Children
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Mental Health
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Marginalised Children
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COVID-19
While the Covid-19 pandemic was hard for all, children belonging to the most marginalised section in India were the worst affected as it led to their increased isolation, affecting their mental health
Health
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Cancer Care
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Cancer
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Health Inequalities
The progression-free survival of a certain type of lung cancer among participants of an Indian study was found to be 12.1 months shorter than that among those in a US study.
Health
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Vaccine Access
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COVID-19 Vaccination
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COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and vaccines remain our most important tool for helping every country overcome it and get on the path to recovery.
Women
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COVID-19
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Gender-based violence (GBV)
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Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened a trio of interlocking crises that threaten women and girls around the world: spiking levels of gender-based violence, steep losses in employment and an unmanageable increase in unpaid care work.
Urban
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Urbanization
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COVID-19
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Poverty
A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050.
Children
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Parental Abuse
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COVID-19
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Mental Health
Around 24% parents report a rise in scolding or punishment of children since COVID-19, finds a study by Save the Children-Bal Raksha Bharat
Children
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Education
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Learning Crisis
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Learning Poverty
COVID-19 worsens global learning crisis, risking $21 trillion in lifetime earnings
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Learning Gap
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COVID-19
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School Closure
Rakhi Sahu, a kindergarten teacher in Bhopal, is pleased that children are happy to be back in school.
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Sundarbans
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COVID-19
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Vulnerability
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction study says double burden of disease and cyclone disrupted education and reinforced vulnerabilities faced by children and women
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Migrant Workers
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Reverse Migration
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Migration
A PLF survey bears out the pain of mass migration for millions of Indian labourers.
