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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Beyond good intentions: agricultural policy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
Smallholder farmers, and particularly women, are on the frontline in the fight against hunger and climate change in southern Africa. Unequal access to resources, poor access to finance and limited linkages
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Associations between selected xenobiotics and antinuclear antibodies in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004
<p>The study investigated exposure to individual environmental chemicals and selected mixtures in relation to the presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), a widely used biomarker of autoimmunity, in a
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Energy consumption in buildings and female thermal demand
Energy consumption of residential buildings and offices adds up to about 30% of total carbon dioxide emissions; and occupant behaviour contributes to 80% of the variation in energy consumption. Indoor
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Climate change, gender and adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia
A special emphasis is given on the gender factor in India as a determinant for unequal distribution of climate change impacts both on household and community. However, a quantitative research on role of
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Himachal nod for 12-cr. health care scheme
Around 1.5 lakh people, including single women, senior citizens among others are expected to benefit from the ‘Mukhya Mantri State Health Care Scheme’ (MMSHCS) announced by the Himachal Pradesh government
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Within-gender changes in HIV prevalence among adults between 2005/6 and 2010/11 in Zimbabwe
<p>Zimbabwe has reported significant declines in HIV prevalence between 2005/06 and 2010/11 Demography and Health Surveys; a within-gender analysis to identify the magnitude and factors associated with
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Char women achieve success in health, hygiene, sanitation
Thousands of the distressed women living in remote char areas on the Brahmaputra basin have achieved laudable success in the health, hygiene, sanitation and safe drinking water sectors. The exceptional
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Impact of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure during wildfires on cardiovascular health outcomes
<p>Epidemiological studies investigating the role of fine particulate matter (PM2.5; aerodynamic diameter <2.5 lm) in triggering acute coronary events, including out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and
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How AIDS changed everything—MDG 6: 15 years, 15 lesson of hope from the AIDS response
The world has exceeded the AIDS targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6 and is on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The AIDS targets of
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K'taka reports highest number of maternal deaths in South India
Doctors blame lack of human resource in rural areas, anaemia and late referrals Mother and Child. Karnataka continues to report the highest number of deaths of expectant mothers in South India, though