Daily Current Affairs of 23rd January 2019

• India ranked 80th in recently released Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019.
• This Index was released on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2019.
• It was prepared by the INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and Adecco Group.
• The Global Talent Competitive Index measures how countries and cities grow, attract and retain talent, ranking 125 countries and 114 cities across all groups of income and levels of development.
• Top 5 Countries in Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019
• Switzerland 
• Singapore
• United States
• Norway 
• Denmark
• The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed out the Top 10 global health threats for 2019, ranging from vaccine-preventable diseases to drug-resistant infections, from obesity and physical inactivity to cancer and environmental diseases like heart and lung problems. 
• According to the WHO, unless steps are taken to address these threats millions of lives are at risk.
• The top 10 threats to global health in 2019

1. Air pollution and climate change
2. Non-communicable diseases
3. Global influenza pandemic
4. Fragile and vulnerable settings
5. Antimicrobial resistance
6. Ebola and other high-threat pathogens
7. Weak primary health care
8. Vaccine hesitancy
9. Dengue
10. HIV