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World Bank: Decline of Money sent by Migrant Workers by 110 billion USD
On April 22, 2020, the World Bank announced that the amount of money sent back by the migrant workers to their home countries is to decrease by 110 billion USD. Highlights Due to the COVID-19 lock down, the remittances to low-income and middle-income countries are to fall by 20%. The decline in remittance is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Child labour • International Labour Organization (ILO) • low income countries • malnutrition • middle income countries • Migrant workers • Poverty • Poverty eradication • World Bank
Access to Antibiotics
The report by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) in the US has made the following observations about the antibiotics and their access: Majority of the world’s annual 5.7 million antibiotic-treatable deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In low- and middle-income countries the mortality burden from treatable bacterial infections far exceeds the estimated ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Antibiotic resistance • antibiotics • CDDEP • Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy • low income countries • middle income countries • sub-Saharan Africa • USA