WHO’s chief scientist called for ‘political will’ to fight the socio-economic inequalities that exist in access to healthcare, along with ‘a multi-sector approach.’
Absence of CCTV cameras was major hurdle in Soumya Vishwanathan murder investigation. Police started by questioning gang members and other criminals in areas near crime scene.
WHO's first chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan learned to deal with a room full of high-income nations. But her work as the chairperson of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation is just getting started.
In an interview with Bloomberg, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan says it would be 'foolish' to drop precautions as a variant can arise anywhere and we'd be back to square one.
Swaminathan warned that it will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding ‘when and who should be taking a second, third or fourth dose’.
Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at WHO, says there is no scientific basis to claim that children and teens will be affected more in the third wave.
Speaking at the Global Technology Summit 2020 organised by Carnegie India, Poonawalla said the government can intervene and protect vaccine manufacturers from 'frivolous claims'.
In an article in The Hindu, Soumya Swaminathan also writes about the pandemic's impact on women and the lack of available data 'disaggregated by sex and age'.
Addressing the same webinar as Fauci, WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan says it is working to ensure equitable distribution of Covid vaccine when it’s out.
As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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