India to lead World Health Assemblys drive on intellectual property
The Dollar Business Bureau The 68th World Health Assembly (WHA) a constituent of World Health organisation (WHO), will be lead by India at Geneva from May 18-27, 2015. The event is expected to deliberate on the plan of action on innovation and intellectual property and other key issues of global interest including anti-microbial resistance, air pollution and health, global health emergency, said a PIB release. Minister of Health & Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda will preside over the 68th Session of the World Health Assembly. The Union Minister is leading a high level Indian delegation to the WHA, to be held in Geneva during 18-27 May, 2015. The Union Minister will also participate in a number of bilateral and multilateral ...
Ebola hampers food imports by West Africa; food security under threat
All the three countries in the region are heavily dependent on food imports, and labour shortage may hurt local food production as well The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz The outbreak of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) may lead to a food crisis soon due to disruption in intra-trade and cereal imports by the three countries. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the deadly EVD spreads through human-to-human transmission and is difficult to control. The chances of survival is a bleak 10-47% and there are concerns that it may have spread to several other countries across the world. To prevent a further outbreak, the WHO and the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have ...
