All posts tagged "WHO"

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  Puerto Rico Gov’t: Tourism Sector Takes Lead In Standards to Safeguard Visitor Health, Safety

  Launches Certification Program for Tourism Businesses

  • Posted April 30, 2020
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  Epidemiologist: Distancing Measures Should Help Slow Spread of Covid-19

  Characteristics of Puerto Rico Population Make Impact of Outbreak Hard to Predict

  • Posted March 17, 2020
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  Infrastructure Key to Curb Number of Cases, Economic Impact of Outbreaks

  Public, Private Sectors’ Financial Objectives Have Multiplier Effect on Damage to Society

  • Posted March 16, 2020
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  European regulator recommends Sanofi’s dengue vaccine

  Approval is expected in December

  • Posted October 19, 2018
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  UN Asks Critic to Join Zika Group but then Revokes Invite

  GENEVA – One of the leading critics of the World Health Organization says he was recently invited to sit on the U.N. health agency’s Zika emergency committee, only to have his invitation rescinded when he refused to...

  • Posted June 14, 2016
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  WHO Says Delaying Pregnancy Option for Women in Zika Areas

  WASHINGTON – The World Health Organization says women who live in areas where Zika is spreading should consider delaying pregnancy, since there’s no other sure way to avoid the virus’ devastating birth defects. The WHO stopped short...

  • Posted June 10, 2016
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  UN: Experts Being Asked to Examine Zika Risk at Rio Games

  Convened to consider whether Olympics should proceed as planned

  • Posted June 3, 2016
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  UN Health Agency Rejects Call to Postpone Rio Olympics

  More than 145 public health experts signed letter to WHO for games to be delayed or relocated

  • Posted May 29, 2016
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  Hundreds Demonstrate Against Monsanto

  Company assures its herbicide product is safe

  • Posted May 21, 2016
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  CDC: Zika Definitely Causes Severe Birth Defects

  Enough evidence virus during pregnancy causes microcephaly

  • Posted April 13, 2016