Cities
Dhaka chokes on air pollution
Kamran Reza Chowdhury A multitude of factors are contributing to increasingly polluted air in Bangladesh, but so far not much is being done about […]
Category: Health
Health
Listen: How A ‘Hippie Clinic’ In San Francisco Inspired A Medical Philosophy
Carrie Feibel Fifty-one years ago in San Francisco, a small community clinic opened its doors. Its mission: to treat many of the young people […]
Health
A Roadmap to Improve Newborn Health in Bangladesh
ASM Shahabuddin, Rajat Das Gupta and Yameen Mazumder The newborn health programme in Bangladesh is considered in the region as a good example of […]
Environment
Living in the era of Superbugs: Curse and Remedy
Mohammad Aminul Islam & Muhammad Asaduzzaman Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development for which the environment […]
Environment
Antimicrobial resistance from environmental pollution among biggest emerging health threats, says UN Environment
Growing antimicrobial resistance linked to discharge of drugs and particular chemicals into the environment is one of the most worrying health threats today, according […]
Aid
Sustainable Investment: A distinct possibility, or just another buzzword?
The key areas of investigation when examining sustainable investment opportunities are Environmental, Social and Governance. While this is comprehensive, perhaps the ask may be […]
Disasters
Millions of Yemenis on verge of losing clean running water
There is a major danger of cholera comeback as four in five people will be without steady water supply. Eight million people in Yemen […]
Data & Reports
Menstrual hygiene management in the Pacific: women’s and girl’s experiences
Yasmin Mohamed and Chelsea Huggett There has been limited research on menstrual management in the Pacific, and the Last Taboo project is helping to bridge this […]
Sustainable Business
Liquid Gold: Pain Doctors Soak Up Profits By Screening Urine For Drugs in US
Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas Kaiser Health News, with assistance from researchers at the Mayo Clinic, analyzed available billing data from Medicare and private […]
Data & Reports
In India, air pollution 2nd largest killer and children are growing smaller lungs
Landmark studies shows air pollution is now the second largest killer in India and another recent study in Journal of Indian Paediatrics shows children in […]
Health
Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won
Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel and Ousmane Badiane A number of African countries are taking bold action to tackle malnutrition. They have successfully implemented a range of […]
Health
Human malaria spread from monkeys found in Brazil
Meghie Rodrigues A parasite that causes malaria in monkeys infected 50 people between 2015 and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, in the Mata Atlântica region. The […]
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