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COVID-19 messages resonate with key audiences in Georgia, thanks to WHO audience research
Behavioural insights surveys conducted by the WHO Country Office in Georgia have led the way to better understanding the needs of key audiences in the country. WHO/Europe directly supports 17 Member States and territories in conducting behavioural insights surveys, using a standard but adaptable tool, to gain the kind of insights into peoples’ perceptions that…
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MEPs Must Not Allow the Gas Industry to Take Money from Europe’s Regions
… Europe and is not particularly effective for job creation. The European Commission, EU … Member States and the EU Committee … Eastern Europe (CEE) will contribute to achieving EU … of tourism, organic farming, organic stock-breeding, …
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S&P/ASX 200 dips 0.67%; China imposes anti-dumping measures on Australian wine
… largest listed winemaker, Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE), halted … -dumping measures on Australian wine. #UPDATE China imposes … largest potash resource in western Europe. Boadicea Resources expands exploration … set to deliver material organic growth at each of …
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Sicily is desperate for the EU’s cash
… EU. The Italian government will soon spell out to the European … comparative advantage,” he says. Organic farming, which Sicily has a lot … for helping itself to EU financing. That has prompted … This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition …
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Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS
Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday.
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WHO and ECDC call for improved HIV testing in Europe
Press release Copenhagen/Stockholm, 26 November 2020 The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region overall. According to data published today by ECDC and WHO/Europe, more than 136 000 people were newly diagnosed in 2019. Roughly 20% of these diagnoses were in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA)…
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A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported, calling on governments to “protect, sustain and accelerate” efforts to combat childhood HIV.
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WHO’s Emergency Medical Teams inspire countries and colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) are WHO-classified teams of health-care professionals who can be deployed to provide immediate assistance to countries and territories during natural disasters, outbreaks and emergencies. During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for EMTs surged across different regions, and WHO facilitated the transfer of knowledge and practices in the spirit of solidarity. In the…
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Colombia- Cocaine discovery in avocado exports bound for Europe
Colombian Anti-narcotics police from the Valle del Cauca division have seized 1.5 metric tons (MT) of cocaine hidden within boxes of export avocados in the port city of Buenaventura, according to the Argentinian news site Infobae. The Colombian Attorney …
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The dark side of Italian hazelnut farming
… The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides treatments, he … intensive agriculture, encouraging smallholder farmers to turn to organic farming … in England. The EU-funded VISCA app, … for farmers in southern Europe are tropical fruits, including mango, …