Join us for the panel discussion event for #AtTheWheelOfResearch on 27 April with Nalini Krishnan, Soumya Swaminathan, and anuradha where they will talk about their remarkable careers during the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing insights and untold anecdotes.
Chennai International Centre

Today is #EarthDay , this year’s theme is plastic pollution, and tomorrow, delegates at INC-4 will discuss a global plastics treaty.
 
A global plastics treaty is essential because plastic pollution is transboundary.
 
Learn more about IUCN at #INC4 .

➡️ bit.ly/4aFhV7g

At WomenLift Health conference, I spoke to CNBC Africa about the impact of the pandemic, unfair trade and travel restrictions & the lack of manufacturing capacity on the continent. Also, the #PandemicAccord & how that could be a game changer. Africa CDC cnbcafrica.com/media/63506910…

Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving oxygen out of the ocean and coastal waters, threatening marine life and fisheries.
 
Discover the impact of ocean deoxygenation in our report.
 
bit.ly/3y0u5FK #ClimateAction

This one chart shows how India can become a science powerhouse

As the world’s largest election kicks off this week, India has an opportunity to reimagine science funding go.nature.com/4aDfGBm

Encouraging news - will involve strengthening comprehensive #PrimaryHealthCare & training and paying our front line workers better. World Health Organization (WHO) World Bank Health World Bank India Asian Development Bank Women In Global Health Ministry of Health Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS

Excellent initiative to beat the heat during #Elections2024

The #ECHO model is a great way to build skills & improve health outcomes. A lot of scope for the use of this tool in detection & management of #NCDs . Ministry of Health NCDC

Bottom line: rich countries pretend to be in favour of fair & open markets, devlopment for all etc. but in practice the way financial markets are organized & regulated leads to an enormous income transfer from global South to global North, year after year & growing over time

#Opinion

Clean air action is climate action: it is both a pre-condition and consequence of securing a 1.5-degree world.

Our co-chairs, Helen Clark & Soumya Swaminathan call for increased funding for clean air in Context news.

Read more👇
context.news/climate-risks/…

Ajay and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on how successful healthcare requires tailored financing, knowledge, and partnerships. Watch the event replay: wrld.bg/y3gZ50RjwXL #WBGMeetings

I loved reading about Soumya Swaminathan's life and work in At the Wheel of Research, a book written by Anuradha Mascarenhas and published by Bloomsbury India. Here's my review for Business Standard. Edits: Kanika Datta
business-standard.com/amp/book/resea…

Good to see World Health Organization (WHO) & many public health agencies agreeing on terminology for pathogens that spread through the air. This consultative process was initiated when I was there. Will help to devise appropriate control measures NCDC Ministry of Health ICMR nytimes.com/2024/04/18/hea…

At the Clean Air for a Livable Planet event World Bank:

‘Do not believe when somebody tells you there is no money for air quality. The same countries that say they have no money are putting huge amounts into fossil fuel subsidies’
Juergen Voegele

Helen Clark Arunabha Ghosh

.BPTAbC-MSSRF is delighted to announce that Smt. Raimati Ghiuria has been honored by the Central University of Odisha for her remarkable efforts in biodiversity conservation at the International Conference on Recent Advances of Biodiversity & Agriculture for a Sustainable Future

Whatever the Supreme court may finally decide in the Patanjali case, more worrying by far is the repeated disregard of its responsibilities by the licensing and enforcement authorities- the state Drug controllers. This report by BBC has given a bad name to the drug industry and

🌿The 10 aspirational principles & 24 criteria for a sustainable #Bioeconomy give guidance on finding efficient, inclusive, resilient & sustainable bio-based activities in all economic sectors:
👉fao.org/3/cb3706en/cb3…
#GenerationRestoration
FAO Climate Change & Biodiversity

Big news today World Bank ‘Clean Air for a Livable Planet’ event

MIGA announced $1 billion of financial guarantees for air quality projects. Fantastic to see large sums of money allocated to clean air action

Junaid Kamal Ahmad Gina McCarthy Helen Clark Soumya Swaminathan Arunabha Ghosh

Plastic pollution is more than just a waste management issue.

➡️ It's a climate issue.
➡️ It's a nature issue.
➡️ It's a health issue.

To protect people and the planet, we must #BeatPlasticPollution .

Learn more in our new story: go.undp.org/1ccL