Pandemic threat looms, nations unprepared to handle crisis: WHO
Seventeen dangerous disease outbreaks, such as the Marburg virus and the latest strain of avian influenza this year, have increased the likelihood of.
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Half of global population not covered by basic health services: WHO, WB
HQ Team September 19, 2023: More than half of the world’s population is still not covered by essential health services, and two billion.
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World Bank loans India $1 billion to aid healthcare sector
The Indian government and the World Bank signed two agreements to support and enhance the development of the health sector in the south.
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Covid-19, war, high inflation may decelerate global growth: World Bank
Global growth may decelerate sharply in 2023 to its third weakest pace in nearly three decades, according to World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects.
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Every 4.4 seconds, a child or youth died in 2021: WHO
A child or youth died every 4.4 seconds in 2021 and about five million children died before their fifth birthday, due to labor.
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Indian heat waves are blowing early and lasting longer
India has been experiencing severe heat waves over the last few decades, and they are sweeping across earlier and staying longer, a trend.
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Half of global poor need urgent debt relief: UNDP
HT team October 11, 2022: More than half of the world’s poorest people, living in 54 developing economies, need urgent debt relief due.
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Ukraine war driving more people into poverty: World Bank
HT team October 5, 2022: The Ukraine war has changed patterns of trade, production and consumption of commodities, exacerbating food insecurity and inflation,.