UK GPs volunteer in Turkey and Syria earthquake response
UK GPs are assisting with aid efforts following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 17, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news
Earthquakes in Turkey: scale of task is enormous as crossings into Syria open up, says UN [editorial] - Howard S.
Getting humanitarian aid to hard-to-reach survivors in the rebel held north east of Syria has become a priority, the World Health Organization and United Nations have said, as the toll from the recent earthquakes mounts across Turkey and Syria.
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Source: SafetyLit - February 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Why die-hard climate change skeptics are unlikely to change their minds
Die-hard climate skeptics are "never going to be convinced" by the need for policies to combat climate change as they are in "direct opposition" to their ideology, climate experts have said. Some Republicans frequently push back at what they see as the "climate agenda." Academics said that many of…#republicans #democrats #117thcongress #timforsyth #markmaslin #syria #colorado #marjorietaylorgreene #greene #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Turkey ’s president faces scrutiny after earthquake for construction standards
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has crossed 41,000. The disaster has also exposed Turkey's President Erdoğan’s political fault lines. He's facing scrutiny for failing to enforce construction standards that could have saved lives. Amna Nawaz discussed the…#turkey #syria #amna #gönültol #middleeastinstitute (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Check out the Codex Sassoon. It's the oldest, most complete Hebrew bible, and it's set to be sold by Sotheby's for $30 to $50 million
The Codex Sassoon is the oldest nearly complete Hebrew bible. It'll be auctioned by Sotheby's in May for somewhere between $30 to $50 million. Courtesy of Sotheby’s The Codex Sassoon is the oldest, most complete Hebrew bible, according to Sotheby's. The bible will go on auction in May for…#hebrew #sotheby #courtesyof #sothebys #codexsassoon #davidsolomonsassoon #hebraica #leningradcodex #usconstitution #syria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Survivors face new risks in earthquake-ravaged T ürkiye as health and protection services brought to the brink
ADIYAMAN, T ürkiye– “I’ve seen war, but this is even beyond that.” Fatma, 40, is from Idlib in northwest Syria, but lives with her four children in Adıyaman, in southern Türkiye. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - February 16, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Christian Atsu still missing after Turkey earthquake, says the soccer star ’s agent: ‘We’re still searching’
Ghanaian soccer star Christian Atsu is still missing following the earthquakes that wrought devastation across parts of Turkey and Syria last week. “He’s still missing and we’re still searching,” his agent Nana Sechere, told MarketWatch during a brief phone call on Thursday morning. The former…#christianatsu #turkey #syria #nanasechere #marketwatch #chelsea #newcastle #everton #turkishsuperlig #antakya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria offers lessons and reminders for disaster response
Even as rescuers rush to arrive, it's often locals who can best offer immediate help, experts say. And they say governments in devastated areas often fail to realize the scope and respond immediately.(Image credit: Bernat Armangue/AP) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jaclyn Diaz Source Type: news
Turkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built
A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline. The plant’s site in Akkuyu, located some…#turkey #syria #cyprus #akkuyu #rosatom #andrewwhittaker #universityatbuffalo #eastanatolianfault #whittaker #greek (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Amid devastating loss, Turkish family reunited with 'miracle baby' found in quake rubble
Like those of thousands of families across Turkey and Syria, the Fansas' lives were shattered by last week's earthquakes. But Nilay Fansa and her husband, Cengiz, are also holding tight to their "miracle baby." (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Syria's shocking devastation is a chance to revaluate decades of sanctions
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed over 40,000 people and displaced millions in Turkey and Syria has renewed conversations about the U.S.- and European Union sanctions on Syria and left many wondering, including myself: to what end? The harm these sanctions cause to ordinary Syrians has…#turkey #syria #syrians #syrian #basharalassad #assad #universityofoklahoma #joshualandis #aljazeera #departmentofstate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Increasing Number of Turkey-Syria Earthquake Survivors Show Signs of PTSD Increasing Number of Turkey-Syria Earthquake Survivors Show Signs of PTSD
Doctors in a Turkish field hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun said they are treating increasing numbers of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks after last week ' s earthquake.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - February 15, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Roche announces donation of essential medicines and diagnostic solutions to the people affected by the devastating earthquake in T ürkiye and Syria
Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced a donation to Türkiye and Syria with a total value of 1.5 million Swiss Francs. This includes medicines, other products and financial support. Among others, we are committed to donating 120,000 packages of Rocephin, a critical antibiotic used to treat the symptoms of many kinds of bacterial infections and listed on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Roche Business and Industry Source Type: news
Ripple Donates $1M in XRP to Help Earthquake Victims in Turkey
Leading Silicon Valley blockchain company Ripple has donated substantially to help earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey. In a tweet today, Ripple said it would donate $1 million to NGOs providing relief for victims of last week’s devastating earthquake in both countries. According to Ripple, the…#siliconvalley #ripple #syria #turkey #xrp #mercycorps #care #irc #ethereumcofounder #vitalikbuterin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Syrians left to fend for themselves as earthquake relief fails to materialise
Residents of rebel-held territory tell of sense of abandonment after devastating February 6 disaster (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
