-Press release by World Health Organisation dated 27 October, 2022 An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187 000 among HIV positive people), according to the World Health Organization’s 2022 Global TB report. The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by 3% between 2020 and 2021, with 450 000 new cases...
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Data: NCRB & Jal Shakti Ministry provide different numbers on Flood related fatalities -Pavithra KM
-Factly.in The Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report (ADSI) of the NCRB provides data on accidental deaths attributable to the forces of nature like earthquakes, floods, lightning, and Epidemics, to name a few. Analysis indicates that the NCRB & Jal Shakti Ministry provide different numbers on Flood related fatalities. The National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) 55th edition of the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report (ADSI) covering the calendar year...
More »Wheat export ban, food security and public health -Harinder Happy And Shivam Mogha
-The New Indian Express Rice has never been a staple food of Punjab, and the irony is that the rice crop covers the largest fertile area in Punjab. The recent developments regarding the international trade of Indian wheat has sparked a debate about India’s export policies. Besides the economics of the export ban move and India’s foreign policy, the public health perspective should also influence decisions regarding the trading and distribution of...
More »World Food Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Solutions -C Saratchand
-Newsclick.in The war is exacerbating the food crisis, but to end it, the United States must first realise no military solution to the conflict in Ukraine will bring about the defeat of Russia it seeks. There is a world food crisis spanning the realms of production and distribution. According to the Global Report on Food Crises 2022, acute food insecurity afflicted approximately 193 million people in 2021. They were based in 53...
More »Covid Vaccines Not Mandatory, Centre Tells Supreme Court
-PTI/ NDTV.com At the outset, Advocate General for Tamil Nadu Amit Anand Tiwari submitted that Tamil Nadu has come out with the vaccination mandate for the reason that vaccination against COVID-19 is essential to prevent serious disease in the population. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday clarified in the Supreme Court that it has not made COVID-19 vaccines mandatory and has only said that the vaccination should be 100 per cent. The...
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