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New Report on Science to tackle non-communicable diseases in South Asia and beyond in the SDG era published

11/08/2020

The incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing around the world. NCDs are estimated to be responsible for 41 million deaths each year, many of which are categorised as ‘premature’. To help identify ways to address this issue in South Asia, The UK Academy of Medical Sciences held a two-day workshop in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

South Asia

Gendered understandings of COVID-19 risk being missed as women are majorly under-represented in research authorship

12/06/2020

New research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found significant gender bias in research authorship relating to COVID-19, which means that women’s views are not equally shaping the response to the pandemic.

Woman juggles work and childcare

COVID-19 digital apps should be integrated with health systems response for maximum impact, says TGI study

26/05/2020

The review found that 27 (54%) apps focussed on dissemination of untargeted COVID-19-related information on preventative strategies and 19 (32%) on monitoring the movements of quarantined individuals 27 (54%). Eight (16%) had a contact tracing and hotspot identification function.

COVID-19 digital app

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