Soumya Swaminathan
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Chief Scientist, World Health Organization, tweeting in personal capacity
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http://www.who.int 14-10-2014 13:27:44
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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
#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
🌿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
SJR Verity is an example of how a water crisis can be tackled with clear intent and good planning. ✅
Reach out to Biome Environmental Trust to take a step towards making your society water self-sufficient. 🚰
💥 NEW DATA—GBD 2021 study examines YLDs, DALYs, & HALE, providing in-depth burden estimates for COVID-19, published in The Lancet. Here’s what was found ⤵
Age-standardized rates of DALYs have increased for the first time in three decades: 4.1% ↑ in 2020 and 7.2% ↑ in 2021
Have you heard of One Health❓It’s a relationship between humans, animals, plants & the environment. It relies on the understanding of how human actions & policies could affect animal, plant & environment health & how it impacts humans as a result. ➡️bit.ly/40oYtHz
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