Participatory learning to raise rural women’s agency: Cultivating leadership and advocacy in Nigeria
23 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentHow can trainings help to overcome social and economic barriers?
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Humanitarians reached 7.3 million people in Ukraine with vital aid in the first six months of 2023
22 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ukraine Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Support from the international community is crucial: just below 30% of the $3.9 billion in the 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan has been received. Aid workers need more funding to ensure operations continue.
Read MoreNSW Supreme Court Considers Inherent Risk and Peer Professional Opinion in Bariatric Surgery Case Polsen v Harrison (No. 8)
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 6 July 2023, Lonergan J found in favour of Dr Harrison (Defendant), in a complex bariatric surgery case brought by Katrina Polsen (Plaintiff). A full decision can be read here. Background On 22 July 2013, the Plaintiff underwent a sleeve gastrectomy procedure performed by the Defendant to manage her […]
Read MoreSudan: Staff beatings, death threats jeopardise MSF’s presence in Khartoum hospital
21 Juli 2023 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Sudan Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Following the incident on July 20 2023 – and the series of incidents that have preceded it – MSF teams are beginning to think that their ongoing support for the MoH may soon no longer be possible.
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Pharma Giant’s TB Drug Decision Welcomed, But Not All Developing Countries Benefit
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentDr Abhijit Bhattacharya, MS, Central Hospital Kalla, Eastern Coalfields Ltd., assesses an x-ray of a TB patient. Credit: ILO By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, Jul 21 2023 (IPS) In a surprise move, pharma giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has agreed not to enforce some of its patents on a lifesaving TB drug, […]
Read MoreEliminating food waste globally could have fewer environmental benefits than thought
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pexels Vast quantities of food are wasted daily around the planet and until this changes sustainable food production and consumption remain elusive. So will our efforts to reduce environmental impacts. Food loss and waste amount to an average of 527 calories per person a day while they also account […]
Read MoreChina Standard Contract That Impacts Transferring Personal Information From China
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 1 June 2023, new measures explaining the requirements for using the standard contract (China Standard Contract) mechanism to legally export personal information from China as well as the form of the “standard contract” came into effect. Under China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), effective since November 2021, companies are […]
Read MoreK&L Gates Adds Government Contracts Partner in Newark
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNewark – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Rebecca Moll Freed as a partner in the Government Contracts and Procurement Policy practice. Freed is based in the firm’s Newark office and joins K&L Gates from Genova Burns LLC. Through her varied practice, Freed focuses on helping companies successfully navigate […]
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As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/Franz26 Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, Asia and North America, with millions of people sweltering in heat and humidity well above “normal” for days on end. Death Valley hit a temperature of 128 degrees Fahrenheit (53.3 degrees Celsius) on July 16, 2023 – not quite the world’s hottest day on record, but […]
Read MoreRussia terminates the Black Sea Grain Initiative: What’s next for Ukraine and the world?
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentNew problems as a key agricultural trade route is cut off.
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