Eighth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2020
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Eighth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2020

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The eighth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) takes place on 25–31 October 2020. ILPPW is an initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (the Lead Paint Alliance), which is jointly led by the UN Environment Programme and WHO.  

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) raises awareness and promotes actions to address the health impacts of lead exposure, especially on children, pregnant women, and workers. During the week, governments, academia, civil society organizations, and industry advance efforts to prevent childhood lead poisoning, and accelerate efforts to phase out the use of lead in paint.

Lead poisoning and health (Key Facts)

  • Lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems and is particularly harmful to young children.
  • Lead in the body is distributed to the brain, liver, kidney and bones. It is stored in the teeth and bones, where it accumulates over time. Human exposure is usually assessed through the measurement of lead in blood.
  • Lead in bone is released into blood during pregnancy and becomes a source of exposure to the developing fetus.
  • There is no level of exposure to lead that is known to be without harmful effects.
  • Lead exposure is preventable.
  • Lead exposure can have serious consequences for the health of children.
  • At high levels of exposure, lead attacks the brain and central nervous system to cause coma, convulsions and even death.
  • Children who survive severe lead poisoning may be left with mental retardation and behavioural disorders.
  • At lower levels of exposure that cause no obvious symptoms lead is now known to produce a spectrum of injury across multiple body systems. In particular lead can affect children’s brain development resulting in reduced intelligence quotient (IQ), behavioural changes such as reduced attention span and increased antisocial behavior, and reduced educational attainment.
  • Lead exposure also causes anaemia, hypertension, renal impairment, immunotoxicity and toxicity to the reproductive organs.
  • The neurological and behavioural effects of lead are believed to be irreversible.

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United Nations Day: Shaping our future together #UN75
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United Nations Day: Shaping our future together #UN75

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24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public holiday. UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

The 75th anniversary

The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. This anniversary comes in a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with severe economic and social impacts. But it is also a reminder that times of struggle can become an opportunity for positive change and transformation.

To commemorate the 75 years of the United Nations, Member States hold a high-level event on 21 September 2020, where they reaffirmed and recognized that our challenges are interconnected and can only be addressed through reinvigorated multilateralism.

Across this anniversary year, we have engaged in a global conversation. And the results are striking. People are thinking big – they are also expressing an intense yearning for international cooperation and global solidarity. Now is the time to respond to these aspirations and realize these aims. In this 75th anniversary year, we face our own 1945 moment. We must meet that moment. We must show unity like never before to overcome today’s emergency, get the world moving and working and prospering again, and uphold the vision of the Charter.
– UN Secretary-General António Guterres

#UN75 REPORT: TOP TEN KEY FINDINGS

#1 Amidst the current crisis, the immediate priority of most respondents everywhere is improved access to basic services: healthcare, safe water and sanitation, and education.

#2 The next main priority is greater international solidarity and increased support to the places hardest hit by the pandemic. This includes tackling poverty, inequalities and boosting employment.

#3 While health is the most pressing issue now, respondents were hopeful about this area improving. They also believe access to education and women’s rights will improve.

#4 When looking to the future, respondents’ priorities corresponded to those areas where they believe things will get worse. Most participants across all regions are worried about the future impact of climate change. Our inability to stem the climate crisis and the destruction of the natural environment is viewed by respondents as the most overwhelming medium- and long-term concern.

#5 Other major priorities for the future include ensuring greater respect for human rights, settling conflicts, tackling poverty and reducing corruption.

#6 When it comes to the future, younger participants and those in many developing countries tend to be more optimistic than those who are older, or living in developed countries.

#7 87% of those surveyed believe international cooperation is vital to deal with today’s challenges. And the majority of respondents believe the COVID-19 crisis has made international cooperation even more urgent.

#8 Looking to the past, six in ten respondents believe the UN has made the world a better place. Looking to the future, 74% see the UN as “essential” in tackling global challenges. At the same time, over half still see the UN as remote from their lives and say they don’t know much about it.

Moreover, while just under half currently see the UN as contributing “somewhat” to advancing key global challenges, only about a third see the UN as contributing “ a lot” in this regard. The areas where the UN is perceived to be contributing most are in upholding human rights and in promoting peace.

