Year: 2018

Solar panels are pictured at a solar plant near Santiago,

Chile Declares Start of Coal Power Phase-Out

Megan Darby 01/02/2018

President Michelle Bachelet says the country will not build...

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Why the Poor Will Not Be the True Beneficiaries of the ‘World’s Largest Health Programme’

Dipa Sinha 01/02/2018

While the government claims it “will bring healthcare system closer...

A full moon 'super moon' rises over Los Andes mountain range in Santiago,

In Photos: The Super Blue Blood Moon as Seen Around the World

The Wire Staff 01/02/2018

On January 31, the world saw a total lunar...

A patient awaits routine check-up as he sits under a mosquito net inside a dengue ward of a government hospital in New Delhi, India, September 18, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo

Budget 2018: Jaitley’s ‘World’s Largest Health Programme’ Rejigs Flailing Old Ones

Anoo Bhuyan 01/02/2018

The government announced a new health protection scheme to...

Day 1 of the WHO Executive Board meeting. Credit: V. Martin

Altered Dynamics at WHO, Priorities Likely to Be Constrained by Finances

Priti Patnaik 01/02/2018

Irrespective of all the ambitions for the future and...

Thousands of chickens are seen in a poultry farm in Bogor on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia July 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Enny Nuraheni/File Photo

Southeast Asia a ‘Hotspot’ for Antibiotic Abuse: FAO Official

Amy Sawitta Lefevre 01/02/2018

"Here in Southeast Asia … we would consider it a hotpot because...

A man uses an E-cigarette in this illustration picture taken in Paris

Why the E-Cigarette Industry Needs Global Regulations

Tanusree Jain 01/02/2018

The e-cigarette industry emerged as an alternative to traditional tobacco, but...