Health

IRC staff member killed in Ethiopia

[ad_1] New York, NY, December 10, 2020 – The IRC regrets confirming the killing of a staff member at the Hitsats refugee camp in Shire, Ethiopia. We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague; our staff in the country is the heart of our work and is …

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Turkish leader salutes Human Rights Day

[ad_1] ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marked Human Rights Day on Thursday on the anniversary of the UN General Assembly that adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. In a statement issued by the country’s Communications Directorate, Erdogan emphasized the continuing importance of the statement, which, …

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How Children’s Immune Systems Can Evade COVID

[ad_1] Children rarely show symptoms of COVID-19, even if they are infected.Credit: Thomas Lohnes / Getty Young children account for only a small percentage of COVID-19 infections1 – a trend that has puzzled scientists. Now, a growing body of evidence suggests why: Children’s immune systems appear to be better equipped …

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