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Topic: WHO

Listen parents, this is why kids younger than 6 are getting headaches, blurred vision

Himani Chandna -
WHO advises that children aged less than 5 years should not be allowed screen time of more than an hour/day. Indian doctors tell us why.

World’s first-ever malaria vaccine has just been rolled out in Africa

Himani Chandna -
The vaccine — RTS,S or Mosquirix — offers partial protection against the deadly parasitic disease that killed 4.35 lakh people in 2017.

New TB cases in India shot up by 16% in 2018 – but that’s not bad news

Himani Chandna -
Tuberculosis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria, identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.

After goofing up its rare-disease policy, India looks to US, EU, Japan for pointers

Himani Chandna -
The Delhi High Court has given the Union government nine months to come up with a revised policy on rare diseases.

RBI seeks mobile phone-based solution to help visually impaired identify banknotes

PTI -
The move will benefit around 80 lakh blind or visually impaired people in the country. 

Health ministry to use ‘wonder drug’ aggressively as it steps up war on TB

Himani Chandna -
Number of patients getting this drug to go up from 2,000 to 12,000 to help India eliminate TB by 2025.

Madhya Pradesh records 127 cases of Zika but reports of fatalities false, says govt

Sakshi Arora -
The Zika infection cases in Madhya Pradesh come close on the heels of an outbreak in neighbouring Rajasthan

98% of India’s children breathing in toxic air, not just outside but also at home: WHO

Sandhya Ramesh -
According to the latest WHO report, in 2016, indoor and outdoor pollution killed one lakh children under the age of five in India.

93% of world’s children breathe air that could kill them before adulthood: WHO report

Sandhya Ramesh -
Children exposed to pollution have degrading health in the long term, leading them to develop childhood cancer, asthma, and heart disease.

The detailed story of how India won the battle against poliovirus

Thomas Abraham -
On World Polio Day, excerpts from book, ‘Polio: The Odyssey of Eradication’ by Thomas Abraham.
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Opinion

Dogs matter more to Indian middle class than people

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?

Nehru and Jinnah made Indian politics their personal quarrel. Partition was a consequence

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

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Economy

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Akanksha Mishra -
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Defence

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

Javaria Rana -
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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