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A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported,…
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A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
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WHO’s Emergency Medical Teams inspire countries and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) are WHO-classified teams of health-care professionals who can be deployed to provide immediate assistance to countries and territories during natural disasters, outbreaks and emergencies. During the...
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Colombia- Cocaine discovery in avocado exports bound for Europe
Colombian Anti-narcotics police from the Valle del Cauca division have seized 1.5 metric tons (MT) of cocaine hidden within boxes of export avocados in the port city of Buenaventura, according…
Food
The dark side of Italian hazelnut farming
As the early morning mist clears to reveal the turrets of San Quirico Castle in central Italy, the greenery surrounding local farmhouses comes alive with sound: Red-bellied woodpeckers chirp and...
Health
COVID cases surge amid growing threat from antimicrobial resistance – WHO chief
More cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past four weeks than in the first six months of the pandemic, the UN health agency chief told journalists on Friday…
Europe
Regional Director’s visit cements stronger cooperation on health in Albania
On a recent country visit to Albania, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, signed a 2-year agreement to work together on key health issues, and met...
Europe
Next steps to deliver “United Action for Better Health” in Europe
From the launch of a new centre for health emergency preparedness; the establishment of a scientific advisory board to help identify policy priorities during pandemics; and the formation of a...
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Remdesivir no COVID-19 silver bullet, says UN health agency
An advisory body of the UN health agency is not recommending the use of the high-profile antiviral drug Remdesivir for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, saying on Thursday there is insufficient evidence…
Food
Berry Global Group, Inc. (BERY) CEO Tom Salmon on Q4 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
… America, Mexico, Africa and Eastern Europe, offering higher growth potential … sheet improvement, delivering profitable organic growth in 2020, and … million of low hanging fruit of EBITDA growth...
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In the face of ridicule: one woman’s fight to bring sanitation to a Nepali village
4.2 billion people are living without access to safely managed sanitation, putting them at increased risk of catching a host of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, cholera, and typhoid. On…