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AI-SAROSH is hosting Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia”
Sep 18, 2023The 2023 Grant Cycle Co-Design Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia” took place from September 13–17, 2023, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AI-SAROSH is an AI-powered platform that aims to transform... -
Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, expert says
Feb 22, 2022Immunity to COVID-19 in children can last for up to nine months, Yevgeny Timakov, a specialist in infectious diseases and vaccines, told TASS on Thursday. “Scientific studies indicate that immunity in children lasts longer than in... -
Delaying second dose of COVID-19 vaccines may be an effective public health strategy
Apr 25, 2021Two of the COVID-19 vaccines currently approved in the United States require two doses, administered three to four weeks apart, however, there are few data indicating how best to minimize new infections and hospitalizations with limited... -
Covid-19: Now it’s time for action on menstrual hygiene in pandemic
May 13, 2020Amtali Thanchangya para is a remote village in Sadar Upazila of Bandarban Hill District. There is a lack of modern civic amenities. The people here dream of living in the midst of pure nature. Just as... -
Cesarean section use has almost doubled worldwide since 2000
Oct 13, 2018Globally, the number of babies born through cesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12% to 21% of all births – according to a Series of three papers published in The Lancet... -
Roughly 10.8 million American adults currently use e-cigarettes, study suggests
Aug 28, 2018Roughly 10.8 million American adults are currently using e-cigarettes, and more than half of them are under 35 years old, a U.S. study suggests. One in three e-cigarette users are vaping daily, researchers report in the... -
Telenor Group gets a spot on Fortune’s annual ‘Change the World’ list
Aug 27, 2018Telenor Group has been recognized by Fortune magazine for its work to bring affordable healthcare to the mass market through its mobile health service, Tonic, in Bangladesh. Fortune, a globally renowned business magazine, included Telenor in... -
Sodium reduction programmes may only be appropriate for communities with very high salt intake
Aug 11, 2018A new study shows that for the vast majority of communities, sodium consumption is not associated with an increase in health risks except for those whose average consumption exceeds 5g/day (equivalent to 12.5g of salt, or... -
70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy
Jun 3, 2018Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast cancer and an intermediate risk of cancer recurrence can safely skip chemotherapy after their tumors have been removed, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. “This is a major finding,”... -
Care given directly by parents to infants in intensive care helps improve health and wellbeing
Feb 11, 2018Involving parents as direct carers, including doing ward rounds and taking children’s temperature, improves weight gain of preterm infants in intensive care and reduces parent stress and anxiety. Parents whose newborns are receiving intensive care are...
