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Saving Lives and Protecting People in Ghana and Boosting the COVID-19 Response LISTEN 9 HOURS AGO Health workers wearing personal protective gear at the Ga East District Hospital, working tirelessly day and night to save lives. Photo: Rodney Quarcoo, World Bank Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, the World Bank has contributed to Ghana’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. The Government managed to keep fatality rates low, specifically at 0.75 percent, as of March 4, 2...

Urgent, strategic action needed in light of limited vaccine and mounting threat of new variants New York, USA – 12 May, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As the world battles new COVID-19 variants and supply and rollout of vaccines remains critically low in Africa, new research from the Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC) indicates that burdens experienced by people in African Union Member States remain grave: 81% of survey respondents reported challenges in accessi...

English News Releases Survey Shows People in Africa Still Experiencing Substantial Economic Harms, Without Vaccine to Combat Increasing Global Threat12 May,

Oil & Gas: Using Data to Understand and Address Safety and Health Issues Finding the balance between productivity and safety is a universal challenge for all industries. In the oil and gas extraction industry, workers are confronted with unique hazards and challenges each day. Presented by members of the NIOSH Oil and Gas Extraction Safety and Health Program, this webinar will showcase how data drives NIOSH research and prevention activities in the upstream oil and gas industry. This session wi...

How do we define the term “environment?” Why are some environment stories underreported or misreported? How can journalists better collaborate across regions and languages? What is the future of producing environmental reporting and engaging audiences as journalism models change? The Pulitzer Center’s 2021 conference, Environment (Re)Defined, elevated underreported environmental issues by delving deeply into Pulitzer Center reporting projects, examining emerging trends in journalism, and ...

min read By effectively using data, higher education institutions can provide a more personalized experience for their students at every step of the student lifecycle. Credit: Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com © 2021 More data is generated now than at any other point in history. According to one estimate, in 2020 every person in the world created 1.7MB of data every second. Footnote1 In addition, in early 2019 an astounding 90 percent of the worlds data had been created in just the previous t...

DEPC and NASC present "Justice Counts: Using Data to Inform Policy and Bolster Public Safety" I am pleased to report that next week, the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) is kicking off its 2021 Sentencing Workshop Series in collaboration with National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC) with a terrific event titled "Justice Counts: Using Data to Inform Policy and Bolster Public Safety."  This is how this event is described on this page (where you can register): Please join th...

Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families Facebook. The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) believes that the “concept of race” is a social construct “created and defined over centuries to justify dominance, exploitation, and discrimination against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.” But the belief that race is a concept created by white supremacists doesn’t mean the DCYF will stop using race to identify groups. ...

A 15-minute presentation on mobile game commerce from our sponsor Xsolla A 15-minute moderated live audience Q&A More details: Featured Presentation: Using Data for Good: A Talk and Q&A with Evan Losi The job of the game designer doesnt stop once players start playing the game, its only just beginning. The role of analytics in data has had a checkered past, but it can be a fantastic tool in a designer’s toolkit. Whether a small beta test or a global launch, player actions can provide a wealt...

What When Monday, February 22: Day 1: Focus on Building Trust and Vaccine Confidence 11:00 – 11:30 AM EST | Science Plenary Cameron Webb, MD, JD | White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, Senior Policy Advisor Kizzmekia Corbett, PhD | Lead, Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team, National Institutes of Health Lisa Sherman | President and Chief Executive Officer, The Ad Council 11:30 – 12:30 PM EST | Promising Practices Plenary Panel – Vaccinating with Confidence Tuesday, Fe...