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Gangtok, 22 February 2022  HCM Prem Singh Tamang Golay attended State Credit Seminar 2022-23 held at Mayfair, Gangtok.  As he write "I attended the State Credit Seminar 2022-23 organised by NABARD at Mayfair, Gangtok. I was pleased to release the State Focus Paper 2022-23. This document informs about the possible amount of bank loan the State of Sikkim can absorb in the priority sectors which will be beneficial for the people. I would like to thank the team NABARD for the concerns they have shown towards the development of our state."

Malawi declares polio outbreak Brazzaville/Lilongwe –  The health authorities in Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in the capital Lilongwe. This is the first case of wild poliovirus in Africa in more than five years. Africa was declared free of indigenous wild polio in August 2020 after eliminating all forms of wild polio from the region. Laboratory analysis shows that the strain detected in Malawi is linked to the one that has been circulating in Sindh Province in Pakistan. Polio remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan. As an imported case from Pakistan, this detection does not affect the African region’s wild poliovirus-free certification status. “As long as wild polio exists anywhere in the world all countries remain at risk of importation of the virus,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa. “Following the detection of wild polio in Malawi, we’re t

Upcoming disability summit must be a turning point Originally published by  BMJ on 16 February 2022 . This week’s Global Disability Summit (GDS) must be a moment for inclusion, commitment, and action to ensure equitable access and services for persons with disabilities. The GDS is co-hosted by Ghana, Norway and the International Disability Alliance (IDA), and supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The Summit is held on 16-17 February.  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, President of Ghana, Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization; Yannis Vardakastanis, President of International Disability Alliance. Grace is a primary school teacher in Malawi. She was also a university student, working towards a bachelor’s degree. She had a small business selling second-hand clothes. And she is a person with albinism. Albinism is characterized by a significant deficit in the production of melanin, resulting in the parti