"It is time to stop decades of failure. We have a lot to do to #EndTB by 2030," said Professor (Dr) Guy Marks, President of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), at the opening of the largest TB and lung health conference this year in Bali, Indonesia (Union Wo

The Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement on climate change, was signed on January 11, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan to limit the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Although the protocol entered into force in 2005, its achievement remains questionable.

Many countries ma

Any new HIV prevention method is not meant to sit on the shelf but to be used by the people who need it to protect themselves from HIV. We have to ensure that new HIV prevention technologies that are coming out of the scientific research pipelines, are accessible to people everywhere - especially

“Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.”  George Bernard Shaw Amnesty International issued a report November 15, 2023, entitled, ‘NOBODY KNOWS WHAT’S HAPPENING IN KASHMIR.’

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Trump's earlier tenure as President of the United States was marred by the infamous jolt to abortion rights and broader sexual and reproductive

health and rights. Within days after the 2024 election results point towards his imminent return as the President, anti-abortion and anti-r

81st session of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) is taking place in Geneva under the chairmanship of Dr. Claude Heller of Mexico. CAT is composed of 10 internationally known independent experts. It began on October 28 and will continue until November 22, 2024. CAT defines its objective in t

The Spanish PM's visit may enhance regional security cooperation between Europe and India. The trip - coming as it does on the heels of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to New Delhi with a large delegation - is a reflection of Europe's increasing desire for greater collaboration

Anwar El Sadat, the third president of Egypt’s republic, was assassinated during the eighth annual celebration parade for Egypt’s victory over Israel. In 1973, Sadat “led the way for peace” between Egypt and Israel when Egypt’s military successfully crossed the Suez

Mohammed Hosni Mubarak’s stellar military career in aviation ended in 1975 when President Sadat appointed him as his vice president. Upon Sadat’s death by unnatural causes, Mubarak replaced him as the fourth president of the Republic of Egypt. He was elected four times (1987, 1993, 19

BGMEA had demanded massive production disruption due to recent labor unrest. Apart from this, there have been various incidents including factory closures and labor protests. And when it is known that in the first eight months of the year, the export of clothing made in the United States, along w

The first official visit to India by a Spanish leader in eighteen years, made by President Pedro Sanchez of Spain, marks a significant turning point in the relationship between Spain and India. President Sanchez's visit, which was accompanied by his wife, Begona Gomez, was intended to further

The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) is an anti-Taliban armed group active across several regions of Afghanistan. AFF is one of the main armed groups opposing Taliban rule and it’s led by General Yasin Zia, Former Chief of Military Staff of Afghanistan. Gen Zia also fought as a guerilla figh

When we go to seek healthcare in hospitals or other healthcare settings, getting infected with hospital-acquired infections instead, is not part of the deal. “Why are hospital-acquired infections so acceptable?” rightly questions Dr Nour Shamas, a Lebanese infectious disease clinical

The correct information about how terrible the picture of poverty in the world  is revealed in a statistic. The situation in India is the most critical in the world. According to the latest poverty index, 1100 million people in the world are living in extreme poverty. Half of it is main

Climate change is accelerating at an alarming rate, altering the natural calendar of the natural environment. Crops are not being harvested at the right time, water salinity and sea level are rising. Heavy rains, non-rainfalls, flash floods and untimely intense fires along with the increase are h