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80% of medicines not covered by price control order

About 38 million people in India (which is more than Canada’s population) fall below the poverty line every year due to healthcare expenses, of which 70% is on purcha...

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Environment

Pacific faces big economic losses from climate change: Asian Development Bank

The Pacific region faces serious economic losses due to?climate change?and it is criti...

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Sustainable Development

Survival of small farms crucial for food security

Some of the most respected food analysts in the world such as Miguel Altieri, after a decade of study have categorically concluded that small farms are the most efficient f...

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Environment

A New Zealand judge on Tuesday rejected a Kiribati man's claim that he should be granted refugee status because of climate change

Ioane Teitiota and his wife moved to New Zealand from the low-lying Pacific island nation in 2007. He argued that rising sea levels make it too dangerous for him and his fa...

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Health

Eye Makeup Used To Protect Children Can Poison Them Instead

The parents said they were using the kajal to promote eye health.   When health workers tested the kajal in the family’s home, the eyeliner turned out to be...

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Eye Think

Happiness: A Goal Worth Pursuing

As daunting as it may be, defining what makes us happy is imperative in modern society. The Neolithic revolution, which took place approximately 12 thousand years ago, was ...

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Sustainable Development

Cities and Sustainable Development

Many of the world’s largest cities, built on seacoasts and rivers, face the threat of rising sea levels and intensifying storms. So the new global development agenda ...

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Health

Family’s Heartbreaking Fight for their Son’s Education

Greg’s nightmare scenario of losing Max isn’t hypothetical. Schools have lost him in the past. Once, he escaped through a broken gate and into a field adjacent ...

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Thought Factory

Truth or Dare…? The Alchemy of Desire Deconstructed

I am completely compelled and driven by an intense need to write this piece because I’m no longer now, able to be in denial of the force driving me to give some persp...

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Sustainable Development

Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

“This violence knows no borders and it affects women and girls of all ages, all income levels, all races, and all faiths and cultures. From conflict zones to urban sp...

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