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Opioid addiction settlement reached with US Consultancy firm; The latest health stories from around the world

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers and benefit plans that it fuelled an epidemic of opioid addiction through its work for drug companies including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. https://www.reuters.com/legal/mckinsey-pay-78-million-us-opioid-settlement-with-health-plans-2023-12-30/  The settlement was disclosed in papers filed on Friday (29 Dec) in federal court …

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Global population hits eight billion

The Earth’s population has reached a milestone by surpassing 8 billion people, the United Nations said this week. But the rate of increase is falling, and global population may begin to decline late in the century after topping out at about 10.4 billion, according to the UN Population division. www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-carbon-trackers-china-s-zero-covid-19-tweaks-and-8-billion-humans The UN’s World Population Prospects …

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Increased contraceptive use among India’s population

India’s population is set to rise to be the highest in the world within the next decade — surpassing the population of China. However, greater access to and use of contraceptives may stem fears of a population figure that is rapidly spiralling out of control. Since 1950 — just seventy years ago — India’s population …

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India to be the most populous nation within a decade

India’s population could surpass that of China in just seven years — making it the most populous nation on Earth. This timeframe far exceeds that which was reported just two years ago, which suggested India would reach this point in around fourteen years. The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, …

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Life expectancy improves, but inequalities remain

Indians are living longer on average, as the country’s life expectancy has shown an increase between the 2012-16 and 2013-17 periods.  In the former timeframe, average life expectancy was 68.7 years, with men living for 67.4 years and women for 70.2 years on average. As of the latter period, life expectancy has gone up to …

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India’s population growth: Explosion or slowdown?

Is the government planning to bring in a law on population regulation? Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements cautioning India over what he called its ‘reckless population explosion’ may be a hint. Does India need such a law when it is staring at a slowdown? “Population explosion has been occuring at an unrestrained pace. This population …

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Modi calls for family planning to fight overpopulation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi used Independence Day celebrations today to call for family planning measures to tackle what he termed India’s ‘population explosion’.  “Population explosion will cause many problems for our future generations,” the Prime Minister said during his speech. “We have to be concerned about population explosion. The centre as well as state governments …

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China population set to be overtaken by India

Could India become the world’s most populous country — overtaking China — within the decade? Statistics suggest this is likely. China and India are the world’s most populous and second most populous states respectively. They hold unique positions as the only nations on earth whose populations exceed that of a billion people. The two nations …

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India’s water woes are bigger than you think

It is not even summer season and great swathes of India’s land are suffering from drought, recently published data reveals. This is according to an IndiaSpend analysis of figures from the Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), which contains dire implications for an enormous number of Indians and a sizeable proportion of the country’s land. At …

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When the wells run dry: WaterAid warning for India

A coalescence of climate change, consumerism, population growth and pollution means the world is staring at a water crisis. For India, however, the situation is worse. The worst water crisis in its history is already underway. This is according to the latest report by global NGO WaterAid about the state of the world’s water. It …

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