western way of life as opposed to more traditional