stefan peterson
Chief of Health UNICEF. Prof Global Health at Uppsala University, Karolinska Institutet and Makerere University. Co founderMSF Sweden. Views personal
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Lack of new antibiotics threatens global efforts to contain drug-resistant infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with officials in Thailand and China following reports of confirmation of the novel coronavirus in a person in Thailand.
Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers
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Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers via @TC_Africa
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Antibiotics are the basis of modern medicine. These projects aim to keep it that way. | Wellcome
Pioneering grassroots projects in four different areas of the world are using innovative approaches to make sure the antibiotics we already have remain effective for as long as possible.
Are noncommunicable diseases communicable?
The past century has seen a profound decrease in mortality rates across the world, accompanied by a marked shift from communicable diseases (caused by infectious microbes) to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer,...
Availability, prices and affordability of selected antibiotics and medicines against non-communicable diseases in western Cameroon and northeast DR Congo
Access to safe, effective and affordable medicines of good quality is included into the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Furthermore, WHO has developed a Global Action Plan with the aim to raise access to essential medicines...
Peter Wolodarski: Jag är bekymrad över det politiska ledarskapet
”Hur ska en ledarsida navigera i detta klimat? Det finns ju inte ens ett borgerligt block längre.”
Having fled bombing, Syrian children learn to read in tent schools
Syrian teacher Ahmad al Hilal listens to his young pupils sitting on a mat recit...
Kids' climate change lawsuit tossed out by federal appeals court
Three-judge panel rules that the questions brought up in the case are best dealt with by legislators, not courts.
'You have not seen anything yet,' climate activist Greta says ahead of Davos
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and a crowd of some 10,000 protesters marched in...
Court Quashes Youth Climate Change Case Against Government
Two of three judges on the panel said that climate change was an issue for lawmakers, not the courts.
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“So for now, all three branches of the federal government are sitting on their hands as the planet burns.”
Court Quashes Youth Climate Change Case Against Government
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Closing the SDG Gap | by Kevin Watkins
Given the technology, knowledge, and resources now available, the gap between current progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals and what is achievable remains far too wide. Closing that gap will require smart politics, new partnerships, and...
How the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot
The fossil-fuel lobby is threatened by public concern over the climate crisis. So it’s buying influence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s
The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record.
Losing DfID would be a calamity for the world's poor – and for Britain
British aid saves lives, commands global respect and chimes with the public mood. Merging DfID with the Foreign Office would be disastrous
2019 Was a Record Year for Ocean Temperatures, Data Show
A new analysis found 2019 was the hottest for the world's oceans. The five hottest years have also be in the past five years.
stefan peterson
The frog being boiled here are us humans! And we are even the ones stoking the fire...... nytimes.com/2020/01/13/cli… via @nytimes
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Typhoid vaccine 'works fantastically well'
The jab is being given to nine million children in Pakistan at risk of a dangerous form of the infection.
The case for ... designing cities around the needs of children
Segregated playgrounds may have been banned after our reporting, but developers are still failing to take kids into account
Considering core components to prevent and treat youth depression and anxiety
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World's Largest Asset Manager Puts Climate At The Center Of Its Investment Strategy
"We believe that sustainability should be our new standard for investing," BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says. The investment giant's move puts pressure on companies to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Climate crisis fills top five places of World Economic Forum’s risks report
For first time, environment is at top of list of issues worrying world’s elite