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Climate change significantly worsened heat waves inAsia, parts of Mideast

Wed, 2024-05-15 12:37 — mike kraft

Climate change worsened deadly heat waves in April and May across Asia In the Philippines, the record heat was "virtually impossible" without climate change. Andrew Freedman Axios

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Extreme heat, spanning Lebanon to the Philippines since April, is being blamed for hundreds of deaths. It's added to the suffering of people who lack access to air conditioning, including displaced persons in the Middle East, the study notes.

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Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed, although up in Western Pacific and Africa

Thu, 2023-06-01 17:32 — mike kraft

Global COVID-19 activity remains mixed CIDRAP

Cases and death continued to decline globally over the past 4 weeks, with hot spots reported in a few countries as XBB Omicron variant proportions continue to shift, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update.

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Activity is up, however, in two regions: the Western Pacific by 10% and Africa by 3%. Deaths declined or were stable in all six regions.

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Panel: COVID-19 fueled human rights abuses in Asia, including China

Wed, 2023-05-31 12:26 — mike kraft

Panel: COVID-19 fueled human rights abuses in Asia - UPI.com The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent response from governments to quell the spread of the virus fueled human rights abuses across Asia, a panel of experts said Wednesday. UPI

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The nursing shortage: Recruiting from the Global Health will not solve the problem

Wed, 2023-05-03 12:19 — mike kraft

The Global North can’t solve its health care worker shortage by recruiting from the Global South Some countries with a tradition of training nurses "for export," like the Philippines, are actually facing a huge shortage themselves. Torie Bosch STAT

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Resignations of U.S. healthcare professionals is affecting patient care --poll

Thu, 2022-12-01 17:31 — mike kraft

'Great Resignation' of healthcare professionals affects patient care The nationwide shortage of healthcare professionals -- a so-called "Great Resignation" of providers -- is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows. UPI

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More than half (57%) blamed staffing shortages for the lack of care, and experts told HealthDay Now that these folks aren't wrong.

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Philippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns

Wed, 2022-11-02 18:56 — mike kraft

Philippine schools ordered to reopen after virus lockdowns MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Millions of students trooped back to public schools across the Philippines on Wednesday as the government enforced the mandatory resumption of in-person classes after more than two years of coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. AP NEWS

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Nearly 29 million students enrolled for the school year, including in privately owned schools, which can decide whether to resume in-person classes or maintain a mix of face-to-face or online classes each week.

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