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Combating COVID-19: Initial socio-economic and international lessons learned
Things look like it is high time we learned the first lessons from the
ongoing fight against the coronavirus epidemic in China and beyond. And...
Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’ but containment still possible
Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the
coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday, as
it raised the global risk assessment...
Roadmaps for developing the pharmaceutical industry in West Africa
A new set of publications comprising a regional reference framework and
country-specific roadmap documents has been released to support the development
of the pharmaceutical industry in...
New Framework to Provide Global Approach to Solving Rare Diseases
We need a global approach to diagnose and treat rare diseases, according to
a new World Economic Forum paper, “Global Access for Solving Rare Disease:...
The EU’s Response to COVID-19
The European
Commission is working on all fronts to support efforts to tackle the COVID-19
outbreak. This includes ongoing coordination with Member States to share
information, assess...
EU fertilizer regulations: What are the consequences for the European food chain?
European food security is at risk from
well-meaning, but problematic regulations representing elements of the European
Union’s Circular Economy Package 2018. While capping cadmium content in
phosphate...
China is not alone in fighting against the Coronavirus epidemic
Authors: Yang Yizhong & Paul Wang
Since the coronavirus outbreak was officially announced several weeks
ago, it has stirred many
concerns and uncertainties within China and around...
AIIB to Invest in Emergency Public Health Infrastructure in China
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced today it has
been in active discussions with the Government of China to strengthen the
country’s emergency public health...
The Novel Coronavirus and Information warfare
Authors: Asad Ullah and Muhammad Hayat*
Very
recently, China confronted a significant challenge, not because of the
so-called Novel coronavirus but mostly because of Information Warfare. It's
distinct...
Obesity-Related Diseases Among Top Three Killers in Most Countries
Long believed to be a problem exclusive to high-income countries, evidence
shows that over 70 percent of the world's 2 billion overweight and obese
individuals live...