Healthcare eludes poorer women in rural Asia Pacific

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By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, 21.12.2018 (SciDev.Net): Rural women in low-income households cannot access healthcare services due to distance and financial reasons. However, overall, healthcare access has improved in 27 countries of the Asia Pacific region over the past decade, says a new joint report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Health at a Glance Asia-Pacific 2018 notes that in Nepal and the Solomon Islands, about three in four women with the lowest household income reported difficulties in accessing healthcare due to financial reasons; two in three reported having unmet care needs due to distance.

The report highlights that achieving Universal Health Coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is based on the “leave no one behind” premise.

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Conference Calls for Mainstreaming Human Rights Education

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By Neena Bhandari

Sydney, 03.12.2018 (IDN-InDepthNews) – More investment is needed in human rights education and strengthening of civil society to address inequality and sustainability – the main objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This was the key message from the Ninth International Conference on Human Rights Education (ICHRE) held in Sydney, Australia.

Drawing inspiration from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which marks its 70th Anniversary this year, the ICHRE 2018 (November 26-29) recommended all stakeholders to mainstream human rights education as a tool for social cohesion towards peaceful coexistence; and strive to bridge the significant gap between integrating human rights education in the curricula and its implementation.

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Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan’s exclusive interview with BBC Hindi

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शिखर धवन जब कभी स्टेडियम में उतरते हैं, तो उनके कुछ शुरुआती शॉट देखकर समझ आ जाता है कि वो कितनी गेंद तक टिक पाएंगे. या तो वो सस्ते में आउट होकर चले जाते हैं, या फिर गेंदबाज़ों की शामत बन जाते हैं. दुनिया का कोई बल्लेबाज़ हो, कितना भी बड़ा मैच हो, अगर शिखर रंग में हैं तो गेंदबाज़ों की शामत तय हैं. दुनिया में कम ही बल्लेबाज़ हैं जो उनके जैसी पावर बैटिंग कर सकते हैं. बीबीसी हिन्दी से ख़ास बातचीत में शिखर ने बताया कि उनका नाम गब्बर कैसे पड़ा, उन्हें किस तरह की गेंदों का सामना करने में मज़ा आता है, रोहित शर्मा के साथ उनकी साझेदारी कैसी है.

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