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US’s Inconsistent Policies on Pharma Could Compromise Global Access to Medication

Priti Patnaik 11/10/2016

A recently released UN report highlights international "policy incoherence"...

The programme sets an overall cap on the permitted PM emissions in Surat’s textile industry. Representational image. Source: United Nations Photos/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

India Is Not Doing Enough To Tackle Air Pollution

Titash Sen 09/10/2016

India has the largest number of polluted cities among...

Is it Ethical to Have Children in Times of Climate Change?

Travis N. Rieder 01/10/2016

World Bank and WHO predict that sea levels will...

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Polio Eradication Effort Challenged, But Not Derailed

Walt Orenstein and Julie Garon 02/09/2016

Polio for years has come close to being eradicated,...

41 Confirmed Cases of Locally Transmitted Zika Virus in Singapore

Marius Zaharia 29/08/2016

All but seven of those infected had fully recovered,...

Haiti Identifies First Case of Microcephaly Linked to Zika Virus

Makini Brice 17/08/2016

Haiti has confirmed 14 cases of the birth defect...

Yellow Fever Epidemic in DR Congo Could Spread Worldwide

Umberto Bacchi 16/08/2016

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared a yellow...