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China threatens global economy, health by exploiting natural resources: US State Dept

October 1, 2020

Washington DC [US], October 2 (ANI): The Chinese people have suffered the worst environmental impacts, however, it is Beijing who threatens the global economy by exploiting natural resources through its One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, according to United States State Department.
“Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s claims of a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal fishing, Chinese vessels routinely violate the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of other coastal states, fish without permission, and overfish licensing agreements,” US State Department said.
In a report titled ‘China’s Environmental Abuses Fact Sheet’, State Department said: “Beijing is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases; the largest source of marine debris; the worst perpetrators of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and the world’s largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products. While the Chinese people have suffered the worst environmental impacts of its actions, Beijing also threatens the global economy and global health by

Editorial: Another grim milestone: Global COVID deaths hit 1 million

October 1, 2020

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COVID-19 officially claimed its millionth victim on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In reality, that grim milestone was likely reached months ago. Most global health officials believe the death toll has been undercounted in countless countries — including the U.S.

The coronavirus does not stop at national borders. In fact, it’s aided by the internationalism that defines modern life.

That global interconnectivity could be better harnessed to mitigate the pandemic’s impact. But predictable and lamentable divisions diminish a coordinated global approach.

Naked nationalism manifests itself in disunity over COVID at the United Nations and other international institutions, as well as in the U.S. pulling out of the World Health Organization — splits that may be particularly pernicious when a proven vaccine arrives and geopolitics infect an efficient, effective and fair distribution process.

Some countries have been considerably more successful in mitigation.

Their formula isn’t hidden, even if others don’t

Fauci: Coronavirus-Driven Public Health Measures Needed to Make Flu Season Less Severe

October 1, 2020

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Public-health initiatives like mask-wearing and social distancing that have been shown to successfully limit the spread of the novel coronavirus might also play an important role in suppressing the severity of the upcoming flu season, according to White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci.

“Steps to fight the flu and COVID-19 overlap greatly,” he said during a virtual briefing on Thursday. “We don’t want those two diseases together.”

Fauci warned that the nation’s health-care system might soon be confronted with a “diagnostic challenge” if there is, in fact, a devastating one-two punch of the seasonal flu plus the coronavirus.

“There’s considerable concern as we enter the fall and the winter months and into the flu season that we’ll have that dreaded overlap of two respiratory diseases, namely influenza and COVID-19,” said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

In the United States, on average, between nine

The Global Economic Recovery Is Slowing From a Bounce to a Grind

October 1, 2020

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(Bloomberg) — The best is already over for a global economic recovery that started off at a sprint and is turning into a slog.

That’s the warning from Wall Street economists heading into the final months of a traumatic year. Some $20 trillion of stimulus from governments and central banks has pulled the world’s economies most of the way back to pre-pandemic levels. But for multiple reasons, the last stretch is set to be the hardest.

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Policy makers could dial back the fiscal support that’s been key to recovery — as they’ve already done in the U.S. Temporary job cuts may harden into permanent ones, a worry compounded this week when corporate giants Walt Disney Co. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc fired tens of thousands of workers. And the virus itself is spreading faster, and forcing governments to reimpose lockdowns, as cold weather arrives.

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Health care spending in the U.S. could be attributed to modifiable risk factors

October 1, 2020

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 30 2020

Modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, were linked to over $730 billion in health care spending in the US in 2016, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.

Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and Vitality Group, found that the costs were largely due to five risk factors: overweight and obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, poor diet, and smoking. Spending associated with risk factors in 2016 constituted 27% of the $2.7 trillion spent on health care that was included in the study.

Given that US healthcare expenses are almost double that of other developed nations, we set out to understand how much of these costs could be attributed to modifiable risk factors,.

Global collaboration key to ending pandemic: Public health experts

September 30, 2020

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Zhang Wenhong, leader of the Shanghai team of experts in the clinical treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia cases, delivers a speech at the Symposium on Global Health, on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Unprecedented multilateral international collaborations will work as the key to end the COVID-19 pandemic and bring life back to normal, domestic and foreign experts in public health said at a symposium kicked off on Tuesday in Shanghai.

Global collaboration in technology and public health has become critical and urgent, especially when some parts of the world are undergoing the second wave of the pandemic and the control of the virus’ spread is fairly unbalanced in different regions around the globe, they said.

