Livelihoods Update 25th March 2026

Antibiotic resistance is the cause of 87% of India’s economic burden due to typhoid: Economic burden of typhoid fever by antimicrobial resistance in India: a modelling study 2023 Study.

 

Heart failure treatment in India costs more than Rs. 1 lakh every year, causing severe financial distress: Financial Burden, Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, and Household Economic Well-Being in Heart Failure Patients in India: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Survey.

 

Birds are accidentally spreading plastic pollution across various ecosystems: Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds Study.

 

Dengue affects almost 400 million people across the world every year, 25% of which develop clinical symptoms: From promise to pitfalls: immunological lessons from dengue vaccines and their implications Study.

 

7.3% of the world’s deaths are due to non-optimal temperatures, with cold causing 8.5 times more deaths than heat: Global burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to temperature extremes in adults aged 40 years and older: Trends, inequalities, and projections (1990–2050) Study.

 

Livelihoods Update 25th March 2026