Have to work from home? 5 quick things you can do to prepare your space
So you’ve just been told to work at home, and now you’re wondering how to get it done. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-home-quick-space.html Views: 0
Last of Apple’s 42 stores in China reopen
The last of Apple’s 42 stores in China reopened Friday, as the country slowly goes back to work following weeks of quarantine that forced the closure of businesses. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-apple-china-reopen.html Views: 0
Mid-term review of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition
It is almost five years now since the Nutrition Decade was declared. It is time to reflect back on its achievements so far. FAO and WHO are convening an open and inclusive dialogue with stakeholders for the mid-term review of the Nutrition Decade. This review follows the ECOSOC Resolution 1989/84 regarding international decades, which provides…
Decades of work at Argonne National Laboratory led to pivotal moment for U.S. nuclear plants
A few years ago, several nuclear reactors in the United States were facing the possibility of unforeseen shutdowns in the wake of disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The 2011 accident prompted worldwide scrutiny of nuclear power safety—especially regarding boiling water reactors, or BWRs. Read More Views: 0
Coronavirus crisis spreads: Google tells North American employees to work from home
Google is recommending that all of its employees in North America work from home, if they can, due to the coronavirus. Read More Views: 0
Twitter staff ordered to work from home over virus fears
Twitter has ordered all staff globally to work from home in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epidemic. Read More Views: 0
Cervical cancer elimination initiative updates
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…
COVID 19: Occupational Health
WHO resources for protection of health workers and emergency responders The protection of health workers is one of the priorities for the response to COVID19 outbreaks. Occupational health services in health care facilities have an important role for protecting health workers and ensuring the business continuity of health care services. Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak:…
Restricting underage access to porn and gambling sites: Good idea, but technically tricky
Australia should work towards adopting a mandatory age-verification system for gambling and pornography websites, according to a recommendation from the federal parliamentary cross-party committee on social and legal issues. Read More Views: 0
COVID-19 for health workers’
WHO resources for protection of health workers and emergency responders The protection of health workers is one of the priorities for the response to COVID19 outbreaks. Occupational health services in health care facilities have an important role for protecting health workers and ensuring the business continuity of health care services. Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak:…