Tag: healthcare
Consider ‘reducing collection of recyclables’, says UN
Governments across the world should consider a potential “reduction of the collection of recyclables” during the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by the United Nations claims….
Real Life Heroes: on a journey towards quality healthcare
In the remote Lamu region, on the northeast coast of Kenya, quality healthcare is hard to come by. Every month, medical staff from Safari Doctors,…
Hospital workers rally across France in push for budget hike
Doctors, nurses and other hospital staff staged protests across France on Tuesday to press for pay hikes and budget increases for a healthcare system that…
Sales of medical waste containers to soar
Rising need for safe and hazard-free disposal of waste generated in healthcare facilities is a primarily driving the market during the pandemic. Further, stringent regulations…
World short of six million nurses, WHO says
As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the world needs nearly six million nurses. The UN’s health agency along…
EU medical teams deployed to Italy
A team of European doctors and nurses from Romania and Norway was despatched Tuesday via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to Milan and Bergamo to…
U.N. urges countries to extend care to all migrants to combat coronavirus
Undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and trafficking victims worldwide should be granted access to healthcare and welfare – regardless of their legal status – to protect…
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