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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 Kyrgyzstan. The WHO Adaptt Surge...

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 highest levels of government...

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 promoting cycling across the pan-European...

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 Monday in a bid to get richer nations to share their excess doses.

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 beat the Zacks Consensus...

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.  ...

Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Hot Drinks Sector Market Report- Size, Growth, and Per Capita Analysis

The global hot drinks sector is forecast to rise from US$218,661.2 million in 2020 to reach US$290,191.9 million by 2025, recording a CAGR of 5.82% over 2020-2025. Asia-Pacific, the largest region, with a value...

COVID-19: Wealthy nations urged to delay youth vaccines, donate to solidarity scheme

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for wealthier countries to delay vaccinating younger people against COVID-19 and instead donate doses to the COVAX global vaccine solidarity initiative. 

Apeel Acquires Imaging Technology To Unlock The Insights In Every Bite Of Fruit

Apeel announced its acquisition of ImpactVision for an undisclosed amount. ImpactVision’s hyperspectral imaging technology is soon to be integrated into Apeel application systems at supplier locations around the world — adding a new layer...

First Person: ‘God save us from famine’

The conflict in Yemen forced Asia El-Sayeed Ali and her family from her home in Aden’s Al Tawahi district, where there was active fighting, in 2015. Today, she works at a health clinic supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), where she cares for children, and their mothers, suffering from malnutrition.

Genetic Risk of Heart Disease May Be Due to Low Omega 3-Linked Biomarker Found in Fish Oils

Genetic Risk of Heart Disease May Be Due to Low Omega 3-Linked Biomarker Found in Fish Oils People who are genetically more likely to suffer from cardiovascular diseases may benefit from boosting a biomarker found...

Top COVID probe urges bold overhaul of pandemic prevention measures 

A prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) appointed panel on Wednesday urged bold action to end the COVID-19 crisis, while also calling for the UN agency to be given greater authority to respond more quickly to future threats. 

Inflation Worries May Lead To Continued Weakness On Wall Street

The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a lower open on Wednesday, with stocks likely to extend the downward move seen over the two previous sessions. Concerns about the accelerating pace of inflation...

European Shares Rise After Earnings Beat

European stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday, with encouraging earnings and hopes for a strong economic recovery offering some support. Caution prevailed as investors awaited U.S. inflation data due later in the day for clues...

Refugees and migrants hosted in Serbian reception centres get their COVID-19 vaccine doses

Refugees and migrants may live highly insecure lives, often in fear and without access to essential health and other services. Their living circumstances can also put them at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, and the pandemic has consequently had a disproportionate impact on refugee and migrant communities.

CUSTOMS CRISIS Irish food brands forced to stop trading with UK due to new Brexit border regulations

MULTIPLE Irish food brands are being forced to take drastic measures to protect their business from the negative impact of new customs rules now in place due to Brexit. On January 1, 2021 Britain’s Brexit...

In Europe, 24 million of 15-34 young people are using psychoactive drugs

Popularized in the 1960's by artists and mass media such as : "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (LSD) by the Beatles, "Cocaine" by J.J. Cale, "Purple Haze" (cannabis) by Jimmy Hendrix, etc., drugs...

Butylated Derivative Market 2021 Top makers Records, Size, Market Share & Trends Analysis with Impact of the domestic and world market 2026

<!--UdmComment--><!--/UdmComment--> <h2 class="fe_heading2">Butylated Derivative Market 2021 Top makers Records,...

Swiss voters to cast ballots on pesticide-free farming

Wine grower Jean-Denis Perrochet fills his tractor's spray tank with diluted milk. That's what he uses to get rid of fungus on the vines on his vineyard near the town of Neuenburg in northwestern...

High rates of childhood obesity alarming given anticipated impact of COVID-19 pandemic

In some countries of the WHO European Region, 1 in 3 children aged 6 to 9 years is living with overweight or obesity. Mediterranean countries have the highest rates of obesity, but the situation there is starting to improve.

Faces of WHO – Lilit Dadikyan, WHO Country Office Armenia

“Faces of WHO” is a series of interviews with some of the people working for WHO/Europe across the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region. In these interviews, WHO staff from all areas of work and all walks of life share their stories. First in the series is an interview with Lilit Dadikyan from the WHO Country Office Armenia.

What can the UN do to help Asia through its life-threatening COVID-19 surge?

The UN is at the forefront of efforts to help India extricate itself from the almost unimaginable scale of suffering its citizens are undergoing, as a result of a devastating wave of COVID-19 infections. Earlier this week, UN News spoke to the country chiefs based in India, for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund, to get their take on the crisis. Here are some key excerpts from the interviews.

India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund

A new wave of COVID-19 infections is spreading like “wildfire” across India, leaving many youngsters destitute, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Friday.

Iceland’s ring road: Europe’s most sustainable road trip

Depending on the time of year, Iceland can be cloaked in an ethereal palette of green or white, as it experiences the lightest of nights or the darkest of days. And either landscape makes...

Complex Fertilizers Market Is growing Continuously in Global Business Industry from 2020- 2027 | Know the businesses List Could Potentially Benefit or Loose out...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. May 07, 2021 (Market Insight Reports) -- Complex fertilizers(compound fertilizers)...
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