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WHO promotes distance care for diabetic patients in Czechia during COVID-19

Health care systems in Czechia had to adapt to many challenges during COVID-19, one of which was caring for patients with diabetes. WHO supported the use of telemedicine, including continuous glucose monitoring technologies, to...

Alumnotes: Fall 2020

<div class="entry-content entry clearfix" readability="40.957608133724"> 1970s CHRISTOPHER CARLSON ’73, ’75 M.S., former roommate DALE PIERCE ’76  and scion PATRICK CARLSON ’08  indulged in all things snowy and black diamond the last two weeks of February at Steamboat...

In Search of 100-Mile Beer (in Culture)

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Establishing the Pan-European Transformational Leadership Academy

Providing direct support to health authorities to strengthen health leadership is an important strand of WHO/Europe’s 5-year health agenda, the European Programme of Work (EPW). As part of these efforts, WHO/Europe is moving forward...

Fruit Pomace Market Outlook 2020 Sales Revenue, Strategy to 2027

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Dec 17, 2020 (MARKITWIRED via COMTEX) -- FMI has compiled...

Bank backs eco-friendly farming

Ibis Rice Conservation Co Ltd (IBIS Rice) has signed a financing agreement with South Korean-owned Phnom Penh Commercial Bank Plc (PPCBank) to support 1,500 smallholder farmers to grow organic wildlife-friendly jasmine rice, which will...

Turning the tide: Slovenia’s success story of fighting cervical cancer

Slovenia has come a long way to become one of the most successful countries in the WHO European Region in the fight against cervical cancer. From having had one of the worst statistics in Europe on cervical cancer incidence, Slovenia has managed to turn the tide thanks to political will, cooperation and a robust screening programme.

WHO analytical tool helps Ukraine monitor how regions respond to COVID-19

A new monitoring tool, developed by WHO and the Public Health Center of Ukraine (UPHC), is revealing how the different regions in Ukraine responded to COVID-19. Launched in October 2020, the Public Health Response...

New publication outlines practical steps for refugee and migrant health data collection

In collaboration with Uppsala University, WHO/Europe has published new technical guidance that outlines why and how Member States should collect refugee and migrant-specific health data through their national health information systems (HIS). As a result...

WHO study finds country differences in physical activity, screen time and sleep habits of children

A recent analysis of results from the WHO Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) provides a unique overview of the physical activity habits of children in the WHO European Region. The study shows that more...

Quality and Sustainability: Why Colombia could become the next exporting giant

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Colombia is set to become one of the world’s largest food exporters. If it succeeds, Europe will be seeing more Colombian produce on its supermarket shelves...

DHS & Its Private Equity Arm Acquires Biscuit & Carso Construction: Fernando Aguirre, Vice Chairman, Announced $125M

DHS & Its Private Equity Arm Acquires Biscuit & Carso Construction: Fernando Aguirre, Vice Chairman, Announced $125M - Organic Food News Today - EIN Presswire ...

Minimizing the COVID-19 risk: advice to individuals, communities and governments for the winter holidays

Winter holidays are a time for family, community and renewal. This year more than ever, across the WHO European Region, people are anxious to gather together and reflect on what has been both an...

Africa needs a Farm to Fork vision too, IFAD official says

Africa needs a ‘Farm to Fork’ vision to change its food systems in a more sustainable way and the EU can be at the centre of this transformation, according to a senior official of...

Tea Industry Overview | Size, COVID-19 Pandemic Impact, Value Share, Key Players Strategy, Product Category, Sales and Production by Forecast to 2025

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Dec 15, 2020 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- Market Overview The...

Brits and Europeans bond and share stories over Zoom ahead of Brexit crunch day

… an uncertain future outside the European Union. It is a seismic … . Our project matched thousands across Europe for a video call chat … to see Britain leaving the EU....

UN experts raise concern over charges against US indigenous leader and rights defender 

Independent UN human rights experts expressed serious concern on Friday over the arrest and charges brought against an indigenous leader, for peacefully protesting a political rally held last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, located on treaty lands of the Great Sioux Nation. 

Refugees deliver mental health services to locked down camps

Ayat Al Huseein: refugee community psychosocial worker helps other refugees tackle mental health issues “In some ways, this job has helped me rebuild my own life. I can now help others heal and develop mental...

‘Generation disrupted’ lays out plan to take on coronavirus through major youth mobilization

A new ground-breaking global youth initiative was launched on Monday to invest in and scale up youth-led solutions and engagement, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Avert ‘dire consequences’ for women’s health, UNFPA urges in appeal to prevent maternal deaths

The UN agency dedicated to improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide (UNFPA) appealed on Monday for $2.5 billion by 2030 to help avert potential “dire consequences” surrounding pregnancies and maternal deaths.

WHO hubs pool resources in the European Region to boost COVID-19 response

Countries in central Asia, the southern Caucasus and the Balkans share technical expertise and resources with each other via regional hubs set up by WHO/Europe in Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Serbia respectively. The countries in...

Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report

Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put about 1.8 billion health workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19 and other diseases, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have said. 

OUR BURNING PLANET INVESTIGATION: Pyrocene Cape: Inside the furnace of Table Mountain’s fire starters

Ill-timed blazes may be damaging the Mother City’s most famous natural landmark. And they have a lot to do with homeless campers, the roaming people who seek refuge on the mountain while the city...

World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone — now and into the future

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed.
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