health care

A plane carrying 20 tonnes of World Health Organisation health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August 2020.

The platform will pool data, knowledge and intellectual property for existing or new COVID-19 health products to deliver ‘global public goods’ for all people and all countries.

The biggest gains were reported in low-income countries, which saw life expectancy rise 21 per cent between 2000 and 2016.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has  issued a final rule which aims to dramatically expand the ability of health care institutions and workers to refuse to provide medical services if they have a moral or religious objection.