ASIF the COVID-19 pandemic was not enough, there is more bad news on the health front. The latest Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, prepared by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, a US-based research centre, shows that people are now living in poorer health for more years than ever before. Between 1990 and 2019, disability due to poor health has risen from 21 per cent of total disease burden to about 34 per cent. The researchers link this to the fact that though life expectancy has increased by 10 years across the world, the increase in healthy life expectancy—the number of years a person can expect to have good health—has risen by only 6.5 years during this period.
The group analysed 286 causes of death, 369 diseases and injuries, and 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, and found that increasing incidences of chronic diseases is behind the rise in years lived with disability. In 11 countries, more than half of all health loss (measured by disabilityadjusted life-years or dalys that combines the years lost due to disability, illnesses and early death) is due to non-communicable diseases (NCDS) and injuries. Only six countries have seen the numbers of years spent in poor health decrease between 1990 and 2019.
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A SPRIG TO CARE FOR
Punarnava, a perennial herb, is easy to grow and has huge health benefits
DIGGING A DISASTER
Soapstone mining near Dabti Vijaypur village has caused many residents to migrate.
REVIEW THE TREATMENT
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MAKE STEEL SUSTAINABLE
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Anusandhan National Research Foundation is expected to reorient India's innovation goals but funding issues, old mindsets remain a drag
TROUBLED WOODS
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BLINDING GLOW
The science is clear: increased illumination has damaging consequences for the health of humans, animals and plants. It’s time governments introduced policies to protect the natural darkness and improved the quality of outdoor lighting.
GROUND REALITY
What happens when the soil loses the ability to grow healthy, high-yield crops on its own?
GM POLICY MUST BE FARMER CENTRIC
On July 23, the Supreme Court of India directed the Union government to develop a national policy on genetically modified (GM) crops for research, cultivation, trade and commerce through public consultation.
Vinchurni's Gandhi
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