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OUR BURNING PLANET INVESTIGATION: Pyrocene Cape: Inside the furnace of Table Mountain’s fire starters
… . Over time, these early agriculturalists had ample opportunity to gather … the practice of “fire-stick farming” to broker access to … , as well as the organic matter in the soil, … s Curse (Echium), also from southern Europe; and Eurasian Plantago species”. …
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World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone — now and into the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed.
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9 Wine Shops in the Hudson Valley Highlighting Natural Wine
… you buy eggs or vegetables or meat, you don’t want … whenever possible. “Wine is an agricultural product first and foremost … from around the world, including Western Europe, the US, Australia, and … will one day house our restaurant!) and go through the …
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Youth perspectives in focus at high-level meeting on schooling during COVID-19 pandemic
This week, WHO/Europe hosted a virtual high-level meeting with ministers of health and education from across the WHO European Region to highlight ways to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the schooling, health, well-being and education of young people. In a statement, Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said:…
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COVID-19: a stark reminder of the importance of universal health coverage
As COVID-19 spread across Europe earlier this year, many countries moved quickly to address gaps in health coverage by extending entitlement to migrants, suspending the payment of health insurance contributions for low-income self-employed people, adding teleconsultations to the benefits package and offering free access to testing and treatment of the virus. These actions demonstrate widespread…
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Marijuana: the other “pandemic” in Europe
At a time the main focus of all the sectors of the society is on the COVID pandemic, there is another insidious problem developing covertly: the drug. If the pandemic has undoubtedly an impact on the health, the economy, and the society at large, it has also affected the availability and through the confinement of…
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Cities of the WHO European Region unite to stop COVID-19 and build a better urban life
Many cities in countries across the WHO European Region have become epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of this unprecedented challenge, local authorities came together to analyse good practices and lessons learned in tackling COVID-19 outbreaks and to find ways to build back better – in the fastest way possible. COVID-19: similar urban…
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Non-communicable diseases killing more people than ever before: UN health agency
Non-communicable diseases account for 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) study has found.
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New data from WHO/Europe shows links between gender and noncommunicable diseases
Men and women have different biological and behavioural risk factors for contracting noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), as shown by a new series of WHO reports released today. The reports analyse gender-specific data on NCDs from 8 different countries providing interesting insights on the links between gender and certain NCDs. The evidence gathered from Armenia, Belarus, Georgia,…
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Italy: over 20% of children are overweight, says new report
Italian National Institute of Health/Angela Spinelli New data from more than 50 000 children in Italy shows the percentage of overweight children in the country is 20.4%, with 9.4% of children considered obese and 2.4% severely obese, when using International Obesity Task Force criteria, and even higher if using WHO growth references. While the data…