Is Pediatric Obesity hereditary?
I spent some part of my last holiday visiting the home of my childhood friend – Aijay, who is a paediatrician and a mother of three. We relived old memories, …
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Coronavirus Lockdown and the Fate of Small Businesses
Since the commencement of the lockdown sequence which is being implemented in most cities across the globe to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, the internet, and social …
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What Happens to social relationships After the Pandemic?
As the world battles through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across continents, physicians and healthcare professionals continue to share information to help the public stay safe and prevent further spread of …
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HeForShe launches #HeForSheAtHome campaign
As a consequence of the global COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people now find themselves indoors. Gender inequalities, particularly of women in the home, are becoming increasingly apparent when it comes …
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Rural women farmers join the fight against COVID-19 in China
In January 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic began spreading across China. Of the 42,600 medical workers dispatched to the hardest-hit Hubei Province, as of early March, two-thirds (28,000) were women, who …
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“I want to hug my daughter, but this sacrifice needs to be made.”
Dr Runa Jha is the Chief Pathologist and Director at the National Public Health Laboratory in Nepal, which is linked with 277 government laboratories across the country and is the …
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Expands Commitment to Global COVID-19 Response, calls for International Collaboration to Protect People Everywhere from the Virus
The additional funding brings foundation commitment to more than $250 million to support the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines; help strengthen African and South Asian health systems, and help …
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Namibia launches COVID-19 Communication Centre
With 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, the government is adapting a whole government and blended approach to the response. Over 8 billion Namibian Dollars have been committed to …
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WHO, WFP and AU deliver critical supplies as COVID-19 accelerates in West and Central Africa
Just over two months since COVID-19 was first detected in Africa, the disease has now spread to nearly every country, resulting in nearly 17 000 confirmed cases and around 900 …
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Women mobilize to prevent COVID-19 in crowded Rohingya refugee camps
To prevent an added humanitarian crisis in the already-vulnerable Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 24 Rohingya volunteers are working with UN Women to mobilize their communities and raise …
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