Luckily, some such collaborations have taken place between governments of different nations, research and development institutions, and private businesses at a global level facilitated by the World Health Organization, the Coalition for Epidemic

Insights into how the US abortion gag rule affects health services in Kenya

September 30, 2020

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The Mexico City Policy – often referred to as the “Global Gag Rule” – is a US government policy that requires non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that are not based in the US and that receive US global health assistance to certify that they will not provide, refer for, counsel on, or advocate for abortion as a method of family planning. The rule also applies to any non-US funding that the organisation may receive.

The policy was rescinded by President Obama in 2009 but then reinstated and expanded by President Trump in 2017. While prior iterations applied only to family planning assistance (US$575 million in 2016), Trump’s new version extends the restrictions to nearly all US global health assistance – an estimated US$9.5 billion – which includes funding for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and maternal and child health. For example, it now means that an organisation that provides HIV care and treatment with US

Rachael Banks named Oregon’s new public health director

September 30, 2020

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a hand holding a glass with a blue background: A COVID-19 saliva test is labeled before being placed in a protective bag at a site in Massachusetts last week.

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A COVID-19 saliva test is labeled before being placed in a protective bag at a site in Massachusetts last week.

PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday announced Rachael Banks as its new public health director.

She’s held the same position in Oregon’s most populous county since 2017, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.

Banks will be tasked with leading the state’s public health division amid the coronavirus pandemic, while improving racial and ethnic inequalities. She starts Oct. 27 and is replacing Lillian Shirley, who had said she’s retiring.

Read the story here.

Lane County could return to Phase 1 of reopening

Lane County Public Health reported 37 more positive COVID-19 cases Tuesday. The county has had 1,276 total known cases of the virus.

Jason Davis, a spokesperson for Lane County Public Health, contrasted this increase in cases with a couple weeks ago, when daily

Maitri Health Announces World-Class Board of Directors, Strategic Advisors and Management Team to Drive Leadership in Healthcare Supply Security

September 30, 2020

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Industry leaders in healthcare, logistics and innovation will power the Canadian start-up as it scales to source, build and deliver a stable supply of PPE, testing and technology

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 30, 2020 /CNW/ – Maitri Health today proudly announced the global expertise and management team that will drive the start-up company’s unique healthcare supply platform and technology solutions.

“We have assembled an all-star team of leaders and innovators,” said Andrew Morton, CEO, Maitri Health. “Our new board of directors and strategic advisors bring deep experience in healthcare, public sector, logistics and supply chain, technology, capital markets and more. We couldn’t be happier. Maitri’s expanded team includes a former Canadian Minister of Health, one of the world’s foremost specialists in infectious diseases, and a globally recognized researcher and innovator in healthcare supply systems.”

“Our team brings integrity, invaluable skills and future-forward vision to help drive our mission

Healthcare IT Consulting Market 2020 Global Analysis, Opportunities And Forecast To 2025

September 30, 2020

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Healthcare IT Consulting Industry

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The global healthcare information technology consulting industry has boomed in recent years. The demand for competent IT solutions in the health care industry has long been ignored. The companies now need efficient IT solutions that scale large and fast. Here is a glimpse about how the industry is about to expand the next few years.

The global healthcare IT consulting business

In reference to the reports submitted by WGR, the global healthcare IT consulting industry was valued a whopping amount of $15.69 billion back in 2016. The industry is expected to grow fast at an amazing rate of 20.2 percent compounded annually. The market size by 2023 will have then achieved a massive figure of $56.9 billion. The opportunity remains vast for competitors all across the world.

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Category: Global Health

China threatens global economy, health by exploiting natural resources: US State Dept

Editorial: Another grim milestone: Global COVID deaths hit 1 million

Fauci: Coronavirus-Driven Public Health Measures Needed to Make Flu Season Less Severe

The Global Economic Recovery Is Slowing From a Bounce to a Grind

Health care spending in the U.S. could be attributed to modifiable risk factors

Global collaboration key to ending pandemic: Public health experts

Insights into how the US abortion gag rule affects health services in Kenya

Rachael Banks named Oregon’s new public health director

Maitri Health Announces World-Class Board of Directors, Strategic Advisors and Management Team to Drive Leadership in Healthcare Supply Security

Healthcare IT Consulting Market 2020 Global Analysis, Opportunities And Forecast To 2025