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Study explores how to prevent cognitive decline in people with dementia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Montreal (Canada), January 21 (ANI): Dementia has been defined as the chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury. It has been marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. Worldwide, around 55 million people have dement
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Study on interventions that may improve girls' education in low and middle
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): A new study has summarised evidence from 82 studies from low- and middle-income countries to identify programs that may help to improve girls' education outcomes and narrow gender disparities.
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Affordable, effective COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax to be especially useful in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Houston [US], December 29 (ANI): Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine announced on Tuesday (local time) that Corbevax, a protein sub-unit COVID-19 vaccine, whose technology was created and engineered at its Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), has received Emergency Use
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Covaxin 'extremely suitable' for low, middle-income countries due to easy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Covaxin -- COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharata Biotech -- is extremely suitable for low and middle-income countries due to easy storage requirements.
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Poor parents who receive universal payments spend more on kids, suggests s
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): When given cash with no strings attached, low and middle-income parents increased their spending on their children, according to Washington State University research.
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200 mn children live in countries unprepared to deploy remote learning in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 28 (ANI): At least 200 million schoolchildren live in 31 low- and middle-income countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures, a new UNICEF report revealed on Wednesday.
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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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China's BRI left several countries saddled with 'hidden debts': report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 30 (ANI): China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has left scores of lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) saddled with "hidden debts" totalling USD 385 billion, according to new research.
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US to donate 500 million additional Covid vaccines to world
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 22 (ANI): The United States is set to announce the purchase of an additional 500 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to donate to low- and lower-middle-income countries around the world, a senior Biden Administration Official informed on Wednesday.
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Dr. Preethi John Director, Chitkara Global Health Institute, awarded Harva
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): In an effort to support the development of a diverse pool of women leaders in global health, the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the Women and Health Initiative (W&HI) within the Global Health and Population Department at
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Pakistan: Inflation causes hike in food prices, impacts lower income group
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] August 12 (ANI): Inflation in Pakistan has caused an increase in food prices in the country, worsening conditions of lower-middle-income households, local media reported.
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): A new study has examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy rates in ten low and middle-income countries from Asia, Africa, and South America.
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