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The climate crisis is a health crisis
With one in eight people worldwide threatened by a lethal heat wave in South Asia that’s already taken close to 100 lives, it’s time...
How functional medicine can transform your life
With an increased focus on functional medicine and lifestyle changes to prevent diseases, the market for global functional medicine is estimated at around $100...
New Resilience Consortium to Forge Strategies for Recovery and Growth in Face of Multiple Crises
COVID-19, climate change and, most recently, the war in Ukraine and the ensuing refugee crisis, are the latest reminders of the unprecedented capacity of...
Health Silk Route: China and the Middle East
While China’s economic interests in the Middle East are well-known, China’s intrinsic involvement in the Middle East for increased political and cultural influence is...
Our cells hold the secrets of ageing
Most of us think about getting older from time to time, noticing how the years slip by and counting the grey hairs. Some of...
Focus on Quality Key to Effective Healthcare Reform in Developing Nations
Funding medical care projects in low- and middle-income countries with Performance-Based Financing (PBF) increases the number of patients treated but often falls short of...
Clean hands may make the difference between life and death
When good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are followed, 70 per cent of infections can be prevented in health...
Eating your way to a healthy old age
Tweaks to our diets could be one of the most effective ways of preventing disease in Europe’s ageing population.
In 2021, more than one fifth...
Spinning silk into next-generation eye and knee implants
For thousands of years, silk has been treasured for its qualities as a beautiful material for elegant garments. But scientists are harnessing the less...
Social dialogue, key to strengthening safety and health at work
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that effective collaboration between employers, workers and governments is the best way to implement Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)...