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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Over 5.6 million benefit from AfDB’s agric intervention plan
Efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Africa’s agriculture sector is yielding good results with about 5.6 million people benefiting from the bank’s interventions in the past one year.
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Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years
<p>The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide.1 Epidemiologic studies have identified high body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters)
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Genetic contribution of CYP1A1 variant on treatment outcome in epilepsy patients: a functional and interethnic perspective
<p>CYP1A1 gene is involved in estrogen metabolism, and previously, we have reported association of variant rs2606345 with altered anti-epileptic drugs (AED) response in North Indian women with epilepsy
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Food and nutrition security in transforming Ghana: a descriptive analysis of national trends and regional patterns
In recent decades, Ghana has experienced high economic growth and transformation, which contributed to the nation achieving the Millennium Development Goal targets on reducing extreme poverty and hunger.
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Cancer screening programme begins in Punjab
Campaign implemented in 22 districts to diagnose breast, cervix cancer The Punjab government on Sunday said it had started a special screening in 22 districts of the State to diagnose breast, cervix
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In drought-stricken Mali, women manoeuvre for land- and a future
Anthio Mounkoro has been farming land in Bogossoni for as long as she can remember – but none of it was ever hers. "The land I've been cultivating my whole life is my father's," she told the Thomson
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Nigerian women venture in agriculture, aiming to boost country's economy
More women in Nigeria are seeking ways to transform agriculture by making their farms more efficient. Kofo Durosinmi-Etti is among a new crop of women farmers. She owns and runs Next Generation Innovative
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India Development Update- Unlocking women's potential
India has among the lowest female labor force participation rates (LFPRs) in the world. In particular, low female LFPR is a drag on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and an obstacle towards reaching
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South Asia and the future of pro-people development: the centrality of social justice and equality
This report is divided into five chapters for ease of accessibility. Each chapter deals with a defined theme but the content of the chapters flow into one another. The report begins by critiquing the neo
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Power and Potential- A comparative analysis of national laws and regulations concerning women's rights to community forests
Up to 2.5 billion people hold and use the world’s community lands, yet the tenure rights of women—who comprise more than half the population of the world’s Indigenous Peoples and local communities—are