By Hannah Ornas Edited by Samyukta Singh ______________________________________________________________________________ Since early 2020, the world has been united in its fight against COVID-19. Today, the death toll from the virus stands at over 6 million,1 and global efforts are still underway to curb its spread and reduce strain on overburdened healthcare systems. The infectious nature of the… Read more »
Fatal opioid overdoses took the lives of approximately 93,331 Americans (around 185 deaths per day) in 2020. The year represented the continuation of a troubling trend spanning two decades, with more than 550,000 Americans losing their lives to an opioid overdose from 2000 to 2020.
As per the 2011 census, 1.77 million people in India are experiencing homelessness – 0.15% of the total Indian population. If those experiencing homelessness in India had a state of their own, it would be the 26th most populous state in the country – with a population greater than Goa