-Editorial Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide. And now, billions of people …
September, 2020
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2 September
The U.S. Will Not Participate in A Global Vaccine Effort Led by WHO
-Editorial The United States will not participate in a global vaccination effort for COVID-19 since it has the involvement of the World Health Organization. While many countries will join the global efforts to create a vaccine, the U.S. will not participate since they oppose WHO’s response to the pandemic and …
August, 2020
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27 August
The 2020 Olympic Games (that did not happen)
By: Mario Beltrán Mainero Consul for Community and Political Affairs at the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico In the book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” Yuval Noah Harari, today’s most famous historian-philosopher, highlights the monumental civilizational achievement that is the Olympic Games. He is right on point. Although the …
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23 August
Mexican Magazine Fined by Federal Government for Critical of Them
-Editorial There is concern among members of the media in Mexico that the federal government is starting to censor the press that is critical of them. The Nexos magazine says the government has taken a unilateral decision to impose the sanction despite the fact that the 2018 contract was signed …
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21 August
CACHANILLAS CHAMPIONS AT THE MINECRAFT EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
-Editorial A group of 4 young Cachanillas makes up the “Garage Builders” team which represented Mexico in the “Minecraft Masters Global Competition” organized by the North American School Electronic Sports Federation (NASEF) and were crowned champions, defeating teams from countries such as the United States, Egypt, Israel, and England in …
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20 August
Countries must expand services to cope with mental health effects of COVID-19 pandemic
-Editorial Countries in the Americas should expand and invest in mental health services to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said today. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mental health crisis in our region at a scale we’ve never seen …
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17 August
The epicenter of Pandemic Organized a Pool Party
-Editorial Thousands of partygoers packed out a water park over the weekend in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged late last year, keen to party as the city edges back to normal life. The popular Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park was filled with people frolicking …
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9 August
Plane carrying WHO trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut, Lebanon
-Editorial A plane carrying 20 tonnes of WHO health supplies have landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August. The supplies will cover 1000 trauma interventions and 1000 surgical interventions for people suffering from injuries …
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6 August
WHO Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
-Editorial The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. In line with this theme, WHO and UNICEF are calling on governments to protect and promote women’s access to skilled breastfeeding counseling, a critical component of breastfeeding support. Breastfeeding provides every child with the best …
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4 August
Robots use in Rwanda to fight against COVID-19
-Editorial One of the challenges being faced worldwide is the rate of infection of health professionals while treating COVID-19 patients. Although Rwanda is on track to meet most of the required quota, the country cannot afford the set back that a pandemic like COVID-19 among health professionals would cause. To …