Aid
Rich nations blocking quick COVID vaccine access by poor countries
Rich nations vaccinating one person every second while majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose One year on from […]
Category: Health
COVID-19
Why tackling malnutrition is key to women’s empowerment
Emma Feutl Kent & Atalanti Moquette Now is the time to commit to women and girl’s nutrition, advocates urge on International Women’s Day. Disruptions […]
COVID-19
Coronavirus Deranges the Immune System in Complex and Deadly Ways
Liz Szabo Scientists say unprepared immune cells appear to be responding to the coronavirus with a devastating release of chemicals, inflicting damage that may […]
Data & Reports
WHO: 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050
The report, launched ahead of World Hearing Day on 3 March, underlines the need to rapidly step up efforts to prevent and address hearing […]
Biodiversity
Mexico’s Decision to Ban Glyphosate Has Rocked the Agribusiness World
Timothy A. Wise GM corn presidential decree comes despite intense pressure from industry, U.S. authorities. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador quietly rocked the […]
Data & Reports
Eye health ‘key to SDGs’
Louise Coghlin Vision, quality of life, the economy and development are all so interconnected that eye health should be reframed as a mainstream part […]
Aid
12 years and counting: Pollution control investment at Bosnia’s Ugljevik coal plant still showing no results
Ioana Ciuta Upgrades to the coal power plants in the Western Balkans that would bring down sulphur dioxide emissions are rare. But even where […]
Biodiversity
Argentine municipalities embrace agroecology
Jorgelina Hiba A network of municipalities in Argentina is reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, […]
COVID-19
Breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the world’s mostly commonly-diagnosed cancer
WHO and the cancer community are responding with renewed urgency to address breast cancer and to respond to the growing cancer burden globally that […]
Sustainable Business
Trump’s Pardons Included Health Care Execs Behind Massive Frauds
Fred Schulte At the last minute, President Donald Trump granted pardons to several individuals convicted in huge Medicare swindles that prosecutors alleged often harmed […]
Aid
Environmental organizations issue 7 policy recommendations on biodiversity and One Health
Gabrielle Lipton Health, finance and landscape custodians called to the forefront of conservation policy As Earth’s biodiversity declines, the perilous consequences are proving to […]
Cities
Safe water costs 40 times more in coastal Bangladesh than cities
Riyan Talha Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources […]