South Asia solidarity forum for federal democracy in Myanmar

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South Asia solidarity forum for federal democracy in Myanmar will be organized on 10th February, 2021, Wednesday (6pm India/ Sri Lanka, 5:30pm Pakistan, 6:15pm Nepal, 6:30pm Bangladesh, 7pm Myanmar, 7:30pm Thailand).

[video] Sri Lankan groups express solidarity to Indian farmers' movement

[video] Growing strength of farmers' movement gives hope for stronger democracy

HIV science has advanced but policies-programmes have been slow to #endAIDS

Shobha Shukla - CNS

[watch the interview with Mitchell Warren] HIV science has advanced but policies and programmes have been slow to respond towards ending AIDS, said Mitchell Warren, co-chair of the global conference on HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) and Executive Director of AVAC (Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention).

Market solutions will make roads unsafe for everyone

[हिंदी] India along with 193 countries had promised to halve deaths and serious injuries on the roads by 2020 (as part of UN Sustainable Development Goals). But we have failed to keep this promise as the year 2020 passed by. In 2015, number of road traffic accident deaths in India were 146,133. In 2019, instead of declining (by half), the number of people who died in road traffic accidents had increased to 154,000 in India. Moreover, a lot more people were injured or left with disabilities. More shockingly, most of these accidents were due to over-speeding (almost 60%). It is high time we recognize the writing on the wall: every single injury or death due to road traffic accident is preventable and untimely, and could have been averted. 

Expanding range of options to prevent HIV is key as no one size fits all

Shobha Shukla - CNS

While the currently available HIV prevention and treatment tools have helped reduce new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths by 23% and 39% respectively since 2010, we still have a long way to go before ending this epidemic. With 1.7 million new HIV infections and 690,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2019, one cannot but over emphasise the urgent need to have more HIV prevention options, including long-acting HIV prevention strategies that might prove to be more acceptable and user friendly to people from diverse communities.

[video] Targetting journalists and repression of farmers' movement failing our democracy

[podcast] HIV science has advanced but politics, policies & human rights have been slow to adapt to #endAIDS

This podcast features Mitchell Warren, who is among the most respected voices on human rights-based responses to #endAIDS. He is in conversation with CNS founder and Executive Director Shobha Shukla. He shares insights on range of issues spanning over two decades on HIV prevention research, ethics and human rights as scientific studies go forward, learnings from COVID-19 vaccine research, dire need to engage all stakeholders (political will and leadership, funders/ donors, regulators, manufacturers, communities among others) and a lot more! He is also the co-chair of ongoing 4th HIV Research For Prevention global conference, and Executive Director of AVAC.

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[video] HIV science has advanced but politics, policies and human rights have been far too slow to adapt to #endAIDS

[video] Despite internet clampdown and repressive measures, farmers' movement grows against anti-farmer laws

The ring has finally arrived!

Shobha Shukla - CNS

You guessed it right. I am talking about the dapivirine vaginal ring (DPV-VR), which is one of the top advances happening in the field of microbicides. It is the first long acting prevention product whose Phase-3 randomised controlled studies have shown that using the dapivirine vaginal ring reduced the risk of HIV infection in women and long-term use was well-tolerated. 

Get the vaccine shot but do not throw away the mask to fight COVID-19

Shobha Shukla - CNS

The message from all scientists is very loud and clear that vaccines alone will not be able to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even after getting vaccinated, we will have to continue to wear masks, maintain physical distancing, wash hands frequently and avoid congregated settings, to break the chain of transmission of the virus. 

[video] Voices from Punjab and Haryana in support of Farmers' Protest and Tractor Rally

[video] Tractor rally, farmers' protest and democracy: Listen to people's voices

[video] Dissent & protests in democracy; Readiness of Tractor rally on 26th January

[video] Why is government not listening to #FarmersProtest demands? Magsaysay Awardee Dr Sandeep Pandey shares insights

[video] Women leadership in strengthening the ongoing farmers' protests and other social change movements

[video] Forging ahead with #endAIDS goals in COVID-19 times

[video] #FarmersProtest leaders being sent notices to discourage them from joining the big protest on 26 January

[video] Farmers' movement and Supreme Court: Hope for justice?

[video] Democracy is for the people, of the people, by the people & NOT for the corporates, by the corporates or of the corporates

[video] Asia Pacific Solidarity Forum in support of #FarmersProtest in India

[video] Justice for farmers is key for democracy, says Dr Sandeep Pandey

[video] New Zealand's migrant workers leader supports #FarmersProtest in India

(watch from 2:15 for English, before 2:15 is in Punjabi language)

Asian Farmers' issues: an overview - by Rafael "Ka Peang" Mariano, former Chairperson of Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) and Chairman Emeritus KMP

Asian Farmers' issues: an overview - by Rafael "Ka Peang" Mariano, former Chairperson of Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) and Chairman Emeritus of KMP (Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas)

[video] Tractor marches give hope for strengthening democracy as well as farmers' struggle for justice

Asia Pacific Solidarity Forum in support of farmers' movement in India

[register on Zoom] Join us on Friday, 8th January 2021 from 7pm to 8:30pm India time (click here for your local time), in Asia Pacific Solidarity Forum in support of farmers' movement in India (as part of ongoing 'Satyagraha' series of daily online discussions on farmers' struggles).

[video] State repression and farmers' movement

[video] Fourth pillar of democracy, media, in times of farmers' movement

[video] India's first female teacher

[video] Voices from Punjab and Haryana in support of farmers' movement

Government needs to hold big polluters liable for air pollution, preventable diseases, and untimely deaths

published in The Indian Express, 1 January 2020

Dr Sandeep Pandey, Shobha Shukla, Bobby Ramakant 

 

16.7 lakh people died in India in 2019 because of air pollution accounting for 17·8% of the total deaths in the country (source: The Lancet Planetary Health). Air pollution was the 4th leading risk factor for premature death globally, accounting for nearly 12% of all deaths, with more than 6.67 million in 2019 alone, shows the State of Global Air Report 2020. Each of these deaths could have been averted – and every disease caused by air pollution could have been prevented. 

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