MANAGING URBANISATION IN ASIA
IAP Health statement ‘A call for action to declare trauma as a disease’
Acute injuries have been considered the “number one killer and major cause of disability of children and young people” for more than 20 years[1] and the “neglected disease of modern society” for more than 50 years[2]. In those countries that have replaced the concept of “accident” by “facts and injuries” and focused on acute injury/trauma […]
NAS Induction – 2019
Global food systems are failing humanity and speeding up climate change
New report from 130 national academies issues wake-up call to leaders on eve of COP24 The current approach to food, nutrition, agriculture, and the environment is unsustainable and must change. There is no time to waste, say the 130 national academies of science and medicine across Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe that compose the […]