Tip of the iceberg? Not just a health hazard, tobacco devastates development
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
(हिंदी) Tobacco kills over 7 million people annually. Every tobacco-related disease is preventable, and every tobacco related untimely death could have been averted.
(हिंदी) Tobacco kills over 7 million people annually. Every tobacco-related disease is preventable, and every tobacco related untimely death could have been averted.
Will SimpliciTB make TB treatment simpler?
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
(हिंदी) Taking the encouraging results of its NC-005 study one step forward, TB Alliance has initiated SimpliciTB a pivotal clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a novel and potentially shorter 4 drug regimen for patients with drug-sensitive (DS) as well as multi drug-resistant (MDR) pulmonary TB.
Innovation is key to #endTB: A disease riddled with myths
Roger Paul Kamugasha, CNS Correspondent, Uganda
Tuberculosis (TB) — the silent killer — has found its place on the agenda of one of the forthcoming United Nations High Level Meetings (UNHLM on TB), for the first time in the annals of history. This has been made possible through the combined efforts of the Stop TB Partnership, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (The Global Fund), United Nations, G-20 nations, UNITAID, Russian Government, media, TB advocates who include TB survivors, celebrities who have spearheaded the campaign against TB, religious institutions and international/ regional/ national development partners.
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| Photo credit: Roger Paul, Uganda |
Environment and lung health are vital for sustainable societies
[हिंदी] The 24th National Conference on Environmental Sciences and Pulmonary Diseases (NESCON 2018) will be held in Mumbai, India during 24-26 August 2018. “Environment and lung health are inalienable, if we are to deliver on promises made in National Health Policy 2017 (NHP 2017) as well as UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”, said Dr Ishwar Gilada, Co-Chair of NESCON 2018 and President of AIDS Society of India (ASI), which is a national network of doctors and researchers in HIV care.
Existence of civil society is under threat
Dr Ian Hodgson, CNS (Citizen News Service)
The increasing repression of civil society was a major theme that emerged during the recently concluded 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) in Amsterdam. A range of presentations and discussions confirmed that, in many countries, like Hungary, Russia, Venezuela, and the Philippines, the civil society space for HIV prevention is diminishing with the introduction of new laws and policies that are aimed at minimising access to human rights and jeopardising the health and well-being of key populations.
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| Gandhi ji's Talisman CNS Image Library: Gandhi Settlement, Durban/ 2018 |
Where are the nurses in the HIV response?
Dr Ian Hodgson, CNS (Citizen News Service)
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, nurses have been at the forefront of the response to this once fatal infection. The nurse is involved at every stage of the trajectory of a person living with HIV—from usually being the first to counsel the newly diagnosed person, to one of the last to be with him/her at the point of death.
Slump in fight against #AIDS can derail progress made so far!
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
[Podcast] “Tremendous progress against AIDS over the past 15 years has inspired a global commitment to end the epidemic by 2030. Out of the total 36.9 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally, 21.7 million of them were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) by 2017. But we should also note that 1.8 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2017" said Dr Ishwar Gilada, who was Chairing a session at 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Will approach of 'breaking barriers and building bridges' accelerate progress to #endAIDS?
Dr Prakash Tyagi, CNS (Citizen News Service)
A number of aspects stand out clearly from the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018). Firstly, the conference has the largest ever participation of younger people, recognizing the importance of the roles youth play and the contributions they can make in the global efforts of controlling the pandemic within their communities and beyond.
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| From CNS files: 2 years old photo but even more relevant! |
Ending AIDS, the Dutch way
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
We are all very familiar with the phrase ‘going Dutch’ (meaning each person of a group pays one's own expenses in an outing), but are we also aware of dealing with HIV/AIDS the Dutch way? Perhaps very few of us know that "Amsterdam, which is currently hosting the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) from 23-27th July 2018 - the largest conference for any global health issue in the world - became the first city in the world to overshoot the 90:90:90 target, set by UNAIDS (joint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS), in 2017 itself with a continuum progress of 94:90:94,” said Alphonsus Stoelinga, Netherlands Ambassador to India, in an exclusive interview given to CNS (Citizen News Service) on the eve of AIDS 2018.
