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The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday received the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for the work it has done to address hunger around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium October 6, 2020 1:30 – 4:45 p.m. ET

Mon, 2020-10-05 19:42 — mike kraft

JHU‑UW Vaccine Symposium - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation -- A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Preserving the Scientific Integrity of Getting to COVID-19 Vaccines: From Clinical Trials to Public Allocation

A Johns Hopkins University-University of Washington Symposium

October 6, 2020 1:30 – 4:45 p.m. ET

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FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus

Tue, 2020-08-25 14:46 — mike kraft

FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.

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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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After retirement from active medical practice…Dr. Bell now a philanthropist

Wed, 2016-05-25 13:40 — davidmc

Dr. Christian Bell is a household name in the medical sector in Sierra Leone as a renowned gynaecologist with over 40years of dedicated and diligent services to the people by contributing immensely to the country’s human development through medicine.

Quite recently Dr. Bell announced his retirement from active medical practice, handing over his baton to his daughter. But notwithstanding his retirement, Dr. Bell is now actively engaged in providing humanitarian services to the people through his organization ‘Love-One-Another Campaign” with support from his wife Reverend Valerie Bell and friends from Germany.

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“Hand Hygiene is a life-saving approach” – Deputy Health Minister II

Thu, 2016-05-12 09:49 — davidmc

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Radisson Blu wins African Excellence Award 2015

Wed, 2016-05-04 11:34 — davidmc

Radisson Blu wins African Excellence Award 2015

Tuesday May 3, 2016

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How Ebola Destroyed Maternal Health Gains in Sierra Leone

Wed, 2016-05-04 09:53 — davidmc

By Finbarr O'Reilly May. 2, 2016

When she went into labor last November, 18-year-old Kema James climbed onto the back of a motorbike taxi in her village in eastern Sierra Leone and rode half an hour to the main government hospital in the nearby city of Kenema.

When her baby was delivered, he was sickly yellow and stricken with sepsis, an ailment caused by bacteria in the blood, and he hung limply in the hands of the hospital staff. He died five days later before he could be named.

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