Tag:COVID-19

Health

UN calls for preventive measures against future pandemics

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday, December 27, 2020 urged the world to start thinking about the next pandemic as it strives to recover...

Michael Simire - December 27, 2020

Health

Nearly 1:5 COVID-19 deaths in Africa linked to diabetes, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that 18.3% of COVID-19 deaths in Africa are among people with diabetes, one of the conditions that global...

Michael Simire - November 15, 2020

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Pandemic caused 8.8% decline in CO2 emissions, says study

Restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic led to an 8.8 per cent worldwide decline in carbon dioxide emissions in the first half of 2020,...

Michael Simire - October 14, 2020

Climate Change

Climate action cannot be another victim of coronavirus, says UK Prime Minister

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has called on nations to make ambitious commitments to secure the planet for the next generation, as he addressed...

Michael Simire - September 25, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Investments in hygiene, sanitation and water key to fighting COVID-19 (2)

Continued from Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Part 3: Investing in water, sanitation and hygiene is a matter of prioritisation The critical question during and after COVID-19 is...

Michael Simire - September 23, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Investments in hygiene, sanitation and water key to fighting COVID-19

Part 1: A break from the past is needed to Build Forward Better Going back to the old normal is not the way forward. COVID-19...

Michael Simire - September 22, 2020

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Improving the Murfu, by Faith Amadi

The doctor at the general hospital had warned Nana to stay away from the fumes. It wasn’t good for her health and the pain...

Michael Simire - September 6, 2020

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CAPPA describes fuel price increase ‘inhuman’, ‘insensitive’

Last Wednesday’s increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the federal government is insensitive and an affront on the collective sensibilities...

Michael Simire - September 5, 2020

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