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HEALTH REFORMS
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Barbara Fountain has put together this handy to A to Z of Andrew Little s health sector reforms
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Andrew Little became health minister in November 2020, following re-election of the Labour Party to government in the October general election. Mr Little indicated he would be going further with reform than was recommended by the Health and Disability System Review Panel led by Heather Simpson. On 21 April 2021, he announced major changes to the system, including the ditching of DHBs and the creation of a powerful Māori Health Authority.
A female sea turtle that was rescued by a fisherman in Thang Binh district has been handed over to rescuers of the Da Nang-based SaSa Marine animals rescue team.
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Researchers map how people in cities get a health boost from nature
Trees lining a street may encourage people to take a longer stroll or choose to bike to work. New research shows how access to natural areas in cities can improve human health by supporting physical activity. The researchers plan to equip city planners with tools to create healthier, more sustainable cities around the world. By Sarah Cafasso
Your local city park may be improving your health, according to a new paper led by Stanford University researchers. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, lays out how access to nature increases people’s physical activity – and therefore overall health – in cities. Lack of physical activity in the U.S. results in $117 billion a year in related health care costs and leads to 3.2 million deaths globally every year. It may seem like an intuitive connection, but the new research closes an
Floods could triple across Himalayas, Tibetan Plateau as planet warms
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As glaciers melt faster and faster, glacial lakes in the Himalayan region are swelling, increasing flood risks, according to new research. Photo by Heng Li
May 6 (UPI) As the global temperature continue to climb and glaciers melt more rapidly, new research suggests the risk of flooding across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau could triple.
In addition to putting communities and infrastructure in harms way, the predicted increase in lake outburst floods detailed Thursday in the journal Nature Climate Change could jeopardize water supplies in politically fragile regions like Kashmir.