[ad_1] Ahead of the International Day of Universal Health Coverage (December 12), as the world struggles to curb COVID-19, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and IOM Director General António Vitorino , stressed that health services must include all people, including migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons …
Read More »Noncommunicable diseases kill more people than ever: WHO
[ad_1] 3D illustration of a file with a list of non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Noncommunicable diseases account for seven of the 10 leading causes of death in the world, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20 Get a dedicated app to improve gaming performance
[ad_1] Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Note 20 series users can now install a dedicated app that will enhance the performance of selected games on their phones through separate GPU driver updates. The Samsung GameDriver app is available for the Exynos and Qualcomm Snapdragon versions of the Galaxy S20 and …
Read More »UNHCR – IOM and UNHCR Heads Highlight COVID-19 Underlines Urgent Need for Universal Health Coverage
[ad_1] A health worker cares for a 23-year-old Burundian refugee after she gave birth to her baby at the Natukobenyo health clinic in the Kalobeyei settlement, Kenya, October 2020. © UNHCR / Samuel Otieno Ahead of the International Day of Universal Health Coverage (December 12), as the world struggles to …
Read More »The media ignores the Hunter Biden scandal until after the election
[ad_1] The Telegraph Australia drops COVID-19 vaccine due to false positives for HIV Australia canceled production of a locally made Covid-19 vaccine after trial volunteers falsely tested positive for HIV, meaning the drug could interfere with the diagnosis of that virus. Antibodies generated by the pricks developed by the University …
Read More »At least 4 humanitarian workers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
[ad_1] International aid groups said on Friday that at least four staff members were killed in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The Danish Refugee Council (RDC) said its three employees killed last month had worked as guards at a project site. “Unfortunately, due to the lack of communications and …
Read More »Australia rules out Covid-19 vaccine that produced false positives for HIV
[ad_1] Australia on Friday canceled an approximately $ 750 million plan for a large order for a locally developed coronavirus vaccine after the inoculation produced false positive results for HIV in some volunteers participating in a trial study. Of the dozens of coronavirus vaccines being tested around the world, the …
Read More »Yemen: UNHCR Operational Update, December 11, 2020 – Yemen
[ad_1] By 2021, UNHCR will need $ 271 million to provide life-saving protection and assistance to the most vulnerable internally displaced Yemenis, refugees and asylum-seekers. UNHCR will work with authorities, UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, internally displaced persons, host communities and refugees to assist up to 1.5 million displaced Yemenis and …
Read More »Second wave makes landfall in South Africa || Southern times
[ad_1] Johannesburg – The South African government has officially announced that the country is experiencing a second wave of the new coronavirus pandemic. This week, Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize said that South Africa met the second wave criteria formulated by scientists and modeling teams. Dr. Mkhize said that the …
Read More »Ethiopian Army Says 1,000 Captured Senior Military Officers Released
[ad_1] Ethiopia said on Thursday that its joint forces have released more than 1,000 senior military officers and soldiers who had been held hostage for weeks by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Major General Mohammed Tessema, Director General of Indoctrination of the National Defense Force, said among those released …
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