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A threat for public health

The Lancet "The tidal wave of information on the internet concerning the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in difficulties in discerning truth from fiction. This so-called infodemic, defined by WHO as an “overabundance of information—some accurate and some not—that makes it harder for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when needed”, has become a major threat to public health. Infection rates will rise if people are confused about restrictions and patients may be harmed if they use unproven treatments or bogus remedies." (Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash)

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Not und Verzweiflung nach der zweifachen Explosion in Beirut

Explosion in Beirut

Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz (SRK) Nach der Katastrophe, die am 4. August 2020 den Beiruter Hafen verwüstet hat, setzt das Libanesische Rote Kreuz alle medizinischen Notfallteams ein, um die Verletzten zu versorgen. Das SRK unterstützt seine Schwestergesellschaft seit vielen Jahren beim Ausbau des Blutspendedienstes und bei der Katastrophenvorsorge. Die zweifache Explosion, die am 4. August den Hafen von Beirut erschüttert hat, hinterlässt eine schwer getroffene Stadt: in Trümmern liegende Gebäude, ausgebrannte Autos, vor allem jedoch über hundert Tote und Tausende von Verletzten. (Foto: Das Libanesische Rote Kreuz hat sein gesamtes medizinisches Personal aufgeboten, um den Opfern dieser Katastrophe beizustehen © Nabil Mounzer/EPA)

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Wichtiger Beitrag zur HIV-Forschung

Ruedi Lüthy Foundation Neben der lebensrettenden Behandlung von Menschen mit HIV/Aids trägt die Newlands Clinic zur laufenden Verbesserung der antiretroviralen Therapie im südlichen Afrika bei. Möglich machen dies qualitativ hochstehende Langzeitdaten, die mit unserer eigenen Software ePOC gesammelt werden. (Foto: © RLF)

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Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health on the adoption of front-of-package warning labelling to tackle NCDs

United Nations - Human Rights "Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major challenge of this century highly rooted on overweight, obesity and unhealthy diets. As part of their right-to-health duties, States should address the diet-related NCDs preventable risk factors and promote frameworks whereby the food and beverage industry convey accurate, easily understandable, transparent and comprehensible information on their products. Front-of-package warning labelling regulations are much needed in this regard." (Photo: Like_the_Grand_Canyon/flickr, C BY-NC 2.0)

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The importance of power and agency in a universal health coverage agenda for adolescent girls

Journal of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters "Achieving the ambitious Universal Health Coverage (UHC) agenda requires challenging and changing entrenched gender and social norms, and structures of power, in order to reach across identities and towards the most vulnerable, marginalised and excluded. Since the September 2019 endorsement by UN member states of the UHC Political Declaration, we have seen calls for increased attention to adolescent health as a core element of UHC, and for a gender lens on UHC targets and goals. Adolescent girls exist at a troubled intersection of discriminations based on gender and age, which is exacerbated by other structural inequalities for all too many girls and vulnerable adolescents." (Photo: UN Women/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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