The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific — Global Issues

The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific — Global Issues

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Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Monday, September 05, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Sep 05 (IPS) – Most of the 2.1 billion strong workforce in Asia and the Pacific are denied access to decent jobs, health care and social protection but there is an array polices and tools…

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World — Global Issues

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Helen Grant Opinion by Yasmine Sherif, Helen Grant (new york) Friday, September 02, 2022 Inter Press Service Helen Grant Despite the progress made in recent decades, gender inequality between girls and boys, in all their diversity, is deepening. According to a recent United Nations report, the interlinked crises: of armed conflicts,…

100 million People with Long COVID is a Crisis We Must Address — Global Issues

100 million People with Long COVID is a Crisis We Must Address — Global Issues

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With the rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by new variants, the number of long COVID cases will keep increasing. Credit: Unsplash/Ivan Diaz Opinion by Ifeanyi Nsofor (abuja) Thursday, September 01, 2022 Inter Press Service ABUJA, Sep 01 (IPS) – More than two-years in, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on with rising cases…

The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific — Global Issues

Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths — Global Issues

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Speaking on Wednesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus again beat the drum for vaccination to reduce spread of the disease.  “Even if you are vaccinated, there are simple things you can do to reduce your own risk of infection, and to reduce the risk of infecting someone else.Avoid crowds if…

WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue — Global Issues

WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue — Global Issues

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More than 33 million people, and three-quarters of all districts, have been affected by the disaster, which was brought on by monsoon rains.  At least 1,000 people have been killed and 1,500 injured, WHO said, citing national health authorities.  More than 161,000 others are now in camps. The Government has…

The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific — Global Issues

Devastating crisis for children, a ‘cautionary tale’ for South Asia — Global Issues

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The alert from the UN Children’s Fund, comes as Sri Lanka continues to suffer its worst financial slump since independence in 1948.  Mr. Laryea-Adjei reports that, “families are skipping regular meals as staple foods become unaffordable. Children are going to bed hungry, unsure of where their next meal will come…

African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases — Global Issues

African Health Ministers announce ‘pivotal’ new strategy to combat communicable diseases — Global Issues

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The health ministers, gathering for the seventy-second session of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa in Lomé, Togo, adopted the strategy, known as PEN-PLUS. That plan will be implemented as a regional strategy to address severe noncommunicable diseases at first-level referral health facilities. The strategy supports…

The Right Policies Can Protect the Workers of Asia and the Pacific — Global Issues

WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east — Global Issues

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The case concerns a 46-year-old woman who died on 15 August in the town of Beni.  She had received care at the Beni Referral Hospital, initially for other ailments, but subsequently exhibited symptoms consistent with Ebola.  Virus samples were taken from the patient and the diagnosis was confirmed by two…