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Mushroom cultivation produces three times its weight in waste. It’s now being turned into burgers and fertiliser
… in food and bioplastics. A pressurised hot water tea-like … turn it into pellets of organic fertiliser as part of their … byproducts with other types of agricultural waste. For example, several … machinery which contains sugar and fruit residue. “At this …
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Silent Pandemic: Overuse renders antimicrobials less effective – UN agriculture agency
People, plants and animals around the world are dying from untreatable infections – even with the best medicines available – due to a rise in antimicrobial resistance, the UN food agriculture agency said on Wednesday, kicking off World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.
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Latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is declared over, with lessons for COVID-19
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is over, the government announced on Wednesday, after a five-month response supported by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners.
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Estimated net sales of SEK 850-1,050 million and SEK 300-400 million in operational EBIT added during FY 2021/2022
… Silver/Koch Media, Coffee Stain, Amplifier Games Invest, … its developer footprint in Eastern Europe as well as its development … purpose of adding additional organic growth opportunities and to … in accordance with the (EU) Market Abuse Regulation 596…
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Coming together to identify health-workforce needs in small countries
The WHO Small Countries Initiative has released 2 sets of micro case studies, illustrating the experiences of 11 small countries and 1 region in strengthening their health workforces in the areas of postgraduate training and monitoring and managing health workforce mobility.
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Preventing the COVID-19 pandemic from causing an antibiotic resistance catastrophe
According to research conducted by WHO/Europe and reports from the field, the European Region now risks accelerated spread of antimicrobial resistance. The long-term problem of antibiotics being used inappropriately by individuals and in health care settings is worsening as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, set to take place…
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Persons living with disabilities ‘have very special abilities’, UN deputy chief tells young Ghanaians
During her visit to Ghana on Monday, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed met with young people living with HIV and disabilities in the capital, Accra.
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Gasoline is too cheap
… less than a cup of coffee at Starbucks? Enjoying your java … third of the price in Europe? The answer is taxes. Other … of their kids by buying organic food, but drive to the supermarket … the actual cost of driving, European motorists don’t waste fuel …
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New partnership to boost maternal and newborn health in East and Southern Africa
Some 10,000 health workers will be trained to support mothers and newborns in Africa through a partnership between the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and Laerdal Global Health, the non-profit arm of a Norwegian company that provides innovative training, educational and therapy solutions for emergency medical care and patient safety.
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UN-backed fund to address crisis in global sanitation and hygiene
A UN-backed fund, launched on Tuesday, is set to take on the centuries-old crisis centred around sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health, which now impacts more than four billion people across the world.