Europe
WHO/Europe’s governing board decides to hold virtual Regional Committee
Members of the Standing Committee of the Regional Committee (SCRC) met on 18 May 2021 to agree on the agenda for the upcoming 71st session of the WHO Regional Committee…
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SPIEGEL involved Merkel and Borissov in a scheme to supply low-quality masks from Bulgaria
The German army has ordered protective clothing from Bulgaria for hundreds of thousands of euros, which is of poor quality, but about which Chancellor Angela Merkel seems to have personally…
Europe
Q&A: COVID-19 variants and what they mean for countries and individuals
We spoke to Dr Richard Pebody, who leads the High-threat Pathogen team at WHO/Europe, to find out more about why the COVID-19 virus changes, what implications this has for public…
Europe
Nature and biodiversity play a vital role in protecting human health
Urbanization, land use, global trade and industrialization have led to profound and negative impacts on nature, biodiversity and ecosystems across the world. The ongoing depletion of natural resources not only…
Europe
Anticipating health workforce and hospital needs to plan for a better COVID-19 response in Kyrgyzstan
Two WHO tools, developed to forecast requirements for health workforce surge capacity and hospital bed availability during the COVID-19 pandemic, were tailored to fit the context of the response in…
Europe
WHO/Europe joins forces with members of parliament and civil society to end the TB epidemic by 2030
WHO/Europe is helping Member States leverage high-level political will to position the fight against tuberculosis (TB) as a whole-of-government and whole-of-society priority. It is hoped that better coordination linking the…
Europe
European countries adopt Vienna Declaration on clean, safe and healthy transport and first-ever Pan-European Master Plan for Cycling Promotion
Vienna, Austria, 18 May 2021 Today, European countries adopted the Vienna Declaration to spur the transformation towards clean, safe, healthy and inclusive transport and mobility, with a strong focus on…
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Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit
The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have access to vaccines, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on…
Food
Coca-Cola (KO) Surpasses Q1 Earnings & Revenue Estimates
The Coca-Cola Company KO has delivered first-quarter 2021 results, wherein earnings and sales beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate and improved year over year. Comparable earnings of 55 cents per share…
Food
Spend It Better: World Bee Day is less a celebration than an appeal for help
Let’s look at the Irish farming landscape through the gaze of a bee. Glossy fields of grass might look like lush rich countryside. To our bees they’re a food desert. …