Europe
Opening – 24-25 March plenary session | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210322IPR00520/
Category: Institutions
America
Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off
COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around 3.3 million new cases reported in the past seven-day period, the UN health agency said on…
Health
1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19
An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Monday.
Health
First Person: Prepare for the next pandemic, says WHO scientist
New technologies have given us new ways to control diseases - crucial to fighting the COVID pandemic, and future global outbreaks, says the World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist.
Europe
Conference on the Future of Europe: EP appoints executive board representatives | News | European Parliament
On Thursday, Parliament’s Conference of Presidents endorsed the members and observers nominated by the political groups to be on the Conference’s executive board.Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © European…
Health
Do not use weather as a basis to relax COVID-19 control measures, UN agency urges
The UN meteorological agency on Thursday cautioned that weather and climate conditions, including the onset of higher temperatures in the northern hemisphere spring, should not be used as a trigger…
America
Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns
The Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was publicly approved for international use on Wednesday by UN health agency expert advisory board, SAGE, which allayed concerns over clotting events being associated by some countries, without definitive…
Health
South Asia: Sharp rise in child, maternal deaths due to COVID-19-induced disruptions
Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia last year, United Nations agencies said…
Health
Keep mothers and newborns together, new health research says
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, highlighted the risks of separating newborns from mothers, with new research showing that up to 125,000 lives could be saved by keeping…
Health
COVID disrupts contraception services, leads to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, says UNFPA
One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said on Thursday that an estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions to their family planning services.