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| Alphonsus Stoelinga, Netherlands Ambassador to India |
[Call for application] Be Different: Become a part of Bimla Misra Memorial Health Fellowship Programme 2018-2019
Are you willing to be different, and:
- Be the change you want to see in the world?
- See things differently, and strive for a better tomorrow?
- Challenge the status quo, and think and act differently, to make sustainable development a reality for all - where no one is left behind?
- Focus on issues that matter to people most in need?
Social entrepreneurship: Partnership platforms for sustainable societies
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
Dr Marie Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia, defines social entrepreneurship as ‘a game changing strategy to mainstream social enterprises to help the poor/ marginalized and women at the grassroots become key partners in multi-stakeholder innovation platforms for developing inclusive, sustainable economies; and to partake of the value and wealth created in ways that transform their lives and communities’.
Secondhand smoke is bad for the heart
Defending the environmental defenders
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
Violations of the environmental rights of communities and individuals are on the rise in Asia Pacific and worldwide. Statistics released by Global Witness reveals that in 2017, 197 people were killed (on an average 4 per week) for defending their land and/or natural resources, underscoring the escalating violence in a global economy that is driven by expansion and consumption through corrupt and unjust practices. Extractive industries were one of the deadliest drivers of violence.
Climate justice is integral to development justice
Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service)
Climate justice is integral to development justice, as it is essential for building a brave feminist future sans power and wealth inequalities. This is the dream of feminists in the Asia Pacific region, including Misun Woo, who recently took over charge as the Regional Coordinator for APWLD (Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development). A law graduate from New York University School of Law, Misun Woo, is
deeply committed to a feminist movement building to dismantle the
current patriarchal structures and systems that are violating women’s
human rights, deepening inequalities and fuelling conflicts.
Smokeless tobacco under gender lens
Dr Sophia Thomas, CNS Correspondent, India
The first World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) was observed on 31 May 1988, a year after this global campaign was created during the World Health Assembly by the World Health Organization. The objective of WNTD was to encourage all persons worldwide who smoke
or chew tobacco to quit for at least 24 hours. Ironically, a simple
google search of “World No Tobacco Day” brings up a series of images showing cigarettes being shunned in creative ways. The current theme of WNTD focuses
on effects of tobacco on cardiovascular health and is depicted as smoke
rising from the blood vessels of the heart. Unfortunately, most of the
images, depicting the health hazards of tobacco, fail to showcase the
harmful effects of ‘smokeless’ forms of tobacco, which are equally
harmful.
The first World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) was observed on 31 May 1988, a year after this global campaign was created during the World Health Assembly by the World Health Organization. The objective of WNTD was to encourage all persons worldwide who smoke
or chew tobacco to quit for at least 24 hours. Ironically, a simple
google search of “World No Tobacco Day” brings up a series of images showing cigarettes being shunned in creative ways. The current theme of WNTD focuses
on effects of tobacco on cardiovascular health and is depicted as smoke
rising from the blood vessels of the heart. Unfortunately, most of the
images, depicting the health hazards of tobacco, fail to showcase the
harmful effects of ‘smokeless’ forms of tobacco, which are equally
harmful.
[World #NoTobacco Day Webinar] Holding tobacco industry liable will be a game-changer for health and development
2018 World No Tobacco Day Webinar: Heart disease and tobacco
[Watch webinar recording] [Download or listen to the podcast] The thematic focus of 2018 World No Tobacco Day is "Tobacco and heart disease." Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) kill more people than any other cause of
death worldwide, and tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure
contribute to approximately 12% of all heart disease deaths.
Is Zimbabwe on track to combat malaria?
Locadia Mavhudzi, CNS Correspondent, Zimbabwe
At the turn of the millennium, Zimbabwe recorded an estimated 2 million cases of malaria per year, ranking as one of the countries with the highest incidence rate of the disease. The country has since stepped up efforts to eradicate the disease, with over three million insecticide treated mosquito nets having been distributed to households in all of the country’s 47 malaria prone districts.
Yoga can help control asthma symptoms
A research study done under the guidance of Professor (Dr) Surya Kant, Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), in collaboration with Lucknow University, found that 30 minutes of daily practice of yoga, along with standard medical treatment, improves the quality of life of asthma patients, by increasing their antioxidants’ levels, improving their lung functions, symptom scores and reducing the dose of inhaled medications.
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