Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential

Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential

Launched by India’s mission to the UN, during the International Year of Millets, the exhibition showcases different kinds of millets grown in India, their nutritional value and various health benefits. Millets encompass a diverse group of nutritious cereals including pearl, proso, foxtail, barnyard, kodo, browntop, finger and Guinea millets, as well as fonio, sorghum and teff.  Millet-based refreshments…

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Outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: Tedros

Outbreaks underline critical need to ramp up health systems: Tedros

The call comes against a backdrop of Marburg and mpox outbreaks, the more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths still being reported weekly, and the ongoing emergency response to the deadly earthquake in Syria and Türkiye, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Together, these current conditions point to the critical need for all countries to build health…

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