Turkey ’s Opposition Leads in the Polls. Would They Move the Country Closer to the West?
In recent years, Türkiye under president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has forged closer ties with Moscow, and has profited from being a middleman between Russia and the West that helps both sides bypass sanctions. Following the Iran-Saudi Arabia rapprochement, it’s clear which way events are moving in the…#türkiye #receptayyiperdoğan #moscow #iran #saudiarabia #turkiye #syria #ankara #damascus #tehran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Agency war rooms
In his Harvard Business Review article, “Stop Using Battle Metaphors in Your Company Strategy,” Frank V. Cespedes writes that battle metaphors are “not suitable because business, unlike a war or battle, is not primarily about defeating an enemy. Business is primarily about customer value.” When…#frankvcespedes #ukraine #turkey #syria #usand #semantic #civilwar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO calls on global community to stand by Syria at Brussels donor conference
20 March 2023 – Ahead of today’s Donors Conference held in Brussels to raise funds and coordinate relief response in the areas affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria, WHO is calling on the international community to support lifesaving health response activities for the 4.9 million people most severely impacted out of the 8.8 million affected in all areas of Syria.
The WHO Flash Appeal estimated that the earthquake immediate response for the Whole of Syria, in the first three months following the earthquake, requires US $33.7 million. In response, WHO’s Contingency Fund for Emergencies has provided a ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 20, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Second high-level interregional meeting on the health of refugees and migrants
Sharm El Sheikh, 18 March 2023 – Amid the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye over a month ago, as well as the ongoing war in Ukraine now past its one-year mark, 3 WHO regional offices this week brought together governments, civil society and health partners in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for the second high-level meeting on the health of refugees and migrants – a timely gathering to ensure that refugees and migrants have access to health care across the migration route during emergencies and beyond.
Hosted by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, a...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 18, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
5 reasons women and girls in Syria and T ürkiye need your support right now
SYRIA/T ÜRKIYE – The numbers are beyond comprehension: Nearly 16 million people in Türkiye and 9 million in Syria affected by two massive earthquakes. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Geysers of burning oil, looting and mayhem
The morning we crossed the border from Kuwait into Iraq, dodging checkpoints and military police on a March afternoon in 2003, our first encounter was a geyser of burning oil arcing against a sky blackened by the smoke of burning wells. As we were not embedded with the military, our plan was vague…#kuwait #iraq #basra #iraqi #sunni #shia #baghdad #republicanguard #syrian #michelaflaq (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Conflict prevention as part of disaster preparedness: joining the dots - Birch M, van Bergen L.
By the time this editorial goes to press, there will tragically be nobody left alive under the rubble in Turkey or Syria - at present, miracles are still happening an incredible 11 days after the earthquakes. All the issues related to disaster preparedne... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
The Astounding Hypocrisy of China's Middle East Policy
After years of hostility, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to "reestablish relations" in a deal brokered by China, a nation that has shown little love for millions of the Muslim citizens within its borders. The three countries announced the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two Middle…#iran #saudiarabia #muslim #middleeastern #tehran #riyadh #yemen #syria #middleeast #xijinping (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scholz says Germany wants to curb'irregular migration '
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday that Germany will have to do a better job at clamping down on “irregular migration” and deporting those who don't legally reside in the country. Scholz said that Germany, however, would continue to provide protection for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war. “Our…#olafscholz #scholz #ukrainians #syria #afghanistan #turkey #germans #middleeast #africa #followaps (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Syria: Rights of women and girls hang in the balance as conflict passes 12-year mark and earthquakes deepen suffering
SYRIA– “For most people in Syria, life today carries very few prospects for a better future,” Rima, a young woman from Aleppo, told UNFPA. “People are giving up.” (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Syria: the time is now
15 March 2023 – It took the massive deadly earthquake of 6 February 2023 for the global community to remember Syria, this beautiful country with its ancient civilization that has given so much to the world. The Syrian people, however, have been enduring crises and hardships of all kinds since the conflict erupted 12 years ago today. Despite their ever-deteriorating conditions, health and livelihoods, they push on, proud, resilient, trying to live the best life they can in largely unlivable conditions around the country. The Syrian people are strong, but the odds have become much stronger.
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Source: WHO EMRO News - March 15, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Assad Visits Moscow as Putin Pushes Syria-Turkey Reconciliation
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Putin Rolls Out Red Carpet For Assad In Rare Moscow Visit
Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in Moscow on Tuesday in a rare trip where he is expected to meet with his staunch ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin on the following day. A Kremlin statement previewing the Wednesday…#putinrolls #syrian #basharassad #moscow #russian #vladimirputin #kremlin #assadputin #russiansyrian #syria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria-collaboration is needed to mitigate longer terms risks to health - Cinar EN, Abbara A, Y ılmaz E.
The catastrophic earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on 6 February 2023 left a humanitarian crisis in their wake. As of 1 March 2023, the death toll in Turkey has risen to 45 089, and 6000 deaths have been reported in Syria.12 It... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Addressing the mental health needs of those affected by the earthquakes in T ürkiye - Kurt G, Uygun E, Aker AT, Acarturk C.
On Feb 6, 2023, two major earthquakes with magnitudes of 7 ·8 and 7·6 hit our country, Türkiye, as well as Syria, causing severe destruction and representing the European region's worst natural disaster in terms of death toll in over a century. Despite T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
