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They say unprecedented times come up every once in centuries, and so here we are, living in such a time now. Rising panic, chaos, gripping fear, crippling grief, and increased death tolls are synonymous with this period. It is a new norm in our daily lives. Worldwide, the scenario...
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April 20th, 2020, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia): Women 20 (W20), the Women’s Engagement Group, have supported the idea proposed at the virtual meeting of Health Ministers from the G20 countries to create a new global health task force to tackle pandemics. The W20 urges Ministers to appoint women to a...
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced our globalised world to a standstill. It has also led to school closures throughout the world. UNESCO estimates that these measures impact approximately 89 percent of the world’s student population, representing 1.54 billion children and youth enrolled in school or university, including nearly...
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April 19th, 2020, Sharjah (UAE): The Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO) has launched ‘Parenting and Covid-19’ – an awareness campaign to support parents and families as they help their children deal with various new issues stemming from being restricted to home as a precaution against the spread of the...
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Almost two million people have been infected by the COVID19 Pandemic, indiscriminately, these include women, men and children. And the numbers will keep on rising well after this article is published! With more than a 100 days gone since the World Health Organization (WHO) first alerted the world of...
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View the book to distinguish facts from myths! As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic spreads, the UAE-based non-profit, Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), has stepped up efforts to continue on its mission to provide much-needed and credible information about the risks and vulnerability particularly faced by cancer...
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April 9th, 2020, Tallinn (Estonia): On the day the state of emergency was declared in Estonia, a public-private e-hackathon was held as one of the first crisis responses to offer quick and feasible solutions to combat the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. Estonia has a number of digital and globally successful...
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On March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) termed the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) a global pandemic. Following this announcement, another epidemic unleased itself onto the global arena – that of misleading information, also known as “infodemic”. This combination of real and false information has caused...
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This article was previously published by the author on LinkedIn. Biotechnology is an industry that focuses on novel drug development and clinical research, aimed at treating medical conditions and diseases. The biotech industry offers an opportunity to invest in tangible solutions for public health, economic security and environmental sustainability....