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Gender

In spite of Global Progress, Women still continue to die during or after Childbirth

The death of a woman during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after delivery is a tragedy for her family and for society as a whole. According to...

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Health

ASHA workers can play a Significant Role in managing Non-communicable Diseases

India is a country where quality health care remains a privilege of the rich and influential. But a silent army of women, clad in pink sarees, ...

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Health

Addressing the Case for Gendered NCD Policies

The newly launched report “Global Health 50-50” released by the Center for Gender and Global Health at the University College of Lo...

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Sustainable Development

Communication and Community Engagement - Key to Disaster Response

"I've got six new blankets piled up," said a Nepali man after the horrific 2015 earthquake in Nepal while what he really needed was some water ...

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Health

Will NHPM help India achieve Universal Health Coverage?

In March 2015, Kailash Burange, a traditional art painter, and his wife Arti travelled in an ambulance for more...

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Business and Politics

Need for a New Social Contract to Guard the Rising Inequality

Mankind has always been afraid of where its talent for innovation might lead. John Maynard Keynes warned in 1930 of widespread unemployment ari...

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Human Rights

Can We Eradicate Poverty By 2030?

The poverty rate in the developing world has more than halved since 1981. Back then, 52% of people in developing countries lived on less than $...

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Festivals

Director Alfonso Cuarón returns with Heart-breaking 'Roma'

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma, playing at the Venice Film Festival, isn’t just his most personal film; it may be his master...

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Sustainable Development

Bill Gates salutes ‘Heroes from the Field’

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a source of inspiration for many people. But, wh...

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Health

The Risk of Financial Catastrophe due to Expensive Surgeries

For many medical conditions, surgery is the best – or in many cases – the only option available to ...

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