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Climate change affects increasing urbanisation: Study UNB 19th May, 2021 07:00:21 Air density of Dhaka’s two of the most marginalised low-income slums is four to five times higher above the permission limit of Bangladesh for 24 hours.  As a result, residents suffer with air pollution induced diseases like laryngeal problems, asthma and bronchial problems. A study report published Wednesday titled “Urban Localized Pollution in the Context of Climate Change” revealed such information durin...

Air at two Dhaka slums 5 times thicker than usual Plan International reveals findings of Buet, ICCCAD study Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Air density at two of Dhakas most marginalised low-income slums is four to five times higher than the permissible limit in Bangladesh for a 24-hour period. As a result, residents suffer from air pollution-induced diseases like laryngeal problems, asthma and bronchial illnesses. A study report published yesterday titled "Urban Localised Pollution i...

Category Country Program Operations Region Washington, DC Scope of Work Overview PSI seeks a fulltime, fixed term Project Management Consultant to provide overall coordination and project management support for two different research-focused projects: the Consumers Market for Family Planning (CM4FP) study and Research for Scalable Solutions (R4S) project. CM4FP is focused on three strategic BMGF countries - Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda - this project is testing a new methodology for measuring con...

Category Region Washington, DC Strategic Communications Manager, PMI Impact Malaria Based in Washington DC, Remote Eligible (US) Reports to the Deputy Project Director or Learning Specialist, PMI Impact Malaria, with a dotted line to the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications, PSI External Relations Department Travel: Post-COVID-19 Protocols: 10-15% Who We Are? Population Services International (PSI) is the worlds leading non-profit social marketing organization. We are a diverse group of ove...

International Women’s Day unites Karachi for demanding equality for all National March 9, 2021 KARACHI: Victoria, an elderly woman with five children, four of whom are daughters and married, hails from Umer Brohi Goth near the Northern Bypass. Since her house is far from her employer’s and the public transport route does not include a convenient drop-off point for her, she is forced to live with her son and manages to visit home only on the weekends. She works as a caretaker for elderly p...

A three-day international workshop titled Connection between adolescent female sexuality and child marriage has started at a hotel in Gulshan on Tuesday. The seminar will continue till March 4 under the auspices of Population Services and Training Centre (PSTC), said a press release. A total of nine countries - India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mali, Niger, Malawi, Uganda and Ethiopia - are participating in this international workshop online. PSTC Executive Director Dr. Noor Mohammad, Head of...

2021-02-25 14:35:59 GMT2021-02-25 22:35:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LILONGWE, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Malawi will require a total of 114 million U.S. dollars to vaccinate the countrys population of 18 million against COVID-19, Minister of Health and Population Services, Khumbize Kandodo-Chiponda has disclosed. The Minister told Parliament Wednesday that the amount includes the cost of the vaccine, AstraZeneca, which Malawi has settled for, and all logistics involved in the implementation...

Innovative leaders in diversity and arts to receive honorary degrees at the university’s 2021 virtual ceremony  Four community builders — two longtime professors who made significant strides for diversity and equity at William & Mary and beyond, along with an award-winning chef and entrepreneur and a Virginia Indian tribal leader and artist — will be honored by the university during its 2021 Charter Day ceremony. The event, held annually to mark the day on which the university was founde...

>> ashleys mom and sister who we know as the judds, of course, naomi and winona, have spoken out saying we agree to disagree but, quote, we are allowing each of us to have a voice and its ashleys turn. for her part, ashley judd says she loves her mom and sister and she has written is not the truth, but a truth. it is her reality and, of course, her sister and her mother, may have a different version of that personal story, but the one thing she wanted to get across in the interview is she feels ...