Nigeria is preparing to take centre-stage in the global fight against drug resistance or antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with the Federal Government of Nigeria pledging a coordinated, cross-sectoral response to AMR. AMR is a growing public health threat that could make routine infections harder t

History is a stern teacher, but nations that refuse to learn from its lessons are condemned to repeat its tragedies. The Muslim world, blessed with immense natural wealth, strategic geography, a common faith and a civilisation that once illuminated the world with knowledge and wisdom, has too oft

The USA should not be apologetic about controlling & leading the world militarily in the interest of establishing and running a ‘new human rights friendly rule based global order’

The internet and IT Sector was developed practically single handedly by the USA in later ha

There is a familiar weakness in the human character; we are often more comfortable responding to danger than preparing for it. We wait for the storm before repairing the roof, for the illness before changing our habits, and for the crisis before asking why we were not prepared. Nations, however,

Pakistan’s Kashmir policy is facing serious questions as public protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), including demonstrations in Rawalakot, highlight growing frustration over economic hardships, governance, political representation and unfulfilled commitments. The protest

When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States for a second term in the election held on November 5, 2024, I firmly believed that this choice was ordained by God. The Lord intends to make America the world's most powerful nation under Trump's leadership; furthermore, He seek

From the diplomatic corridors to the healthcare system, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan Maya Tissafi highlights the persistent gender gap, the economic costs of women’s ill health, and the need to defend sexual and reproductive rights.

In her thirty years of experien

There can’t be anything more damaging for a country than  its government which thinks that only traditional policies and practices are the wisest and best way of not only conducting the affairs of the State but even repairing the damaged apparatus of the State.

Has Trump admi

In Pakistan’s turbulent political landscape, Parliament remains the one institution where disagreement can be converted into dialogue and confrontation into compromise. It is the forum where competing political visions meet, debate and seek common ground. In such circumstances, the Speaker&

Some of the people diagnosed with TB in a couple of important community-based screening initiatives in Delhi did not come to the health facility complaining of a cough, fever or other obvious symptoms. They came for something else - routine follow-up for HIV care, or because a mobile screening ca

At the AMR Exhibition in European Parliament, a strong call to drop the 'silent pandemic' label, and to turn One Health commitments into laws, funding and accountability

At the European Parliament this week, an exhibition titled "Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): The Human St

The Islamic Republic’s delegation visited New York between September 22–26, 2026, to participate in the annual United Nations General Assembly. On the sidelines, they met with President Donald Trump’s diplomatic envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and offered a ceasefire de

Throughout the long and often turbulent history of the Gulf, the states of that vital region have repeatedly been plunged into the furnace of war, with consequences that have reverberated far beyond their shores and touched the lives of distant peoples dependent upon the free passage of oil. The

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraqi-Kurdistan announced that its Peshmerga forces had completed unification. The goal of this unification process was to eliminate the role of the political parties within Peshmerga units. Now all the units of the Peshmerga forces are under the Ministr

Bodily autonomy and sexual health are often framed as matters of individual health, personal choice and human rights. But the latest evidence from the Adding It Up 2024 report by Guttmacher Institute shows that meeting sexual and reproductive health needs is not merely a health expenditure—