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11th World Humanitarian Day (WHD) observed by UN on August 19 with hashtag #RealLifeHeroes

August 20, 2020

The United Nations observed the 11th year of World Humanitarian Day on August 19. As stated by the UN, this day is A global campaign that celebrates humanitarians – a “thank you” to the people who have committed their lives to help others. United Nations released this note with a hashtag of #RealLifeHeroes. What is ..

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Brazil’s COVID-19 cases crosses 1 million mark

June 20, 2020

On 19th June, Brazil has confirmed that the country’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1 million, second only to the United States. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is still downplaying the risks of the on-going pandemic despite facing nearly 50,000 deaths from COVID-19 in last 3 months, saying that the impact of lockdown on the country’s economy ..

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WHO: world is in new and dangerous phase of COVID-19 pandemic

June 20, 2020

On June 19, 150,000 COVID-19 cases were reported. This is the highest in a single day. Nearly half of these cases are in Americas. Director General Tedros stated the virus is still spreading fast and that most people are still susceptible. He urged people to maintain social distancing and “extreme vigilance”. According to Reuters, 8.53 ..

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World Sickle Cell Day observed on June 19

June 19, 2020

World Sickle Cell Day is observed on 19th June each year to create awareness about sickle cell at a national and international level. In 2008, the disease was recognised by the UNGA as a public health problem and “one of the world’s foremost genetic diseases”. It is a genetic blood disorder where the blood cells ..

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Facts Box: “State of the World’s Nursing Report 2020”

May 12, 2020

The World Health Organization, Nursing Now Campaign and the International Council of Nurses released the State of World’s Nursing report. The report has been released as United Nations marks 2020 as the Year of Nurse and Midwife. Key Findings of the report There are 36.9 nurses per 10,000 people with variations in different parts of ..

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