Whole of Asia is reeling under a heat wave, threatening lives & livelihoods. Both #climate adaptation & mitigation are urgently needed, especially to protect the most vulnerable in each country. Ministry of Health MoEF&CC NITI Aayog UN Climate Change World Health Organization South-East Asia World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific

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I am super proud of two younger colleagues - Rashna Bhandari DBT-CDFD Hyderabad Amitabha Majumdar DBT-NCCS Pune for publishing two fundamental results. Both the works represent breakthroughs in their respective fields.

Posting summaries here.

Department of Biotechnology DSTIndia

Communities can play an important role in disease management. A community sensitization workshop on dengue in partnership with DNDi,KGMU & Vector Borne Disease Control program held in Lucknow focused on this. ICMR Department of Health Research, MoHFW Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative Global Health Strategies Government of UP nvbdcp-mohfw #dengue ANI

How do companies like Nestle get away with this rubbish??

How Nestlé gets children hooked on sugar in lower-income countries stories.publiceye.ch/nestle-babies/

In Gaza. In Ukraine. In Sudan. Anywhere in the world:

Babies are #NotATarget .
Schools are #NotATarget .
Children are #NotATarget .
Civilians are #NotATarget .
Hospitals are #NotATarget .
Humanitarians are #NotATarget .
Healthcare workers are #NotATarget .

#Gaza : 'The health system has been completely obliterated. The right to health has been decimated at every level.
The conditions are incompatible w/ the realization of everyone to the highest attainable standard of physical & mental health'

UN Sp. Rapporteur on Health Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng

Privileged to be speaking on this tomorrow CCMB

If you are around, most welcome to attend.

DBT-NCCS CSIR, India Department of Biotechnology DBT-CDFD CSIR-IICT

Neighbourhood parks are important for physical activity at all ages. Also proven to have mental health benefits. With increasing obesity & #NCDs in the developing world, this is a must for urban areas. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Smart Cities Mission Ministry of Health World Health Organization South-East Asia @WHO NCD Alliance

Viral HEPATITIS: a global cause of mortality due to infectious diseases. Be careful and prevent it.

(1/2) Next milestone achieved in healthcare delivery via drone! Tissue sample transported mid-surgery from a peripheral hospital for Advanced pathological testing at tertiary setting for deciding if the resected tissue is cancerous or not. Ministry of Health

(2/2) Reducing time from 60 minutes to 16 minutes (37 kms)This innovative approach would enable faster decisions during surgery and improved access to high level health care for patients in peripheral hospitals. Ministry of Health Department of Health Research, MoHFW KMC Manipal TSAW Drones

Status of Hepatitis B infection globally is gloomy.

Addressing key challenges head-on, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango set the stage at #WLHGC2024 .

From climate change to gender inequality, he urged leaders to confront these issues.

With a focus on advancing women's leadership, the WomenLift Health Global Conference

Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving oxygen out of the #ocean and coastal waters, threatening marine life and fisheries.

Scientists discover gigantic ocean 700 km beneath the Earth’s surface. As per a latest development, a reservoir of water deep below Earth's surface that is three times the size of Earth’s oceans has been discovered by scientists from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Ensuring foot health is essential, especially for those managing diabetes. Here are some crucial tips for diabetic foot care.

* Keep blood glucose under control.
* Wash feet everyday and make sure that you dry them thoroughly. Inspect between toes.
* Always cut nails straight

PLI has enabled Pencilling G and Clavulanic Acid to be manufactured in India . India stopped producing the two input drugs three decades ago and was totally dependent on China for their supplies. This is a major breakthrough in domestic manufacturing of active pharmaceutical

Humid heatwaves close to the human survivability threshold of heat stress are already occurring in India & not being monitored. Importantly, the people being impacted should be informed about the occurrence of such conditions & preventive action. downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-c…

Narendra Modi Eye opening and startling!

They willingly gave up #Katchatheevu and had no regrets about it either.

Indian Navy under PM Modi ji is taking control of seas up to Africa and saving citizens of other countries as well.

Global warming intensifies Tropical Cyclones (TC)!

My article in today's HINDU why we need a new category-6 (wind > 309 km/hr) to warn people

We already had five category-6 TCs & models suggest more in future climate

Need to revisit early warning systems & Disaster Management.