Russia resumes flights with more countries amid COVID surge
Russia says it will resume allowing air travel to Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mongolia starting Dec. 1 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 16, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Why We ’re Only Just Starting to Talk About Actually Keeping Oil and Gas in the Ground
Speaking in Glasgow last week, Danish climate minister Dan Jorgensen emphasized that the international oil and natural gas phase-out agreement he shepherded wasn’t mere talk. “When I talk to scientists, citizens and activists, they all want one thing more than anything else: bold and tangible action,” Jorgensen said. “That is what the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance is here to deliver.” Launched by Denmark and Costa Rica in September, the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) added France, Greenland, Ireland, Quebec, Sweden and Wales as members on Nov. 11. The group constitutes one of the first inter...
Source: TIME: Science - November 15, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Alejandro de la Garza Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

At COP26, It ’s Domestic Politics, Stupid
In the weeks leading up to COP26, the U.N. climate conference now in its final hours in Glasgow, youth climate activists consistently expressed dismay at the lack of progress decarbonizing the global economy. Negotiators from countries around the world seemed poised to rebuff the youth demands for a dramatic intervention to avert the worst of climate change, and, in doing so, condemn them to face the worst effects of climate change. A week into the talks, Barack Obama arrived in Glasgow with a message of encouragement for the young climate activists: keep up the good work. Youth activists have moved the needle, “buil...
Source: TIME: Science - November 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Source Type: news

There ’s Still One Part of the Paris Agreement That Hasn’t Been Finalized. She Wants to Change That
Countries have long agreed that emissions could be cut faster by allowing carbon trading—where one nation or business pays for projects that reduce emissions in another country, and then counts those reductions in their own targets. These carbon markets would funnel funds to the projects that cut emissions most efficiently—potentially reducing costs of meeting targets by up to 79%. But without strong rules, two countries might count the same emission cuts twice, or a business might be paid for doing things it would have done anyway. Andrea Meza, Costa Rica’s Minister of the Environment and Energy, is on a...
Source: TIME: Science - October 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Ciara Nugent Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Magazine Source Type: news

Guess Who ’s Behind Paralysis on COVID19 in the UN Committee on World Food Security
By Nora McKeonROME, Oct 19 2021 (IPS) ‘COVID 19 has multiplied hunger and malnutrition challenges. We need transformative action!’ The first speaker at the UN Committee on World Food Security’s (CFS) 49th Plenary Session, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, turned the spotlight on the disastrous impacts of the pandemic that have afflicted communities around the world for close to two years. Nora McKeonHe was echoed by the presenter of the 2021 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World for whom ‘COVID is only the tip of the iceberg’, while keynote speaker, Jeffry Sachs, emphasized ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nora McKeon Tags: Aid Civil Society COVID-19 Economy & Trade Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Global Headlines Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Ezekiel Elliot Narrates USMNT vs Costa Rica Hype Video
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Meet the 14-Year-Old Girl Whose Solar-Powered Invention Is a Finalist for Prince William ’s Earthshot Prize
Tell Vinisha Umashankar that your teen years pale in comparison to hers, and she is quick to remind you that everyone has a different life journey. But the 14-year-old also knows that the future looks very different for her generation if the world doesn’t act to slow global warming and the effects of climate change. Still, she’s optimistic that “collective action” of people her age will turn the tide. That’s probably why Umashankar has already been doing more than her fair share. In Tiruvannamalai, a small temple town in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, she designed an ingenious sola...
Source: TIME: Science - September 23, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Abhishyant Kidangoor Tags: Uncategorized biztech2030 climate change India overnight TIME 2030 Source Type: news

Long-term neurological and psychological distress symptoms among smallholder farmers in Costa Rica with a history of acute pesticide poisoning - Farnham A, Fuhrimann S, Staudacher P, Quir ós-Lépiz M, Hyland C, Winkler MS, Mora AM.
Studies suggest that acute pesticide poisonings (APP) may be linked with long-term neurological effects. To examine long-term neurological and psychological distress symptoms associated with having experienced an APP, we conducted a cross-sectional study o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Coastal drowning in Costa Rica: incident analysis and comparisons between Costa Rican nationals and foreigners - Segura LE, Arozarena I, Koon W, Gutierrez A.
International and domestic tourism is a growing industry in Costa Rica, with the most attractive places located along the coast. Despite their beauty, Costa Rican beaches can pose a high risk for foreign visitors: Drowning is the primary cause of unintenti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news

Bharat Biotech, IVI launch Chikungunya Vaccine Phase 2/3 trial in Costa Rica
CEPI first partnered with IVI and Bharat Biotech in June 2020, providing up to USD 14.1 million for vaccine manufacturing and clinical development of the BBV87 vaccine candidate. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - August 25, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Prioritising Profits Reversed Health Progress
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 2021 (IPS) Instead of a health system striving to provide universal healthcare, a fragmented, profit-driven market ‘non-system’ has emerged. The 1980s’ neo-liberal counter-revolution against the historic 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration is responsible. Alma-Ata a big step forward Neoliberal health reforms over the last four decades have reversed progress at the World Health Organization (WHO) Assembly in the capital of the then Socialist Republic of Kazakhstan, now known as Almaty. Anis ChowdhuryThen, 134 WHO Member States reached a historic consensus...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Environment Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Landslide risk index map at the municipal scale for Costa Rica - Quesada-Rom án A.
Landslides are a common natural hazard worldwide with greater socioeconomic impacts in developing and tropical countries. In Central America and Costa Rica, this phenomenon is mainly triggered by seismicity and extraordinary rainfall. In order to portray t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news

Human behaviour in informal settlement fires in Costa Rica - Guevara Arce S, Jeanneret C, Gales J, Antonellis D, Vaiciulyte S.
Globally, 1 billion people live in informal settlements, which are typically highly susceptible to fire. Small fires can quickly evolve into large conflagrations causing significant losses of life and property, injuries, and subsequent exacerbation of resi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Medical student training to tackle health disparities with language skills program
After studying abroad in Costa Rica as an undergraduate, Jonathan Dowell knew he wanted to work with Spanish-speaking patients as part of his medical career. “When I returned to the United States, I started volunteering at free clinics and saw that sometimes more than half of the patients in these clinics didn't speak English and needed interpreters,” Dowell said. “I found working with Spanish-speaking patients and the underserved Latinx communit y very rewarding but wasn’t sure how to keep… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 15, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Wake Forest Baptist Health Source Type: news

Medical student training to tackle health disparities with language skills program
After studying abroad in Costa Rica as an undergraduate, Jonathan Dowell knew he wanted to work with Spanish-speaking patients as part of his medical career. “When I returned to the United States, I started volunteering at free clinics and saw that sometimes more than half of the patients in these clinics didn't speak English and needed interpreters,” Dowell said. “I found working with Spanish-speaking patients and the underserved Latinx communit y very rewarding but wasn’t sure how to keep… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - July 15, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Wake Forest Baptist Health Source Type: news