Moldova: Russia threatens gas supply in Europe's poorest state
Moldova has made history by buying gas from somewhere other than Russia. How will the Kremlin react? (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CDC: ‘Avoid Travel’ Warning For 5 New Destinations Due To Covid-19
Eastern Europe has been experiencing a Covid-19 surge. Belarus, Moldova, and Romania along with two other destinations are now considered Level 4, highest Covid-19 risk by the CDC. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 17, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Lifestyle /lifestyle Travel /travel business pharma Source Type: news

Key informant insights in Moldova's prevention and response system for traumatic brain injuries - Cociu S, Cebanu S, Rojnoveanu G, Dulf D, Peek-Asa C, Afifi R.
The purpose of the current study was to identify the existing practices and policies on TBI treatment and rehabilitation in the Republic of Moldova. METHODS: Qualitative face-to-face interviews were conducted with health care professionals from two... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

U.S. donates 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Moldova
Moldova is set to receive half a million doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines from the United States to help the small nation combat the coronavirus pandemic (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

With COVID-19 heralding possible fertility changes, leaders must urgently support women ’s rights and choices
CHISINAU, Moldova/TETE PROVINCE, Mozambique/CARACAS, Venezuela –“I don’t want to be scared anymore,” 26-year-old Maira Opikuko told UNFPA in Zulia, Venezuela. “I already have six children. I don’t want to have any more children.”  (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - July 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Source Type: news

Road traffic injuries among children and adults in the Republic of Moldova [conference abstract] - Cazacu-Stratu A, Cociu S.
Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 - Abstract Book - # 2A.001 Background Road accidents are a major problem for public health and a major cause of deaths and injuries worldwide. In the Republic of Moldova, road accidents are o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

2020 Annual Report on evaluation and evaluation of UNFPA support to gender equality and women ’s empowerment presented to the Executive Board
karkaraMon, 06/14/2021 - 10:51 On 10 June 2021, at the Executive Board Annual Session 2021,UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem, commended the Evaluation Office for its nimbleness in adapting evaluation to the COVID-19 pandemic, which generated evidence for an informed recovery and the new Strategic Plan 2022-2025. She further emphasized that when policies and programmes are informed by credible evaluative evidence there is a powerful multiplier effect on sustainable development.Marco Segone, Director, UNFPA Evaluation Office presented the2020 Annual Report on the evaluation function at UNFPA. The annual report cap...
Source: UNFPA News - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: karkara Source Type: news

Wanted: Transparency & Accountability in Pandemic-Related Spending
Under the UN-backed COVAX initiative, UNICEF ships COVID-19 vaccine syringes from a warehouse in Dubai Logistics City, United Arab Emirates. And as the world continues to grapple with the health and economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN and Islamic Development Bank have teamed up to help the most vulnerable. May 2021. Credit: UNICEF/Ruel PableoBy Chady El Khoury, Jiro Honda, Johan Mathisen, and Etienne Yehoue*WASHINGTON DC, May 21 2021 (IPS) Governments around the world are playing a crucial role in providing lifelines to people and firms to help combat the pandemic and its economic fallout. To support t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chady El Khoury - Jiro Honda - Johan Mathisen and Etienne Ye Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Peace TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

Moldova's president calls early election for July 11
Moldova’s Constitutional Court has canceled a state of emergency introduced to combat COVID-19 infections, enabling President Maia Sandu to dissolve parliament and call for an early election on July 11 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Romania To Share Its COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpile With Moldova
Romania will help Moldova tackle the coronavirus outbreak by supplying COVID-19 vaccines from its own reserve, Moldovan President Maia... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coronavirus live news: furious Merkel says German death rate 'unacceptable'; Moldovan PM has Covid
German chancellor calls for new year shutdown;UK science chief warns Britons may need masks next winter; Ion Chicu tests positive,adviser saysNHS says those with ‘significant’ allergies should not get Pfizer vaccineNine in 10 in poor nations to miss out as west buys up vaccines‘Cruise to nowhere’ ends after passenger tests positive for Covid-19Trump ’s ‘Warp Speed’ vaccine summit zooms into alternative realityUS coronavirus updates – liveUK coronavirus updates – live11.33amGMTHello, I ’m Aamna Mohdin and I’ll be taking over the blog for the rest of the day. If you want to get in touch, you can email m...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Marsh (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news US news UK news Australia news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news

Call for Urgent Action by 275 World Leaders on Global Education Emergency In Face of Covid19
Credit: UNICEF Mali / DickoBy External SourceNEW YORK, Aug 18 2020 (IPS) We write to call for urgent action to address the global education emergency triggered by COVID-19. With over 1 billion children still out of school because of the lockdown, there is now a real and present danger that the public health crisis will create a COVID generation who lose out on schooling and whose opportunities are permanently damaged. While the more fortunate have had access to alternatives, the world’s poorest children have been locked out of learning, denied internet access, and with the loss of free school meals – once a lifelin...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Economy & Trade Education Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Source Type: news

Meeting the needs of older people through solidarity, empowerment and data
CHI ȘINĂU, Moldova/UNITED NATIONS, New York –Maria Ro șca has been alone for months. The 73-year-old widow hasn’t left home since the COVID-19 lockdown began. “I keep the TV and the radio on to feel like I’m not alone in the house,” she told UNFPA.But her sense of isolation isn ’t new – just exacerbated. Moldova has one of the highest emigration rates in Europe. Ms. Roșca’s daughter lives in Italy and her son in Russia. “My children can’t even come home to see me because the borders are closed due to the pandemic,” she explained. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - August 12, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Source Type: news

COVID-19 cases rising in Moldova, seen as 'out of control'
A former health minister of Moldova says the country's coronavirus pandemic is “out of control” as the number of new cases keeps rising (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

The Latest: Moldova registers record number of new cases
The government of Moldova says it has registered a record number of new cases of the new coronavirus during the first week of June (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news