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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, 2021. The most vulnerable groups continued to receive essential health and nutrition services, despit...

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 accessing food, 77% reported experiencing income loss and 42% reported missing medical visits since the sta...

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 will describe how data are used to: draw attention to an industry with an elevated occupational fatali...

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 highlighting innovative approaches to collaboration.  Explore the on-demand videos from our four-da...