Biden praises vaccination progress against covid and encourages vaccines
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Common breast cancer misconception
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Know all about one of most common cancers in women and the truth behind some common misconception around breast cancer. In 2020, there were…
Biden proclaims new vaccine requirements in US to combat COVID
US President Joe Biden has announced a series of measures to boost vaccination rates against COVID-19 in the United States, including requiring federal employees to get inoculated and mandating that…
UN: COVID-19 restrictions bring brief air-quality gains in 2020
Pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions caused dramatic but short-lived improvements in air quality and drops in pollution, the United Nations has said, but warned the blip was no substitute for…
WHO says surplus AstraZeneca vaccines in rich nations must go to poor countries
As advanced countries such as Britain, Australia and Greece have decided not to use some Covid-19 vaccines right now for the younger age groups over the blood clot controversy, the…
Conflict and COVID driving record hunger in DR Congo, warns UN
A record 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing acute hunger, one-third of the violence-wracked Central African country’s population, largely because of conflict and the…
European countries dash to restrain latest coronavirus surge
No end in sight Europe is struggling to contain the coronavirus and cases have been surging even as vaccination efforts have been ramped up. Poland’s hospitals have been crushed by…
Nations challenge WHO report on coronavirus origins; US adds 4,300 variant cases in last week: Latest COVID-19 updates
The U.S. and a dozen other countries issued a rare joint statement on Tuesday questioning the validity of a World Health Organization study into the origins of the coronavirus, which was first…
WORLD SLEEP MARCH 19, 2021
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW World Sleep Day is celebrated annually on March 19 to highlight the importance of healthy sleep and a global call to action regarding all aspects…
Mental Health matters
There is the widespread belief that only a select few experience mental ill-health. The expressed selected few are said to be persons who are predisposed because of genes or familial…
