This paper is part of WRI’s Energy for Development Initiative, which integrates clean energy into strategies for improving development outcomes across the Indian states of Assam, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan.

Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said.

This report provides a vital snapshot of the overall progress that governments have made in the field of health and climate change to date, as well as insight into what work remains in order to protect their populations from the most devastating health impacts of climate change.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health systems worldwide, a new report brings together low-carbon and climate-resilient health solutions that can help protect the planet and individuals against future threats.

This report describes the potential financial outcomes that can be expected from successful development of a GBS vaccine that can attain global registration. The report also assesses whether specific additional financing is required to support the clinical development activities.

Home-based care has emerged as an important pillar of pandemic management. Various home care best practices included in this document provided holistic support to patients and their families. Home-based care is a low-cost model and can reach many people at the same time with the help of digital tools such as telemedicine/call centres/apps etc.

This briefing paper shows, factoring in wider savings on healthcare, economic productivity, and inequality reduction gained from improving air quality when deciding climate policies can justify bolder, faster action on air pollution and climate change.

This report is the first of its kind. It brings together various data sets to present the current status of hand hygiene, highlight lagging progress, and call governments and supporting agencies to action, offering numerous inspiring examples of change.

The panel recommended measures such as universal healthcare, additional work days under MGNREGS and direct cash transfers for workers, Peeved at the lack of data on unemployment and welfare measures to workers, particularly those in the unorganised sector, the Parliament Standing Committee on Labour pulled up the Centre in its report on “Impact

It is for the first time in recent history that almost the entire world is faced with a shared threat - theCovid-19 pandemic. Despite specific contexts and capabilities of countries and communities, there are potential lessons to be learnt from their strategies and experiences in tackling this shared threat.