Latest news and updates from WHO Dear colleagues and friends, World TB Day, this year, comes at a sobering time – as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. We stand in solidarity with those affected, those at the frontlines of the fight to combat COVID-19, as well as those who continue efforts to support…
Always forgetting birthdays? Terrible at staying in touch? New tech promises to turn you into the best buddy ever. We put it to the test Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532750-800-a-new-wave-of-apps-say-they-can-improve-your-friendships-can-they/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah people will be exempted from paying their water bills and will be given a 30% discount on electricity bills for three months beginning April, according to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal. He said the exemption and discount were part of the initiatives introduced under the Sabah Covid-19 aid package in…
If you haven’t heard by now, Gmail is rolling out a major change to how its users receive emails. Basically, Gmail will be sorting emails for their users and putting them in folders for them. Why would Gmail be doing this? I suspect at least part of the reason is because a common complaint from…
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Brown University have developed new approaches that significantly improve the accuracy of an important material testing technique by harnessing the power of machine learning. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-machine-learning-technique-sharpens-material-mechanical.html Views: 1
Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley explains how Vanguard is striving to improve investor outcomes with financial advice. Read More Behind our passion for advice: Better outcomes for everyone Views: 0
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GENEVA and Washington, D.C. – A new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Solidarity Response Fund will raise money from a wide range of donors to support the work of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners to help countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund, the first-of-its-kind, enables private individuals, corporations and institutions anywhere in the…
New evidence on the relationship between sexual health and social context finds a strong association between gender equality, education and family planning Twenty-five years ago, two global events – the International Conference on Population and Development and the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing – formally recognized that women’s health and reproductive choices cannot…
February: Garnering international support on the path to eliminate cervical cancer On 5 February, the WHO Executive Board recommended to the 73rd World Health Assembly the adoption of the draft Global Strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem, and urged its implementation. The proposed resolution urges Member States…