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Medical perspective on Zika virus- curtailing infection and awareness

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus

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The Zika virus has been linked to unusually small heads and brain damage in newborns — called microcephaly — in children born to infected mothers, as well as blindness, deafness, seizures and other congenital defects.

 



In adults, the virus is linked to a form of temporary paralysis, called Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Find questions raised here.. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/health/what-is-zika-virus.html?_r=0

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr., CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS and NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR UPDATED July 29, 2016 New York Times

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UK makes commitment to tackle racism and inequality, in response to UN report

Commission responds to UN report on racial discrimination in the UK

Responding to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, EHRC Chair David Isaac points out-
“There is no place for racism and hatred in a modern Britain and we share the UN’s serious concerns about the recent spike in race hate incidents. In the weeks before and after the Brexit vote we saw reports of race hate incidents rise significantly. We support the UN’s recommendations for effective investigation and prosecution of all acts of racist hate crime and wide-ranging action better to deter and punish perpetrators.”
The report also find this-



“There are concerns that the acrimonious and divisive manner in which the referendum debate was conducted exacerbated worrying divisions in British society, and has been used by a minority to legitimise race hate. The recommendation that the UK should adopt comprehensive measures to combat racist hate speech and xenophobic political discourse is therefore a welcome one. Political parties need to come together and show leadership, working with the relevant crime prevention agencies.
“We also welcome the UN’s recommendations to tackle race inequality in areas such as health, education, employment and criminal justice, following our comprehensive report on this issue last week.”
26 Aug 2016 by EHRC

Source: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/commission-responds-un-report-racial-discrimination-uk

 

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In a future post-conflict Syria, crucial and responsible economic investments will be key for peaceful coexistence

Responsible investment has a vital role in securing peace post-conflict- Adam Aston

On need to contemplate a post-conflict strategy in Syria… taming circles of violence after progress?
Consider this excerpt: “War and peace are linked inextricably by economic development. Often, even when the shooting stops, long-term peace is impossible without economic development. Yet investment will not flow where conflict lingers. This grim Catch-22 has resurfaced lately with the unfolding catastrophe in Syria. Day by day, the death toll, physical destruction, and refugee displacements mount.



The disaster is creating countless long term, chronic woes too. The destruction of 3,600 schools, for instance, in Syria has swelled by two million or so the global tally of young people forced out of school by armed conflict to some 50 million overall.

In Syria and elsewhere this creates a pool of underemployed youth, and a potential time bomb of social unrest.”
Guardian Sustainable Business in association with the UN Global Compact. Paid for by the UN Global Compact.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/responsible-investment-role-peace-post-conflict?CMP=share_btn_tw

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