Dr Monika Kochar, Advisor (Health) DAKSHIN- Global South Centre of Excellence
Human genomics is transforming healthcare by enabling precision-based interventions and personalized treatments that enhance outcomes and disease prevention. The Genome India Project (GIP), led by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), marks a significant milestone in this field.
As the Africa region is framing solutions for clean air and low carbon pathways and building momentum for action, a considerable focus is on transport and mobility solutions including electric mobility. This has triggered regulatory interest in the emerging good practices in electric mobility transition in the Global South including India.
The Government of India extended Humanitarian Assistance to the Government of Republic of Cuba. India sent relief assistance to the people of Cuba on Friday, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Rafael.
Ethiopia launched a securities exchange in what officials touted as a milestone in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's drive to open up the country's tightly controlled economy to private investment.
The healthcare sector is expected to play a central role in South-South cooperation, said Saïd Afif, pediatrician and president of the Moroccan Society of Medical Sciences. According to data from Morocco’s Ministry of Higher Education, 19,256 African students, or nearly 83% of the 23,411 international students enrolled in Morocco in 2021
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, Under-Secretary-General Amandeep Singh Gill, is undertaking an official visit to India, his first official trip since the establishment of the new UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies.
African youth participated in various training (formation) sessions focused on global contextual analysis, political debates, social movement building, food sovereignty, and youth participation.
It is unusual for Amazon, the world’s biggest e-emporium, to be playing catch-up in its own industry. Yet that is exactly what it is doing in India, where last month it began piloting a quick-commerce service in the city of Bangalore, delivering a wide variety of goods in minutes.
India reaffirmed its bonds of friendship and cooperation with Cuba on the 65th anniversary of bilateral relations, and ratified its commitment to working with Cuba and the Global South nations.
Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) signed a joint cooperation agreement to enhance collaboration in the trade, services and investment fields.
Speaker of Algeria’s People’s National Assembly (APN) Brahim Boughali was received in Caracas by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros, in a significant diplomatic meeting aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two nations.
State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Mesganu Arga, held discussions with Asein Isaev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
India is expanding its Flash Flood Guidance System to cover several countries in South Asia. With weather patterns changing all over the world because of global warming, among other reasons, this expansion will save lives
The Korea Forest Service announced that it has signed an agreement with Honduras to protect forests and combat climate change. The memorandum of understanding, the first of its kind between the two countries
A delegation from South Africa’s Department of Health has visited Nigeria to study the country’s innovative approaches to HIV care and treatment. This learning exchange which was facilitated by the HIV Coverage Quality and Impact Network (CQUIN)
