Every medicine has a story, from its discovery and development to its manufacture, distribution, and eventual use by a patient. Pharmacists play an important role in this journey. Pharmacy is a truly global profession; there are ~5.57 million pharmacists licensed or registered across 83 countries.
Every piece of litter left on a street, plastic bottle thrown into a river, or food discarded unnecessarily adds to a much larger environmental problem. Clean up is often seen as something that happens after a place becomes dirty. But a more sustainable approach is to make cleanliness a culture, not a campaign. While humanity struggles to cope and keep the environment cleaner, another challenge daunts everyone: the need to clean up the spaces in the mind.
It is a chance to celebrate one of the world's most beloved foods, loved by children and adults alike. The observance highlights its history and the farmers, workers, and businesses involved in producing it. Behind every chocolate bar is a long chain of people. Chocolate is also in the news for being part of diplomacy, gifted by dignitaries, from the Indian PM to the Italian PM or the Belgian PM to the Indian PM.
It honours people who have lost their lives while protecting forests, wildlife, and the natural world. Forest staff, conservation workers, local communities and environmental defenders may face wildlife attacks, forest fires, difficult terrain and extreme weather. To protect forests, we must also protect the people who protect them.
Every city has a skyline that tells a story. Skyscrapers evolved from 55 meters in 1885 to 828 meters in 2010. The Jeddah Tower under construction in Saudi Arabia is planned to exceed 1,000 meters. India has steadily developed a vertical skyline dominated by luxury residential towers. The next generation of skyscrapers may look very different. Skyscrapers embody one of humanity's oldest ambitions: to reach higher than before.