Centre to review safety, efficacy norms for 13 ‘very old’ drugs

[ad_1] New Delhi: The government body charged with setting quality standards for drugs has launched a review of the safety and efficacy norms for 13 commonly used but “very old” drugs and asked pharmaceutical companies to submit their manufacturing licence approval letters. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), part of the Drugs Controller General of India,…

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Gender justice: A move at the International Criminal Court signals hope for Afghan women

[ad_1] For Afghan women, who feel deserted by the international community as their lives have been crushed under the brutal rule of the Taliban, there may finally be a potential avenue for justice. We should welcome International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to apply for arrest warrants for the Taliban’s Supreme Leader Haibatullah…

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Afghans are suffering. Don’t expect any tears from the Taliban

[ad_1] Black-and-white also describes Western countries’ approach to Afghanistan since their humiliating exit from the country on August 15th 2021. They have made any progress—sanctions relief, recognition of the regime, a seat at the UN—conditional on restoring rights for women and girls, who are barred from many areas of public life including secondary education. The…

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United Nations urges nations to adopt several proposals aimed at reducing heat deaths; asks to cool, care for vulnerable people

[ad_1] After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations (UN) called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,”…

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