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The long road to the ‘Right to Health’ in India South Asia Monitor

WebSeptember 23 in many senses is a landmark day in the context of India’s long and winding road to treating healthcare as a fundamental right. That was the day a …

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Pandemic-hit South Asia must evolve a coordinated strategy to …

WebPandemic-hit South Asia must evolve a coordinated strategy to improve public health systems. Collectively the peacebuilders, physicians and public-health activists …

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Challenges for Bhutan's health services South Asia Monitor

WebJun 12, 2020. Almost 40 percent of the Bhutanese population has at least one form of non-communicable disease (NCD) that includes hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, …

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India steps up health diplomacy to build new narratives in

Web“Beyond the profit and loss, able and unable, for us, this hour of crisis is to help others as much as possible to forward the hand of help.” These words of Prime …

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Multidrug-resistant TB emerges as public health concern in Bhutan

WebMar 25, 2021. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) has emerged as a major health concern for Bhutan, with cases steadily increasing in the country in the last five years. …

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India’s stigmatized mental healthcare cries for prioritisation

WebLancet Journal reports India has an 80 per cent treatment gap for mental disorders, which will cost $1.03 trillion to the economy by 2030. According to a survey, in …

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Dhaka's hazardous air quality: Official indifference aggravating …

WebDhaka's hazardous air quality: Official indifference aggravating public health crisis . In response to public interest litigation filed by Human Rights and Peace for …

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Diplomacy and the global North-South divide: Need to redefine …

WebAn alternate strategy for overcoming the North-South divide and altering power dynamics is South-South collaboration. South-South collaboration disproves the …

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Teenage pregnancy in India: A human rights issue swept under the …

WebSignificant studies and National Family Health Surveys confirm through evidential reports that a growing number of teenage girls in India are becoming young …

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Nepal gets its own genome-sequencing lab South Asia Monitor

WebThe WHO has deployed its own technicians to supervise the process. The facility in Nepal is a Nanopore DNA sequencing machine, which is small and cost …

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Period poverty: A veiled crisis in Sri Lanka South Asia Monitor

WebTaxation of imported menstrual hygienic products is a leading contributor to the reported absenteeism among teenage girls and women in Sri Lankan low-income …

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Bhutanese health minister elected as president of World Health …

WebBhutanese Health Minister Dechen Wangmo has been elected as the president of the World Health Assembly (WHA), a forum of the World Health …

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Vivek Murthy, former US surgeon general, tipped for major …

WebVivek Murthy, former US surgeon general, tipped for major healthcare role in Biden administration. Indian-American Vivek Murthy, the former US Surgeon General, is tipped …

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Pakistan, US launch health dialogue to boost cooperation

WebJul 26, 2022. The United States and Pakistan have launched a structured health dialogue intending to boost bilateral cooperation and robust collaboration to …

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Bhutan’s king leads from the front nation's battle against Covid-19

WebThe fact that he chose to visit the affected areas instead of staying in the cozy comfort of his palace amidst a challenging healthcare crisis, boosted the morale of the …

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Bhutan initiates inventory to record its rich medicinal plants

WebJun 23, 2020. Thimphu: More than 50 years after traditional medicine was first integrated into the formal system of health care, Bhutan still lacks a database of its rich medicinal …

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Remembering Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury: Pioneering physician, …

WebDr Zafrullah Chowdhury, the pioneering Bangladeshi physician and public-health advocate who passed away 11 April 2023, was a trailblazer who championed …

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Global Hunger Index 2021: India needs to do more on child …

WebThe Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a peer-reviewed annual report, jointly brought out by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerlife, which is designed to measure …

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Pune-based startup makes PPE suits with ventilation

WebAbout Us. In order to create a more credible and empathetic knowledge bank on the South Asian region, SPS curates the South Asia Monitor …

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