Country: World Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Once a vaccine becomes available, how can we ensure that everyone – including people living in war zones – has equal access to it? And what are the obligations towards the healthcare professionals?

Introduction The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently voted 3–2, along party lines, to approve a final rule (Final Rule) regarding position limits for certain futures contracts and economically equivalent swaps.1 The Final Rule ends a decade-long saga in which the CFTC proposed, amended, and re-proposed its position limit rules […]

Hong Kong and London –  Lawyers from K&L Gates’ Hong Kong and London offices represented leading global genetics and diagnostic health testing company Prenetics and its wholly-owned U.K. subsidiary DNAFit in respect of its acquisition of Oxsed. The deal closed on October 29, 2020.   Oxsed is an Oxford University spin-off […]

Issue Post November 4, 2020 Flattening the curve on foodborne illness and its costs in Africa Steven Jaffee Delia Grace A “business as usual” approach to food safety will do little to check the health threats in many African countries.

Countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The project compares Sao Paulo with some of the most crowded spaces where displaced people reside, illustrating the density of population in some refugee settings and bringing to light the challenges.