Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk — Global Issues

Mercury Project Puts Great UNEP Treaty at Risk — Global Issues

Charlie Brown Opinion by Charlie Brown (lome, togo) Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Inter Press Service LOME, Togo, Apr 26 (IPS) – The writer is President, World Alliance for Mercury-Free DentistryThe Minamata Convention on Mercury, a stellar success story to date, has been favorably compared to the prototype success story for a…

FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’ — Global Issues

FAO makes case for meat, eggs and milk as ‘essential source of nutrients’ — Global Issues

This is particularly vital during key life stages such as pregnancy and lactation, childhood, adolescence and older age, says the study, entitled Contribution of terrestrial animal source food to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes. Comprehensive analysis It’s the most comprehensive analysis yet of the benefits and risks…

Confronting Gender Inequalities & Power Dynamics — Global Issues

Confronting Gender Inequalities & Power Dynamics — Global Issues

Opinion by Kipkemoi Saitabau, Arthur Ngetich Kipkemoi Saitabau (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Monday, April 24, 2023 Inter Press Service Women are at higher risk of malaria due to biological, social, economic, and gender factors. They have limited access to healthcare, less decision-making power and control over household resources, which increases their susceptibility….

World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track — Global Issues

World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track — Global Issues

Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO – the World Health Organization – and partners will support countries to get back on track so that more children and adults are protected from preventable diseases. The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks…

Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO — Global Issues

Yemen health system ‘edging closer to collapse’ warns WHO — Global Issues

Hopes are running high of an end to the intense fighting between a Saudi-backed coalition standing alongside Government forces, and Houthi rebels and their allies, which since 2015 has led the near total collapse of the economy, with tens of thousands killed, and 21.6 million in need of humanitarian assistance…

Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa — Global Issues

Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa — Global Issues

Over 200 international participants working with the mRNA Technology Transfer Programme had their first face-to-face meeting, in a bid to make one of the most revolutionary medical technologies which led the field in vaccine development against COVID-19, more widely and fairly available, in the places where it is most needed….

WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks — Global Issues

WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks — Global Issues

“The focus of the mission was to enhance the capacity of the early warning alert and response network (EWARN) and ensure rapid detection, verification and response to communicable diseases alerts and outbreaks”, the WHO office for the Eastern Mediterranean said in a statement issued on Thursday. They identified areas in…

Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge — Global Issues

Millions of children deprived of life-saving vaccinations amid COVID pandemic, misinformation surge — Global Issues

In its State of the World’s Children 2023 report, UNICEF says that vaccination coverage levels decreased in 112 countries during the pandemic, “the largest sustained backslide in childhood immunization in 30 years”. According to the agency, a rise in misleading information on vaccines is one of the factors at play….

UT Southwestern teaches med students ‘gender is independent of physical structure’
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UT Southwestern teaches med students ‘gender is independent of physical structure’

Documents obtained by Fox News Digital show that University of Texas Southwestern medical students are being taught that gender is independent of physical structure. Fox News Digital obtained the documents via a FOIA request from Do No Harm, a national association of medical professionals that combats “woke” activism in the healthcare…

World Chagas Day calls for primary health care to track ‘silent’ disease — Global Issues

World Chagas Day calls for primary health care to track ‘silent’ disease — Global Issues

“UNITAID calls upon the global health community and governments to make Chagas disease a priority and support ongoing efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission and improve access to tests and treatments,” said Herve Verhoosel, UNITAID’s head of communication. “Together, by integrating it into primary health care and systematically screening mothers and…