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 E-Mail Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study followed 127 pregnant women who were admitted to Boston hospitals during the spring of 2020. Among the 64 pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, no newborns tested positive for the virus. NIH support was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver ...

Belarus ranks 53rd on global human development index An archive photo MINSK, 22 December (BelTA) - Belarus ranks 53rd on the global human development index, according to the UNDP Human Development Report 2020, BelTA learned from the UNDP Office in Belarus. The UNDP Office summed up Belarus rankings in the UNDP Human Development Report 2020 released last week. “Belarus human development index was 0.823 in 2019. The country ranks 53rd out of 189 countries, down three notches over 2018 (50th ran...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news. Week in Review Highlight of the Week: On Wednesday, HHS finalized its review of Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund applications and began distribution of the funds. Read more about this action and other news below. I. Regulations, Noti...

EU supports opening of two clubs for fathers in Vinnytsia and Odesa [EN/UK] Format Odesa and Vinnytsia became the first cities in Ukraine to open their fathers’ clubs, “TatoHub.Vinnytsia” and “TatoHub.Odesa”, to help maximise men’s involvement in childcare and promote harmonious family relationships. The two clubs were opened in the framework of the “EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence” programme, funded by the European Union, impl...

Comments The United Nations has ranked Ireland second in the world in quality of life in its annual Human Development Report ranking of 189 countries.  The new rankings have placed Ireland above Germany (6), Sweden (7), Australia (8), Denmark (10), the United Kingdom (13), and the United States (17).  Read more The rankings are based on life expectancy at birth, expected years of schooling, and gross national income (GNI) per capita, which are used to calculate a countrys Human Develo...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been a pioneer in terms of developing the Human Development Index (HDI), which is a more balanced way of measuring human development that goes beyond traditional, simple economic indicators of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They have also been publishing an annual Human Development Report (HDR) which tracks every countrys HDI each year. Each years report also has a theme to it, and the 2015 HDR was on the theme of Climate Change and Human Devel...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pregnant women who are infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, during the third trimester are unlikely to pass the infection to their newborns, according to a new study published Tuesday. The study, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, followed 127 pregnant women who were admitted to Boston hospitals during the spring of 2020. Among the 64 pregnant women who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, no newborns tested positive for th...

December 22, 2020 A healthcare worker at Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute in Thailand. — courtesy UN Women/Pathumporn Thongking GENEVA — The UN health agency chief said on Monday that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South Africa and the United Kingdom. According to news reports, more than 40 countries have now banned arrivals from the UK, because of mounting concerns over a new, more transmissible mut...

NEW DELHI: Even as 76.7% women in India had their own bank accounts or used mobile money services in the 12 months preceding 2017, gender based violence continues to impact a significant number with 28.8% women of 15 years and above facing physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner, according to the Human Development Report 2020. A comparison with other countries over the reference period from 2005-2019 shows that as far as intimate partner violence goes among India’s im...