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"No expert has more knowledge than a caregiver, nurse, or a community health worker about how to solve their most pressing problems.

New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI/PNN): In a progression aimed at setting up and developing an extensive forum for working relationships, the eGovernments Foundation has partnered with IIT Madras Alumni Association. This is a unique model of alumni volunteering and engagement for societal impact, to achieve enhanced e-governance services across India. eGov and IIT Madras Alumni Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday, September 16, at the office of eGov in Bangalore. Over t...

According to data cited by Melinda French Gates, the world will not reach gender equality until at least 2108.

At the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, actress Priyanka Chopra said that the world is currently at a place where ‘global solidarity’ is essential to ensure a safe and healthy living space for people. During her opening remarks, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador said that world leaders need to come forward and safeguard the ‘very foundation of a world that we fought

"This case study of Nepal suggests that the success of its national immunization program relied on the engagement and understanding of the beneficiaries." Nepal has outperformed its peers by increasing its diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccine (DTP3) coverage from 74% and 93% between 2000 and 2019.

Kick off Ireland’s inaugural SDG Week with some inspiration from An Post.

"The findings draw essential information for social change interventions that target improvement in womens and girls wellbeing." In Uganda, the lifetime prevalence of physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) among ever-partnered women is 56%.

"Theoretically-anchored research is needed to understand college mens HPV vaccination decision-making and inform interventions." College men are particularly vulnerable to human papillomavirus (HPV) due to both high rates of risky sexual activity and low vaccination rates, yet only 49-50% of college men in the United States (US) are vaccinated aga

"[I]t is essential to build the trust of parents/caregivers regarding vaccine benefits, vaccine side effects, and vaccination schedules by providing vaccine-related education and information materials." Compared to routine immunisation activities, Pakistan has historically reported a higher number of immunisation refusal incidents during mass immun

Countries in the global South are facing a range of challenges in achieving the SDGs