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Women of Color STEM Conference Announces Addition of General Gustave Perna to List of Top Health Executives Set to Speak at 2020 Virtual Event

October 8, 2020

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Women of Color STEM Conference, hosted by publication house Career Communications Group (CCG), gathers an audience of the nation’s respected leaders in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) from Fortune 500 companies to government entities and colleges and universities to recognize the achievements of women from diverse backgrounds who create innovation and inspiration.

The Women of Color STEM Conference, now in its 25th year, has been the venues where women and men from diverse backgrounds have come to recognize outstanding achievements in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), celebrate excellence in STEM-related fields, and create a career learning and networking environment.

A notable addition to this year's list of WOC STEM Conference panelists is General Gustave Perna, Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed and a pivotal leader in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Dr. Matthew Hepburn, who currently serves as the Vaccine Development Lead for Operation Warp Speed, will also join as a panelist. — A notable addition to this year’s list of WOC STEM Conference panelists is General Gustave Perna, Chief Operating Officer of Operation Warp Speed and a pivotal leader in the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. Dr. Matthew Hepburn,

General Iron’s move: Lightfoot’s health officials issue mea culpa, say public should have been told before car shredder given permit

October 5, 2020

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s health officials said Monday that they should have let the community know before issuing an air pollution control permit last month to General Iron — one of two permits needed to allow it to operate a metal shredder on the Southeast Side — considering the “sensitive” nature of the project which is opposed by many local groups.

“There should have been better engagement with the community on this issue,” the city’s health department said in a statement. The statement promised to “provide more prompt, thorough community notifications of new activity” in the future.

Community groups are fighting the relocation of the facility to South Burley Avenue and 116th Street from its longtime Lincoln Park location, saying it will add to pollution in an industrial area that’s already suffering from poor air quality. The groups say they just learned last week that the first of two required city

Retail health the driver for general sector

September 27, 2020

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a hand holding a blue object: Health insurance segment formed 34% of industry gross-premiums in 4mFY21, out of which 14% was retail and rest group (i.e. corporate or loan-linked) or Govt.

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Health insurance segment formed 34% of industry gross-premiums in 4mFY21, out of which 14% was retail and rest group (i.e. corporate or loan-linked) or Govt.

General Insurers (GIs) are benefiting from an uptick in retail health insurance that grew by 31% y/y over 4mFY21 leading to a 13% rise in total health insurance. This segment forms 14% of premium & is key to rise in total premiums. Moreover, claims have been manageable (est. 10-15% y/y fall) as rise in Covid-claims is offset by lower normal claims. With low penetration of health insurance we see market doubling in 5 years & will be growth driver for ICICI Lombard.

Strong growth in retail health premiums; private players leveraging better

Health insurance segment formed 34% of industry gross-premiums in 4mFY21, out of which 14% was retail and rest group (i.e. corporate or loan-linked) or Govt.

Retail health

A Global Health Expert Discusses Covid-19 And The Challenges Ahead, As UN Convenes General Assembly

September 27, 2020

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Dr. Vanessa Kerry, cofounder and CEO of Seed Global Health, explains why the world needs cooperative approaches to solving the coronavirus pandemic rather than isolated short-term fixes.

United Nations Hosts First Virtual General Assembly Amid COVID-19 Pandemic — The United Nations hosts first virtual general assembly during Covid-19 pandemic.

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As world leaders gather virtually this week to commemorate the 75th year since the establishment of the United Nations, this moment in history is unique—in both opportunity and peril. While not mired in a world war, the spirit of the UN’s preamble —“to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind”—is still remarkably relevant. At the UN General Assembly this year, the world unites not in the wake of a world war, but in this context of enormous threat to human life in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since the establishment of the UN, the global community