Southeast Asia Set To Miss SDGs To End Diseases By 2030
All ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to miss global goals on combating
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Author: Sanjeet Bagcchi
Sanjeet Bagcchi is a private medical practitioner with extensive writing experience, including for the British Medical Journal, Lancet, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Plos Biology, The Telegraph, Nature India, among others.
Articles by Sanjeet Bagcchi :
Tree Islands ‘Restore Biodiversity’ In Oil Palm Farms
Environmentalists have long worried about the negative impacts of oil palm cultivation, especially on biodiversity when forests are burned and
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Aloe Vera Peels Could Fight Staple Food Crop Pests
The discarded peels of aloe vera can be used as a natural pesticide, helping farmers protect staple food crops from harmful insects, research
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WHO Calls On Asian Countries To Quit Tobacco Farming
The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked countries in its Western Pacific region to repeal subsidies on growing tobacco and, instead, promote
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Childhood Diarrhea Has Genetic Links, Study Finds
Susceptibility to diarrhoea, a major cause of infant deaths in low- and middle-income countries, has genetic links which could hold
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Corruption Fuels CO2 Emissions In Asia – Study
Widespread corruption is preventing Asian countries from effectively implementing measures to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that are known to
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Simple Nasal Wash ‘Reduces COVID-19 Severity’
Simple nasal washes with mild saline water can prevent hospitalisation and deaths from COVID-19, if applied twice daily following a
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Cut Emission Of Nitrogen Oxides To Raise Crop Yields
Reducing nitrogen oxides emitted by vehicles and industries could significantly improve crop yields in major agricultural countries like China and
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Teenage Girls Among Most At Risk From Partner Violence
Violence against women must be tackled in post-COVID-19 rebuilding efforts as governments fail to stay on track to meet UN goals
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Restore Burned-Out Peatlands, ‘Save Billions Of Dollars’
Restoration of Indonesian peatlands burned out by fires between 2004 and 2015 could have led to savings worth US$8.4 billion,
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