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The convergence of the COVID-19 pandemic with natural hazards, made worse by climate change, has reshaped and expanded the disaster “riskscape” in Asia and the Pacific, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s regional commission

COVID: Using AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘right thing to do’ for everyone, says WHO expert panel

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 12:03 PM

A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the right thing to do” to use it – even in countries where variants had surfaced.

COVID’s grip keeps world in ‘perilous situation’

Monday, May 10, 2021 - 11:49 AM

Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief on Monday shone a light on last week’s death toll that totalled almost 90 thousand people and 5.4 million reported cases.

Cradling disparities: A descriptive qualitative study of maternal experiences of mothers from low‐socioeconomic status in the first month postpartum

Friday, May 10, 2024 - 11:04 PM

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.