In many countries with strong health systems, HIV is no longer a death sentence, but a chronic condition. And Africa has reached a critical milestone: each year, there are now more Africans starting HIV treatment than being infected. Continue reading An Aids-free world may not be distant
Category Archives: UAE
How has UAE made life easy for people with special needs?
From the limited accessibility to public places and facilities to having to deal with people’s empathetic looks, people with special needs said the UAE has come a long way in recognizing and meeting their rights. Continue reading How has UAE made life easy for people with special needs?
How tech can help you keep New Year’s resolutions
With the advent of 2016, people around the world had set themselves New Year’s resolutions. But 88 per cent of all those set resolutions fail, leaving most people feeling a bit disappointed in themselves. There are certain neurological reasons why we tend not to keep our New Year’s resolutions, but in the digital world we live in there are certain tech solutions that can help us power through. Continue reading How tech can help you keep New Year’s resolutions
Taxes on expats may cause ‘brain drain’
Imposing tax on expatriates’ remittances and incomes, thepossibility of which is currently under study in some GCC countries, will lead to negative consequences, including “brain drain” among expatriates who constitute about 90 per cent of the total employees in the private sector in the region, International Monetary Fund. Continue reading Taxes on expats may cause ‘brain drain’
Rising protectionism is taking a toll on global trade
Does Donald Trump’s election as United States President mean that globalisation is dead, or are reports of the process’ demise greatly exaggerated? If globalisation is only partly incapacitated, not terminally ill, should we worry? How much will slower trade growth, now in the offing, matter for the global economy? Continue reading Rising protectionism is taking a toll on global trade
Three ways to keep your child safe from disease
Over the last 15 years, the international community has made great strides in improving child health. But, with millions of children under the age of five dying each year from preventable and treatable diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia, the job is far from finished. Continue reading Three ways to keep your child safe from disease
Lamenting the lost art of conversation
I received a Whatsapp forward recently, which read, “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave the wrong thing unsaid at the most tempting moments.” Continue reading Lamenting the lost art of conversation
Smart city for people with special needs
It’s easy to talk of inclusive growth which benefits all people, but putting it into practice is easier said than done. The UAE has a track record of making things happen and taking every segment of the population along to meet its development goals. Continue reading Smart city for people with special needs
Man without limbs leads millions with his heart
Saman Haziq
Friday night turned out quite a ‘Night of Hope’ for thousands of people who came to the The Dome arena in Sports City to attend a talk by motivational speaker Nick Vujicic. Dubai audience was moved, touched and inspired as this ‘unstoppable’ Aussie showed the city that he did not need limbs to own the world! Nick weaved magic with his candid yet animated talk on how he transformed his ‘life without limbs’ to a ‘life without limits’. Continue reading Man without limbs leads millions with his heart
Give power to the mind through reading
Mustafa Al Zarooni
Mental development of a human being starts from its inception when the surrounding ideas start influencing his mind, and allow him to fulfil his practical and intellectual life accordingly. So how can a student, who has visited the world of a printed word, seen hundreds and thousands of those around him loitering about, distracted intellectually, and contemplating what is in their hands of cultural schemes? Continue reading Give power to the mind through reading