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Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health and The Psychiatric Association of Thailand commemorate World Bipolar Day with “Stand Up for Bipolar” Campaign
Apr 01, 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) states bipolar disorder is the disease with the third highest number of Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and a higher risk of suicide among mental disorders. The lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder is between 25.6% and 42%, while 10 –...
Kerala CM inaugurates The Gender Park Campus after successful completion of global meet on gender equality
Feb 14, 2021

KOZHIKODE, Kerala, India -- The Gender Campus in Kozhikode, Kerala was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan on Feb 14th. The ceremony marked the functional launch of projects, programmes and completed facilities at the campus, where the second edition of the International Conference on Gender...
International Condom Day: DKT International Highlights Importance of Condoms with Virtual and In-Person Activities Around the World
Feb 08, 2021

Utilizing social marketing campaigns to educate about contraception and reach youths, couples, and the LGBTQIA+ community during the pandemic
United Nations ESCAP partners with SEAF to launch the Women’s Economic Empowerment Fund
Jan 16, 2021

Bangkok (ESCAP news) – In early 2020, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) formalized a partnership to catalyze women’s entrepreneurship through gender lens impact investing in Asia.
CUHK Research Reveals that Methane Emissions can Reduce the Climate Benefits of Subtropical Mangrove Wetlands by Half
Jul 02, 2020

An international collaborative study led by Professor Derrick Yuk Fo Lai at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), joined by top-tier scientists from around the world, has discovered that sustained methane emissions from the subtropical estuarine mangroves can reduce its climatic cooling effects by over 50%,...