Belgian businesses with up to 50 employees are in good shape as their economic and financial situation improved tremendously in 2018, reaching a 10-year high, a new report shows. The annual report on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), produced by Graydon in collaboration with UNIZO and UCM business organisations reveals an optimistic trend. The level of indebtedness has gone down, while ...
Read More »Minister Gould Announces New Support For Women’s Reproductive Health Services In Pakistan
Helping women and adolescent girls be in control of their bodies and make their own decisions is central to their empowerment and creating a more just, equal, and prosperous world. That is why Canada is building on its commitment to increase the availability of, access to and awareness of family planning and sexual and reproductive health services around the world. ...
Read More »Gati Launches Itself Into The Next Phase Of Growth With All Cargo Logistics & Kintetsu World Express, Japan
GATI Ltd. India’s leader in Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions, has offloaded a significant equity stake to Allcargo Logistics Ltd. India’s largest integrated logistics solutions provider. Founded by Mr. Mahendra Agarwal in 1989, Gati pioneered express distribution in India. He is credited as the visionary who heralded the start of the express logistics industry in the country, and built ...
Read More »Health And Human Rights Must Go Hand In Hand
Health and human rights must always go hand in hand. People have a right to healthcare, and to be treated with dignity and respect when they access it. Yet, harmful laws, policies and practices – including discrimination and abuse directed against health workers – too often prevent people from getting the care they need, and can cause serious mental and ...
Read More »WHO Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG target 3.4 on NCDs and Mental Health
The World Health Organization is organizing the Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG Target 3.4 on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health. The Meeting is hosted by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman from 9 to 12 December 2019 in Muscat. The World Health Organization is organizing the Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG Target 3.4 on Noncommunicable ...
Read More »More Complex Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Require New Technologies, Greater Transparency
Food safety authorities and experts from 135 countries are meeting for the first time in a decade, calling for stronger action to protect people’s health and safeguard national and global economies from the effects of ever more complex foodborne disease outbreaks. The Second Global Meeting of the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) is being held 9-11 December, 2019 in Abu ...
Read More »Indian Pharma Sector On A Positive Growth Trajectory
According to an MSME report, the small and medium pharma companies play a crucial position within the growth story of the Indian pharma sector as they contribute 35-40 percent to the industry in terms of production with a turnover of approximately Rs. 35,000 crore. With regards to devices and employment generation, the SME sector is ahead contributing towards 48% of ...
Read More »ICMR Signs Declaration Of Intent With Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & NIH
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for health research signed a Declaration of Intent (DoI) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAD) of the National Institutes of Health, USA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). This Declaration of Intent builds on an ongoing collaborative research and training program between India ...
Read More »Indian Healthcare Sector To Grow Multifold By 2020
India is experiencing 22-25 per cent growth in medical tourism and the industry is expected to reach US$ 9 billion by 2020. There is a significant scope for enhancing healthcare services considering that healthcare spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is rising. The government’s expenditure on the health sector has grown to 1.4 per cent in FY18E ...
Read More »AIIA Collaborates With Western Sydney University Australia
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Western Sydney University, Australia at New Delhi. The MoU will promote the collaboration in research and developing guidelines for integrating Ayurveda principles with modern medicine. Professor Barney Glover, Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University, Australia and Prof. Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) signed the ...
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