SpaceX Flight Ultimately Raised $243M For St. Jude Children ’s Research Hospital
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Source: TIME: Health - February 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Tags: Uncategorized biztech2030 Source Type: news
ACR launches new strategic plan
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 10, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Education Cannot Wait Interviews The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education and Chair of ECW ’s High-Level Steering Group
By External SourceFeb 10 2022 (IPS-Partners)
ECW: You played a critical role in establishing Education Cannot Wait just five years ago. As the Chair of ECW’s High-Level Steering Group, what are some of the key successes achieved by ECW over the last five years; and what needs to be done in the next five years as we approach the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development deadline?
The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown: Education Cannot Wait has had to deal with increasingly difficult challenges, from Myanmar, Syria and Yemen to the Sahel and now Afghanistan. Yet it is delivering beyond all expectations – with speed in its huma...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Aid Education Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here Health Poverty & SDGs Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Source Type: news
White House Initiative Should Focus on Helping Africa ’s Health Workers Be Present, Ready, Connected, and Safe
By Cheick Oumar Tour é,
Chief technical officer (interim) ; David Bryden,
Director of the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and senior policy and advocacy advisor at IntraHealth InternationalFebruary 04, 2022As the White House plans to launch a new initiative to strengthen the global health workforce around the world, I sat down withCheick Touré, a doctor and health workforce expert from Mali who serves asIntraHealth International’s interim chief technical officer.We talked about what the Biden Administration should incorporate into their plan to help build a stronger, more prepared, and more sustainable...
Source: IntraHealth International - February 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: Health Workers Source Type: news
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy and U.S. National Science Foundation
New strategic plan aims to strengthen America’s quantum ecosystem by developing a diverse, inclusive, and sustainable workforce.
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) National Quantum Coordination Office (NQCO) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) – in coordination with the National Q-12 Education Partnership – convened educators and leaders in Quantum ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304343&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF News item. (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - February 1, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Statement on Federally Recognized Tribes Opioid Settlement Agreement
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, February 1, 2022 - Johnson & Johnson (the Company) and its U.S.-based Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies today announced a settlement agreement with the federally recognized Tribes resolving their opioid-related claims against the Company. The $150 million settlement with the Tribes is consistent with the framework of the previously announced nationwide opioid settlement agreement. The dollar amount to be received by the Tribes has been deducted from the all-in settlement amount. This settlement is not an admission of any liability or wrongdoing and the Company will continue to defend against any litig...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Reports Q4 and Full-Year 2021 Results
New Brunswick, N.J. (January 25, 2022) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced results for fourth-quarter and full year 2021. “Our 2021 performance reflects continued strength across all segments of our business. Guided by Our Credo, I am honored to assume the role of CEO, leading our global teams in continuing our work to deliver life-changing solutions to consumers, patients, and health care providers” said Joaquin Duato, Chief Executive Officer. “Given our strong results, financial profile, and innovative pipeline we are well positioned for success in 2022 and beyond.” OVERALL FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Source: Johnson and Johnson - January 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Financial Source Type: news
Count Me in: Working Together for Disability Inclusion in Guatemala
The organization “Mujeres con Capacidad de Soñar a Colores” during one of their awareness-raising performances. Credit: Diana Alvarado (@alvaradodii) and Mujeres con Capacidad de Soñar a Colores , UNDPBy Peride BlindGUATEMALA CITY, Jan 20 2022 (IPS) “Persons with disabilities are capable and equal. It is time the world understands that,” says Antonio Palma, a UN Volunteer at the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Guatemala. Antonio, who has a visual impairment, expresses what many other persons with disabilities feel. Ignored, mistreated, misunderstood, underestimated, condescended to.
People with disabilities a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peride Blind Tags: Education Headlines Health Inequity Labour Latin America & the Caribbean Sustainability TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Statement on New Mexico Opioid Settlement Agreement
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, January 14, 2022 - Johnson & Johnson (the Company) and its U.S.-based Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies today announced a settlement agreement with the State of New Mexico and its participating subdivisions resolving their opioid-related claims against the Company. With this agreement, the Company is removed from pending litigation by the State and its subdivisions.The $44 million settlement with New Mexico is consistent with the terms of the previously announced nationwide opioid settlement agreement. The dollar amount to be received by the State is the pro-rated share it would have received under th...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - January 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Statement on Nevada Opioid Settlement Agreement
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, January 4, 2022 - Johnson & Johnson (the Company) and its U.S.-based Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies today announced a settlement agreement with the State of Nevada and its participating subdivisions resolving their opioid-related claims against the Company. With this agreement, the Company is removed from pending litigation by the State and its subdivisions. The $63 million settlement with Nevada is consistent with the terms of the previously announced nationwide opioid settlement agreement. The dollar amount to be received by the State is the pro-rated share it would have received under this agree...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - January 4, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rwanda: How Covid-19 Disrupted Rwanda's Market-Driven Agriculture Targets
[New Times] The fourth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation (PSTA4) which Rwanda launched in 2018 - and runs through 2024 - targets among other outcomes, improved productivity and inclusiveness of agricultural market systems, increased value addition, and competitiveness of diversified agricultural commodities for domestic and export markets. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 4, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
We Must Rise to the Occasion, Now.
By Yasmine SherifNEW YORK, Dec 20 2021 (IPS-Partners) In 2021, COVID-19 continued to plague the world – a world already burdened by armed conflicts, climate-induced disasters and forced displacement. Communities, nations and people struggled to maintain normalcy in the midst of the abnormal. This was especially notable in the education sector – a sector that is the very foundation for achieving all human rights and all Sustainable Development Goals.
Yasmine SherifCountries affected by existing crises also suffered the absence of infrastructure and the omnipresence of extreme poverty, while conflicts raged all around. ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yasmine Sherif Tags: Climate Change COVID-19 Education Cannot Wait. Future of Education is here Health Poverty & SDGs Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Source Type: news
Uganda: Study Finds Impressive Improvement in Malaria Testing Rates At Health Facilities in Uganda
[Malaria Consortium] Malaria Consortium researchers were part of a team assessing Ugandan health facilities' capacity to provide quality malaria testing, care and treatment and found high malaria testing rates among those suspected to have malaria. This was a notable improvement compared to previous years and met the target set by the National Malaria Reduction Strategic Plan to reduce morbidity and mortality. The study results were published in Malaria Journal. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 20, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Rising Suicides Shine Spotlight on Malawi ’s Mental Health Burden
There is a critical shortage of qualified healthcare staff in Malawi to deal with the growing mental health burden in the country. Credit: Charles MpakaBy Charles MpakaLilongwe, Malawi, Dec 13 2021 (IPS) When a former deputy speaker of Parliament shot himself dead within the National Assembly buildings in Lilongwe in September 2021, it shook Malawi. It also turned attention to the mental health burden in the country.
Experts say that a sharp rise in suicide cases has become the most visible expression of the burden of mental health challenges in Malawi.
“There’s depression, stress and many other silent forms of disord...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Charles Mpaka Tags: Africa Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Inequity Mental Health TerraViva United Nations #Covid19 #MentalHealth IPS UN Bureau Malawi Source Type: news
