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Lockdown validated 10 years of PHA Food & Farming Campaign work By Opinion by Nazeer A Sonday The year 2020 will be remembered for the coronavirus pandemic and a lockdown that closed down the city. Just two years before, 2018 will go down in our memory for dry taps and Day Zero. Throughout both crises, the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) foodlands proved to be worth their weight in gold as an essential part of the city’s well-being. Foodlands is a word born out of the struggle to protect t...

January 9, 2021 at 12:00pm This regularly-scheduled sponsored column is written by the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy team (AIRE). This county program helps you make smart energy decisions that save you money and leaves a lighter footprint on the environment. Late last year, the Arlington County Board adopted sweeping updates to the Community Energy Plan, setting ambitious targets for transforming the county’s energy sector. Some highlights of Arlington’s Community Energy Plan (CE...

Pfizer warns against allergic reaction to vaccine A healthcare worker based in Belfast has reportedly fully recovered from a suspected reaction Pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, yesterday (January 6) cautioned clinicians not to give its Covid-19 vaccine to anyone with a history of severe allergic reactions. The warning came after an emergency resuscitation unit was called to treat a healthcare worker (HCW) in Northern Ireland who had just received the treatment, jointly developed with German drug...

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China and the UK can join hands to overcome the pandemic and contribute to a global community of health for all At the dawn of the third decade of the 21st century, the worst pandemic in 100 years ravaged the world, precipitating the profound changes unseen in a century and posing unprecedented challenges to the world. The grave pandemic situation calls on all countries to bear in mind the larger picture and do the right thing. It is in this spirit that China and the U...

Comprehensive campaign to build confidence in Vaccination Programme is vital 16th December 2020 - Senator Sean Kyne A comprehensive campaign including an information booklet for every household and engagement with social media companies is needed to build confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Seán Kyne, a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health, was speaking following today’s meeting of the committee which was addressed by Profe...

Initial low volume delivery of first vaccines could arrive before New Year Formal engagement commenced with GPs to work on detailed process with HSE Dr Lorraine Nolan, HPRA It is possible an initial round of vaccination could begin before the New Year, posited Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, following Cabinet sign off this morning (Tuesday December 15) of a strategy and implementation plan to offer Covid-19 vaccination nationally. If a European Medicines Agency (EMA) extraordinary meeting, ...

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  Briefing Series: By Air, Land, and Sea: Navigating the Climate Future  — The  Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) held a briefing series on climate mitigation and adaptation in the transportation sector. The series covered ports, aviation, and public transit. As commercial aviation recovers from the COVID-19 contraction, it will be critical to foster strategies and policy to help the industry reduce its climate impact. In this bri...

Ministry of National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Danies Chisenda says the Government remains steadfastly committed to uplift people’s wellbeing especially women and girls by upholding sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights for all. In a statement read on his behalf by the Ministry’s Director for Population and Development Mr. Charles Banda at the official opening of the 2020 GRZ/UNFPA 8th Country Programme Annual Review and 2021 Planning Meeting in Lusaka, Mr. C...

Date Time U.S. 2020 APEC Outcomes The United States congratulates Malaysia for hosting a successful APEC year despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through entirely virtual APEC meetings, culminating with the virtual meetings of APEC Leaders and Foreign and Trade Ministers, the 21 APEC economies reached consensus on a number of ministerial statements culminating with the Kuala Lumpur Leaders’ Declaration and the Putrajaya Vision 2040. In response to COVID-19, the Unite...

Date Time $11 million to reduce rates of heartbreaking stillbirths The Morrison Government will provide $11 million to fast track a new national plan to reduce the number of stillbirths, ensuring families affected get the respectful bereavement care they need. Tragically, there are six stillbirths each day in Australia. That means suffering and loss for more than 2,000 families every year. Such loss is particularly hard as mothers and fathers prepare to welcome a new life into their families. A...