#infectious diseases News
Global warming and shifts in agriculture are helping mosquitoes to thrive and spread West Nile virus to Europe from Africa.
Traditional medicine offers a path to reach Sustainable Development Goals on health, but care must be taken to conserve and not overexploit bioresources.
A study shows that people affected by climate change are more prone to communicable diseases, as it highlighted some 2.5 million individuals who haven’t been reached by HIV/AIDS services are the most affected.
Lifestyle
Is fur farming worth the epidemic risk?
With bird flu spreading globally, some argue fur farming should be abolished to impede transmission to humans.
#infectious diseases Opinion
Policy & Finance
Women health workers hold the key to eradicating polio
Female frontline workers in Pakistan are now being offered a seat at the policymaking table. The benefits are likely to last well after polio is defeated, argues this government official.
Policy & Finance
Preparing now for the next health emergencies
To limit the impact of the coming crises on lives and livelihoods, governments must take urgent action to boost the resilience of their health systems.
China and the United States cooperated for many years on health issues and it is in the world's best interests they continue.
Policy & Finance
The pandemic and palliative care
Healthcare workers are trained to address medical issues, but often are less equipped to deal with the emotional challenges faced by people with serious illnesses. Learning how to incorporate quality of life concerns into medical care is essential.
Policy & Finance
Lipstick and Covid-19
Policy & Finance
Help India now
Policy & Finance
Overcoming the Covid-19 disruption to essential health services
Food & Agriculture
Meat is mayhem
#infectious diseases Podcasts
Carbon & Climate
Mosquitoes, sun dimming, and the lives at stake
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
Carbon & Climate
How has the pandemic really affected air pollution?
Has Covid-19 really improved air quality? Eco-Business spoke to air pollution epidemiologist Dr Vivian Pun about the real air quality story behind the pandemic, and what the virus is telling us about tackling the world's most underrated environmental issue.
#infectious diseases Press Releases
Sunway Centre for Planetary Health
Establishment of the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at Sunway University, Malaysia
British Embassy Manila
Race to Zero: Philippine business leaders commit to accelerating climate action
Solar Promotion International GmbH
The Smarter E South America will be postponed to November 16-18, 2020
#infectious diseases Research
Eco-Business, supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
Moving towards a rabies-free Southeast Asia
