Bangladesh, Maldives, DPR Korea make ‘tremendous’ strides toward disease elimination

PNP DeskOctober 31, 2023September 17, 202405 mins

Visceral leishmaniasis – a parasitic disease spread by sandflies – has been wiped out in Bangladesh, along with rubella in the Democratic Republic of Korea (more commonly known as North Korea) said WHO in a statement. Bangladesh has become the first country to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala…

Guterres calls for end to digital divide, stressing ‘tremendous opportunities’ ahead

PNP DeskMay 17, 2023September 13, 202404 mins

That’s the message from UN chief António Guterres ahead of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day on Thursday. Mr. Guterres insisted on the need to confront technology’s perils, including the amplification of economic inequalities, the proliferation of hate speech and disinformation, as well as the lack of governance and unchecked development of artificial intelligence, or…