Global health
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Indian study reveals about 3% of drugs ‘substandard’ amid official crackdown
In wake of children’s cough syrup scandal, an expert says regulatory system is ‘grossly understaffed and under…
- Bangladesh, Food, Global development, Global health, Health, Infectious diseases, Medical research, Science, Society, South and Central Asia, Tea, Women, World news
‘It’s spreading faster than we’ve ever seen’: the mission to halt leprosy in Bangladesh’s tea gardens
Despite the WHO declaring it eliminated in 1998, thousands of tea pickers have caught the diseaseAloka Gonju d…
- Global development, Global health, Health, India, Society, South and Central Asia, Tuberculosis, World news
Victory over big pharma opens door to cheaper tuberculosis drugs
India’s patent office turns down bedaquiline extension to Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for generic …
- Drugs, Global development, Global health, India, Pharmaceuticals industry, South and Central Asia, World news
Children are dying. We need a worldwide medicines treaty to avoid further tragedies | Dinesh S Thakur and Prashant Reddy Thikkavarapu
Recent deaths linked to drugs made in India underline the need for a global framework for quality control and …
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Challenges of recruiting nurses from Nepal | Letters
Radha Adhikari highlights the difficulties for healthcare workers in Nepal and the UK, both of which have shor…
- Global development, Global health, India, Infectious diseases, Microbiology, Science, South and Central Asia, World news
Virus outbreak in West Bengal leaves 19 children dead and thousands in hospital
Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outs…
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‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers
As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’…
- Cancer, Children, Global development, Global health, Health, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
‘A place of healing’: comfort for young cancer patients amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care serv…
- Global development, Global health, Health, India, Mental health, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
‘A lifeline’: mental health camps bring peace of mind to thousands in rural Assam
India’s severe shortage of mental health professionals and treatment funding leaves many patients without opti…
- Diabetes, Environment, Farming, Food, Global development, Global health, India, Rice, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Back to brown: how a shift away from refined white rice could cut diabetes
The secret to a healthier diet has been around for centuries: a return to unprocessed grain in its natural sta…
- Global development, Global health, India, Migration and development, Population, Reproductive rights, Society, South and Central Asia, United Nations, World news
UN warns against alarmism as world’s population reaches 8bn milestone
UNFPA head urges countries to focus on helping women, children and marginalised people most vulnerable to demo…
- Africa, Business, Children's health, Global development, Global health, India, Pharmaceuticals industry, Society, South and Central Asia, The Gambia, World news
India must act on drug adulteration – lives around the world are at stake
Disregard for manufacturing standards could ruin the country’s reputation as the ‘developing world’s pharmacy’…
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India’s HIV patients say shortages leaving hundreds of thousands without drugs
Campaigners say many people have had to stop or switch antiretroviral medication regimes – but the government …
- Global development, Global health, Health, Kyrgyzstan, Medical research, Science, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease
Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countriesPho…
- Africa, Aid, Bangladesh, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Global development, Global health, Politics, Society, South and Central Asia, South Sudan, UK news, World news
UK Foreign Office rushed £4.2bn of aid cuts, official audit finds
Support slashed despite warnings about impact, with offices told not to discuss plans with local partners, say…