“Keep people healthy to keep countries wealthy”, urges think tank ahead of G20 Health and Finance Ministers’ meeting The joint meeting of the G20 Health and Finance Ministers is set to discuss the ongoing effort against the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. A leaked document showed the commitment of the G20 to financing pandemic preparedness, but global […]
‘During the coronavirus pandemic, people should guard their eyes with glasses or face shields to protect their eyes from virus infection,“ said Dr. Daniel Laroche, Director of Glaucoma Services and President of Advanced Eyecare of New York. People also need to know, even though there are many concerns about COVID-19, common-sense precautions can significantly reduce […]
Study shows 60% of Brits do not want to return to the way things were before lockdown and 49% believe they won’t be back to the office full-time until the end of the year or into 2021 Only 26% of full-time UK workers want life to return to the way it was before lockdown. This […]
One of the UK’s leading providers of digital care systems is calling on the sector to be better prepared for the future by utilising agile technology that has been tried and tested throughout the pandemic – with 94% of users finding its coronavirus-specific features beneficial. With the looming uncertainty of another UK outbreak of COVID-19, […]
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved yesterday US$40 million for the Second Fiscal Reform and Resilience Development Policy Credit with Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The quick-disbursing operation supports the country’s program to strengthen fiscal sustainability and enhance climate and disaster resilience to future shocks. It also […]
COVID-19 Testing by Country… and What REALLY Matters Ghest article by Randall Bolten Which countries are doing the most effective job of testing for COVID-19? And does all this focus on testing really matter, anyway? There seems to be considerable debate about both of those questions. Using a novel look at the data, we’ll see […]
How Businesses Can Support Employee Mental Health Right Now New release Over half (63%) of UK businesses felt anxiety is their biggest challenge to tackle during this time. Key research revealed: Around 82% of employees with a diagnosed mental health condition do not confide in management 80% of under 25s saying existing mental health issues […]
Era Novum:- Alium orbis terrarium – A new era: – another world Weak International Organisations :- Need for a fundamental review The pandemic has clearly highlighted the limitations and restrictions of the UN and its agencies when having to deal with a menace which threatens the fabric, organization and foundations of the global society as […]
The Bad, the Revelation and the Unknown The Bad (Virus) This is a Thought leadership opinion article by Saleem Beebeejaun Very few predicted a pandemic of such a global and devastating magnitude , some are now predicting that at least 1 Bn people could be infected by the virus and many are claiming that we […]