Bobby Ramakant

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Bobby Ramakant is a CNS Policy Adviser who writes extensively on health and development, as it affects many countries throughout the world.

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Women Parliamentarians Should Push Women’s Agenda To Political Forefront

Twenty years on, there is still an overwhelming need to position gender equality, women's rights and women's empowerment at the heart of the global agenda.

TB and Diabetes On the Rise Globally

People with diabetes have a three times greater risk of contracting TB than those without diabetes. People with TB have high rates of diabetes that often go undiagnosed.

WHO Announces New Management of Latent TB Infection

For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines on testing, treating and managing latent TB infection (LTBI) in individuals with high risk of developing the disease.

Nepal Ready to Protect Public Health Amid Tobacco Industry Interference

As implementation of domestic tobacco control laws and global tobacco treaty advance, the tobacco industry is facing the heat. The industry has sued governments when they attempt to implement life-saving tobacco controls

New Strategy Aims for Dramatic Decline of TB By 2035

The World Health Assembly approved the WHO's new post-2015 global TB strategy and targets for tuberculosis, which aims to achieve the targets for 2035- 95% decline in TB deaths and 90% decline in TB incidence rate.

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A New Path Forward: Restructuring New York City’s Medical Model

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How Jensen Meeker Translates Jazz Fusion to the Underground Club Scene

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