More than a billion people do not have access to toilets in South Asia. Over 700 million of these people defecate in the open and get exposed to severe health risks, violence besides adding to environmental pollution. On top of this, majority of schools without toilets and hand washing facilities, w

[Based on an exclusive interview with Dr Ann Ginsberg, Vice President of Scientific Affairs, Aeras, at the ongoing 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, Lille, France]
Around 2 billion people or one third of the world population are estimated to be infected with the TB bacterium and are at ri

A report released online earlier this week states that effective partnerships can improve tuberculosis responses globally. The summary report, titled, "Whole Is Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts", was also distributed at the 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health in Lille, France (online at: htt

When I came to know from the sisters of Missionaries of Charity that they visit their homes once in ten years. I felt sympathy for them. But it made me to reflect over the present life of priests and nuns. So also, what in fact motivated to enforce such an unattached life from one’s family by the Fo

The 42nd Union World Conference on Lung Health, focusing on tuberculosis (TB), HIV, tobacco control and non-communicable diseases, is currently being held at Lille from 26-30 October. Lille is the place where Professors Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin developed the current TB Vaccine BCG 90 years

National partnerships to stop tuberculosis (TB) bring varied partners together to develop and implement shared action plans to tackle TB. The partnering process allows national partnerships to maximize the efforts of existing state and non-state actors; bring more services and awareness-raising camp

After India's most celebrated Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan becoming the brand ambassador for Geneva-based Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), now Indian cricket players are to promote sanitation and hygiene in the country. Yusuf Pathan and Irfan Pathan have already shot a cli

She packs a powerful punch, given her pint size stature, yet the lady from Dora, a quaint hamlet of district Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh, is a tall woman thanks to her achievements and she makes no bones about it. Having stood for the Gram Sabha elections and winning with a over 300 votes which was a

Abstract
As researchers have found over and over, the influences of national cultures shape strong value systems among people and the resulting shared values, preferences, and behaviors of population groups differ widely between countries.
This study examined the effects of National culture, Nat

Matthew 22:1-14
The Gospel reading is a tough passage to explain. During this week I have read several commentaries to understand this particular text. I receive biweekly Christian Century magazine which also has commentary on the Gospel lesson for today. It states “If you wrestle with this Matthea

The second fall in the history of the Church is the fall of the Nuns and Laity from main stream of the Church. The laity included nuns, brothers and ordinary ‘Laity’. Role of laity is very well explained in the book of Acts that they were instrumental in spreading the gospel. The lay people had a m

Being a stricken nation, we have yet to cope with a multitude of chaotic disasters and challenges. Poverty, Breakdown in law and order, target killings, ethnic and political divides, widespread hunger, homelessness, unemployment, rising inflation, corruption, energy crisis and dengue have resulted i

.The central hospital of Wales is located in the area of Heath of Cardiff City. Heath hospital is commonly known as University Hospital of Wales. UHW is the combined research institute of University of Wales and Cardiff, in which a large number of teachers and students of these famous Universities e

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It is a social outcry, one that has borne testimony of its existence when well-known Bollywood film-star Shiney Ahuja was accused of raping his domestic help. But his is not an isolated incident say union of domestic workers campaigning for their rights in the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state. They thus org