Health Care

Science against poverty

One doesn't usually associate medical and scientific journals with anti-poverty campaigns. But more than 200 such journals from 34 nations ran simultaneous articles on a range of poverty and

Publication Date:

29/11/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Health Care, Finance, Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Information, Media, Press, Science Journalism, Africa, China, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries

Health

National Family Health Survey out

The final report of the third National Family Health Survey (nfhs-3) is out, but doubts remain whether it will be used to improve national health policies. Although 100-odd research papers have

Publication Date:

14/11/2007

Author(s): Vibha Varshney

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Malnutrition, Infant mortality, Health, Maternal Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Immunisation, Vaccination, Child Health, AIDS, Nutritional Diseases, Anaemia, Obesity, India

India

Review of the film, <i>Sicko</i>

>> Sicko, Produced and directed by Michael Moore, 125 minutes, USA Michael Moore has penchant for turning polemics into cinema. And good cinema at that. His first film, Roger and

Publication Date:

14/08/2007

Author(s): Vibha Varshney

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

16

Issue:

20070815

pp:

0

Tags:

Canada, Health Care, Health Policy, Finance, Poverty, Private Sector, Cinema, France, United Kingdom (UK), Cuba, United States Of America (US), India

Industry

China offers financial aid to Africa

china has promised massive financial aid to Africa. At a two-day meet in Beijing, attended by 35 of the 53 African nations, Chinese president Hu Jintao pledged to double China's aid to Africa from its 2006 level by 2009. Speaking at the conference's opening on November 4, he promised us $3 billion in loans, us $2 billion in export credits and a us $5 billion fund to encourage Chinese investment in Africa.

Publication Date:

29/11/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Health Care, Finance, Education, Africa, China

Health

South Asia

asean health meet: Health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries met in Dhaka recently to discuss over ways to enhance cooperation to develop health care services in the region. Bangladeshi

Publication Date:

14/09/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060915

pp:

0

Tags:

Food Supply, Food Aid, Health, Conflicts, Health Care, International Cooperation, War, Asia, Bangladesh

Biodiversity

Biodiversity: Animals protect humans against diseases

Are pets better therapy than expensive drugs?

Publication Date:

14/07/2006

Author(s): Padmaparna Ghosh

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Pest Control, Livestock, Health Care, Insects, Biodiversity

Mining

In short

SC clears mill land sale: The Supreme Court (SC) has cleared the sale of mill land in Mumbai, setting aside an earlier Bombay High court order. The SC has upheld the Maharashtra government's

Publication Date:

30/03/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060331

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Resources, Mining, Glaciers, Health Care, Obesity, Genetic Resources, Legislation, Supreme Court, High Court, New Zealand, Mumbai

Industry

Healthy employment

Trade unionists and environment experts from around the world have agreed that environmental rights such as access to clean water, health care and energy be made part of workers rights.

The decision was taken during a conference on labour and environment organised by the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi from January 15-17, 2006.

Publication Date:

14/02/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060215

pp:

0

Tags:

Water Supply, Workers, Women, Health Care, Energy, Unemployment, UNEP, Trade Unions, Africa, Developing Countries

Environment

In Court

japanese resist dam:Japan's Osaka High Court (HC) recently ordered construction of a dam on the Echigawa river, to be shelved due to environmental concerns. This is an important win for the residents

Publication Date:

30/01/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

14

Issue:

20060131

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, AIDS, High Court, Libya, Japan, Health Care

Industry