Livelihoods Update: 17 August 2021

Odisha to provide smart health cards to 96 lakh families under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana; the women of those families to get free hospital treatment upto Rs. 10 lakh every year and other family members to get Rs. 5 lakh.

411,810 tonnes of wheat & rice wasted in past 4 years due to transportation issues and corruption; it could have fed 82.3 million people for a month: Parliamentary Standing Committee Report.

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called for an immediate end to violence and hostilities and the establishment of a new, united, inclusive and representative government in Afghanistan.

28000 children died in Sub-Saharan Africa due to cancer during the pandemic in 2020 because travel restrictions curbed them from reaching hospitals on time.

Odisha to provide smart health cards to 96 lakh families under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana; the women of those families to get free hospital treatment upto Rs. 10 lakh every year and other family members to get Rs. 5 lakh.  411,810 tonnes of wheat & rice wasted in past 4 years due to transportation issues and corruption; it could have fed 82.3 million people for a month: Parliamentary Standing Committee Report.  United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called for an immediate end to violence and hostilities and the establishment of a new, united, inclusive and representative government in Afghanistan.  28000 children died in Sub-Saharan Africa due to cancer during the pandemic in 2020 because travel restrictions curbed them from reaching hospitals on time.
Livelihoods Update: 17 August 2021

 

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