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World can save lives and ‘end this pandemic, together’ – WHO chief

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues evolving, the world must “take all opportunities to learn and improve the response as we go”, the UN health agency chief said on Friday.     
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Albania needs to expand population coverage to move towards universal health coverage

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New WHO analysis finds that out-of-pocket payments for health are a major source of financial hardship for people in Albania. Around 8% of households are pushed into poverty or further impoverished after paying out of pocket and 12% experience catastrophic health spending. The financial hardship caused by out-of-pocket payments is heavily concentrated among poorer parts of the population and is increasingly driven by household spending on outpatient medicines.
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‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics

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Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but preventable diseases – amid disruptions to vital immunization programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have said.
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Helicopter paramedic nurse Jacqueline Zbären – providing emergency care in inhospitable terrain

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“Most of my missions stand out in some way or another due to the nature of helicopter operations. They often entail emergencies either on a mountain or in inaccessible terrain, or otherwise involve serious patterned injuries or time-critical medical conditions,” explains Jacqueline Zbären, a helicopter paramedic nurse working in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland.
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FROM THE FIELD: coping with COVID in refugee camps

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Physical distancing, handwashing with soap, wearing masks: these are some of the most basic, recommendations for slowing the spread of COVID-19, but for many refugees, and other displaced people, they can be very difficult to follow.
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Ahead of global health assembly, WHO stresses need for solidarity, preparation

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The COVID-19 pandemic can be defeated through science, solutions and solidarity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, underlining one of its core messages throughout the crisis. 
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WHO/Europe and Ukrainian Government sign Biennial Collaborative Agreement for 2020-2021

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WHO/Europe and the Government of Ukraine, represented by the Ministry of Health, have signed a Biennial Collaborative Agreement (BCA) for 2020–2021. Signed by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, and Maxym Stepanov, Minister of Health of Ukraine during a virtual ceremony, the agreement strengthens cooperation to improve the health of the Ukrainian population, and accelerate progress towards universal health coverage and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Food

Farmers ‘can’t rely on UK workers alone’, government warned

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… government to explain how fruit, vegetable and flower growers in … on UK workers our organic business would finish overnight. … seasonal workers from Eastern Europe either from the European Union (EU) or not.” … this country, growing the food that is so critical …
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Regional Director visits newly opened GDO in Istanbul and speaks at Turkic Council on country visit

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On a recent country visit to Turkey at the invitation of Minister of Health Dr Fahrettin Koca, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge delivered a keynote address at the Health Scientific Board of the Turkic Council and spoke with Mr Baghdad Amreyev, Secretary General of the Turkic Council.
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New agreement between WHO/Europe and Welsh Government launched to accelerate action on health equity

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WHO/Europe and the Welsh Government have agreed to work more closely together to promote health equity and rights and to ensure prosperity for all. Discussions with Public Health Wales and National Health Service (NHS) Wales, held at a virtual meeting on 4 November 2020, focused on the next steps in implementing the new agreement, and how to identify and overcome the common challenges faced by society both before and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Food

TUBERS – ‘The Good, The Bad & The Ugly’

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The potato was first domesticated in Peru and Bolivia between 8000 and 5000BC . Andean farmers found they grew well in higher altitudes around the lakes of Titicaca where the ancestors of the Inca...
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The making of…

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Transcript | Humanitarianism: The making of... Jeremy Konyndyk: The humanitarian system we know today was not really designed to be a system. In fact, it wasn't designed at all. It evolved from a ragtag community...
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Kazakhstan To Tap Into Vast Potential In Developing Organic Agriculture

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NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has ample opportunities to develop the country’s own organic agriculture, said Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov at the Nov. 3 virtual meeting of the 32nd session of the Food and...
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Protecting citizens from COVID while granting refugee access, can be done: UNHCR

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It is possible for countries to both protect public health and “ensure access” for vulnerable people forced to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
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WHO and EU help migrants access COVID-19 protective equipment in Turkey

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Turkey provides universal access to health services to all refugees and migrants, including irregular migrants. Hosted in dedicated centres for short periods of time before repatriating to their respective countries, irregular migrants are in need of equipment to protect themselves against COVID-19.
Food

Emerson Electric Co (EMR) CEO David Farr on Q4 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

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… over time through both organic investment and acquisitions. We … growth for the broader European portfolio returning in the … servicing hotels and restaurants and foodservice, food retail. And those …...
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Koninklijke DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Dimitri de Vreeze on Q3 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

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Koninklijke DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Dimitri de Vreeze on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Coloplast A/S’s (CLPBF) CEO Kristian Villumsen On Q4 2020 Results – Quick Version Earnings Call Transcript

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Coloplast A/S's (CLPBF) CEO Kristian Villumsen On Q4 2020 Results - Quick Version Earnings Call Transcript
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Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material

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Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material
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Deputy UN chief pushes Security Council on global ceasefire, to fight ‘common enemy’

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The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Tuesday urged the Security Council to do more to encourage combatants across the world to put down their guns and focus instead on fighting “our common enemy” – the coronavirus.
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FMC Corporation’s (FMC) CEO Mark Douglas On Q3 2020 Results – Quick Version Earnings Call Transcript

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FMC Corporation's (FMC) CEO Mark Douglas On Q3 2020 Results - Quick Version Earnings Call Transcript
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European Observatory, WHO/Europe and European Commission publish special issue of Eurohealth examining health system responses to COVID-19

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As countries across the WHO European Region face a steep surge in COVID-19 transmission, the latest issue of Eurohealth, released today, considers whether there is still an opportunity to use the crisis to tackle underlying problems besetting our health systems.
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Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy

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Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” on children and humanitarian personnel, the UN envoy for Children and Armed Conflict said on Monday.
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‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’ – WHO chief

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Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Monday.  
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MUSEVENI: Uganda is ready for takeoff

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MUSEVENI: Uganda is ready for takeoff
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