World Statistics Day reminds us that to ensure social and economic growth, support for data-backed policymaking is needed.
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An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) analysis released on Tuesday.
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President Trump spoke in Florida on Friday at an event on protecting America's seniors—ensuring that they receive the care, respect, and support they deserve.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate, particularly in Europe and North America, the World Health Organization (WHO) is advising governments and people everywhere not to let their guard down, for the benefit of those hospitalized, or working on the front line of the battle to end the pandemic.
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With countries and pharmaceutical companies around the world gearing up to distribute COVID-19 vaccines following trials, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, safe and efficient delivery by buying and pre-positioning syringes and other necessary equipment.
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Index Using coronavirus tracing and warning apps In case of a notification EU interoperability gateway: contact tracing across borders Privacy and security App usage information Using coronavirus tracing and warning apps What is a coronavirus tracing and warning app? Most public health authorities in the EU have developed apps that support contact tracing and warning
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To exploit the full potential of contact tracing and warning apps to break the chain of coronavirus infections across borders and save lives, the Commission, at the invitation by EU Member States, has set up an EU-wide system to ensure interoperability – a so-called ‘gateway'.
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Factoring is a financing tool for growth of small and medium-sized enterprises
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Perhaps the greatest by-product of tech advancement in healthcare has been our ability to create more personalized experiences patients want from their healthcare. Better understanding each patient’s ‘health continuum’ helps make this a reality, by leveraging data and insights to follow patients throughout their entire care journey – from hospital to home –so patients can
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Twelve migrants have died and others are missing after being thrown off a boat by smugglers off the coast of Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported.
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