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Washington state emergency responders first to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet in the field

Wed, 2020-09-30 20:56 — mike kraft

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/washington-emergency-responders-use-spacex-starlink-satellite-internet.html

The Starlink satellite internet network that SpaceX is developing has been used in the field by Washington state emergency responders in recent weeks, the first early application of the company’s service to be disclosed.

Washington’s state military, which includes its emergency response division, began employing Starlink user terminals in early August to bring internet service to areas devastated by wildfires. User terminals are the small devices on the ground that connect to the satellites. The emergency division has seven Starlink user terminals, which it is deploying with early success.

“I have never set up any tactical satellite equipment that has been as quick to set up, and anywhere near as reliable” as Starlink, Richard Hall, the emergency telecommunications leader of the Washington State Military Department’s IT division, told CNBC in an interview Monday.

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An expert’s take on what the U.S., U.K did wrong in Covid-19 communications — and what others did right

Fri, 2020-09-18 16:04 — mike kraft

What the U.S. did wrong on Covid-19 — and what others did right When it comes to public health communications and Covid-19, an expert sees clear differences between countries around the world. Rebecca Robbins STAT

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The FDA's new app for frontline doctors could help discover Covid-19 treatments faster

Fri, 2020-09-11 13:13 — mike kraft

The FDA's new app for frontline doctors could help discover Covid-19 treatments faster The Food and Drug Administration's Cure ID app is allowing doctors to communicate about drug therapies. The plan is to more quickly find new uses for old drugs to combat difficult-to-treat diseases like Covid-19. Ryan Prior, CNN CNN

(CNN)In the trenches of the fight against coronavirus, Dr. Raghav Tirupathi often has little time to think and no textbook to follow while treating patients with Covid-19.

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Coronavirus Doctors Battle Another Scourge: Misinformation

Thu, 2020-08-20 15:39 — mike kraft

Doctors on the front lines of the global pandemic say they are fighting not just the coronavirus, but also increasingly combating a never-ending scourge of misinformation about the disease that is hurting patients.

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Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious

Wed, 2020-07-29 18:31 — mike kraft

Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight to the burgeoning outbreak of coronavirus conspiracy theories,... AP NEWS

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WHO’s list of guidance on COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-18 14:52 — mike kraft

A guide to WHO’s guidance on COVID-19

There’s a lot of information out there about how governments, health professionals and the general public should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO has published guidance and advice every step of the way.

During health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, one of WHO’s most vital roles is to gather data and research from around the world, evaluate it, and then advise countries on how to respond.

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Sierra Leone News : ABC and MOYA Establish Strategic Working Relationship

Mon, 2016-05-23 12:53 — davidmc

The Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs has on Monday 16th May, 2016 established a strategic working relationship aiming at addressing the high pace of indiscipline and lawlessness among the youth population in Sierra Leone.

In this new dispensation of strategic partnership, the Secretariat will work closely with Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government as well as Community Based Organizations to share the platform in a bid to promote positive attitude and behaviour.

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Research Report: Communication in Sierra Leone - An Analysis of Media and Mobile Audiences

Wed, 2016-05-11 21:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

bbc.co.uk

CLICK HERE - Executive Summary: Communication in Sierra Leone - an analysis of media and mobile audiences (1 page .PDF file)

CLICK HERE - Research Report: Communication in Sierra Leone - an analysis of media and mobile audiences (56 page .PDF file)

BBC Media Action has worked in Sierra Leone since 2007, using multiple platforms including radio, mobile, social media and interpersonal communication to address three key themes: governance and rights, health, and resilience and humanitarian response.

Publication date: May 2016

Author: Annabelle Wittels and Nick Maybanks

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Chief Justice plans to digitalize the Judiciary System

Fri, 2016-04-15 16:57 — davidmc

By Mariam Sulaiman Bah
Friday April 15, 2016

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China's Mobile Payment Revolution Is Going to Africa

Mon, 2016-02-29 04:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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huffingtonpost.com - by Claire van den Heever - February 26, 2016

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- With the launch of Apple Pay in mainland China on Feb. 18, Apple has become the first foreign player to secure a place at the table for China's enormous mobile payment market. . . .

. . . Africa's largest lender by assets, Standard Bank, has opted for a more direct route: joining forces with WeChat to secure a piece of Africa's growing mobile payment market. The Standard Bank-backed WeChat Wallet was launched in November 2015 in the continent's most industrialized nation, South Africa, and gives users access to a variety of the Chinese version's most popular offerings, including peer-to-peer money transfers and in-app payments for taxis and other services.

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