- September 15, 2023Solving for Oxygen: Why policymakers should work to make medical oxygen more accessible
The One Health Trust’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan co-authored an article in Think Global Health, an initiative from the Council on Foreign Relations, that raised concerns over the non-inclusion of access to medical oxygen in the agenda of the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response, to be held in late September […]
Read moreRead more Read More - August 11, 2023Air Pollution Linked To Rising Antibiotic Resistance
The Guardian covered the results of a global study published in the Lancet Planetary Health Journal. Researchers found that air pollution is driving the prevalence of antibiotic resistance which poses a significant threat to human health worldwide. The analysis used data from the One Health Trust’s ResMap, which included information from 100 countries over the […]
Read moreRead more Read More - August 3, 2023The importance of point-of-care diagnostics to eliminating hepatitis in India
In the Hans India, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan talked about the importance of point-of-care diagnostics in the fight against hepatitis for World Hepatitis Day. He said, “In India, approximately 40 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B, while around 12 million people are affected by hepatitis C. The substantial prevalence of these conditions, coupled […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 26, 2023Milestone Adoption of Medical Oxygen Resolution and Launch of New Global Oxygen Alliance at World Health Assembly
Every Breath Counts — May 26, 2023. “The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security applauds the 194 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) gathered at the 76th World Health Assembly for their historic adoption of the first resolution dedicated to increasing access to medical oxygen. ‘Although the lack of medical oxygen […]
Read moreRead more Read More - May 17, 2023What India Must Do To End TB Conclusively
IndiaSpend — May 17, 2023. “As long as community awareness is low, patients will need to be identified by those in the know, such as doctors and nurses. Such ‘case finding in India is still weak and requires far more resources’, according to Ramanan Laxminarayan, affiliate professor at the University of Washington, a senior research […]
Read moreRead more Read More - April 25, 2023Drinking cow urine is known to be harmful – so why do people consume it every day in India?
The Telegraph — April 25, 2023. “There are many medications within Ayurveda that are effective that have been adopted into western medicines,” explains Dr Ramanan Laxminarayan, the Founder and Director of the One Health Trust, a leading public health research organisation headquartered in Washington DC and Delhi.
Read moreRead more Read More - April 13, 2023Superbugs: Apocalypse … Now?
Gimlet Media — April 13, 2023. One Health Trust director Ramanan Laxminarayan was featured in a new podcast highlighting the state of today’s superbugs and what can be done to curb their spread.
Read moreRead more Read More - March 9, 2023India has a brutal plan to deal with its stray dogs problem
The Telegraph — March 9, 2023. “‘India has this odd balance where the protection of the dog is supreme and this comes at the expense of a public health standpoint,’ says Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of One Health Trust, an Indian public health research body.”
Read moreRead more Read More - February 6, 2023Global pharmaceutical sales data reveal that as COVID-19 cases increased, so did purchases of antibiotics
Read a One Health Trust press release about trends in global pharmaceutical sales during the COVID-19 pandemic here.
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