#9 Dialogue participants overwhelmingly called for the UN to be more inclusive of the diversity of actors in the 21st century. They identified in particular the need for greater inclusion of civil society, women, youth, vulnerable groups, cities and local authorities, businesses, regional organisations and other international organisations.

#10 Participants in dialogues also called for the UN to innovate in other ways, with stronger leadership and more consistency in exercising its moral authority to uphold the UN Charter. There are calls for increased accountability, transparency and impartiality, including through better engagement and communication with communities, as well as strengthening implementation of programmes and operations.

Source of information: https://www.un.org/en/observances/un-day

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World Polio Day: One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio!
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World Polio Day: One Day. One Focus: Ending Polio!

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World Polio Day is observed every year on 24 October. It was established by Rotary International. World Polio Day provides an opportunity to highlight global efforts toward a polio-free world.

What is Poliomyelitis?

Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under the age of 5. Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world.

Recommended: National Immunization Schedule, Nepal (Revised)

Poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in hours. It can strike people of any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio can be prevented by vaccines, but it is not curable. Unlike most diseases, polio can be eradicated.

Facts

  • There are 2 forms of vaccine available to ward off polio – oral polio vaccine (OPV) and inactivated polio vaccine (IPV).
  • Large-scale vaccination rounds help rapidly boost immunity.
  • Every child must be vaccinated to eradicate polio.
  • Polio mainly affects children under age 5.
  • There is no cure, but polio is preventable with a vaccine.
  • Only two countries remain endemic.
  • Wild Poliovirus in Two Remaining Countries – Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • We’ve reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988.
  • Until we end polio forever, every child is at risk.

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Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week
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Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2020

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Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week, commemorated annually, is a major occasion for stakeholders to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards “MIL for All”.

The 10th annual global celebration of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place from 24 to 31 October 2020, under the theme “Resisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone”. Through Global MIL Week, UNESCO and WHO are joining forces to tackle disinformation and misinformation. 

The current COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by an infodemic – the intersection between health, information, communication and technology is becoming one of the most significant dimensions of the public health response to the pandemic. The way in which people are exposed to information, both good and bad; the modalities of digital participation; trust and transparency; media and information literacy; and health literacy are all elements that influence resilience to mis and dis information. WHO is working with partners to manage the infodemic. 

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Public Health Service Regulation 2077
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Public Health Service Regulation, 2077

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Public Health Service Regulations, 2020
Using the rights given by Section 63 of the Public Health Service Act, 2018, the Government of Nepal has framed the following Rules.

  1. Brief Title and Commencement: (1) These Rules shall be collectively called “Public Health
    Service Regulations, 2020”.
    (2) These Regulations shall come into force immediately.
  2. Definition: Unless the subject or the context requires otherwise, in these Regulations:
    (a) “Hospital” means the health institution where the patient is admitted and a doctor
    provides health services.
    (b) “Basic Healthcare Centre” means the governmental health institution that provides
    basic health services.
    (c) “Act” means the Public Health Service Act, 2018.

Basic Health Services: Every citizen shall receive free basic health services from every basic health service centre and health institutions designated by the Government of Nepal, Provincial Government and Local Level as mentioned in Schedule 1 under the headings pursuant to Sub-Section (4) of Section 3 of the Act.

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Eligibility Guideline for Course in Foreign University/Institution 2077
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MEC Eligibility Guideline for Course in Foreign University/Institution 2077

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Government of Nepal, Medical Education Commission has published a guideline for Course in Foreign University/Institution 2077.

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Medical Education Commission (MEC) Eligibility Certificate (Process and documents required)

Document Required & Application Process for No Objection Certification (HOW to apply for NOC)

MEC Eligibility Guideline for Course in Foreign University/Institution 2077

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World Osteoporosis Day: Love Your Bones!
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World Osteoporosis Day: Love Your Bones!

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World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is marked on October 20 each year.
WOD is dedicated to raising global awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis and related musculoskeletal diseases.

It aims to put bone health and fracture prevention on the global health
agenda and reaches out to health-care professionals, the media,
policy makers, patients, and the public at large.

Osteoporosis is a very common condition. Currently, osteoporosis is vastly underdiagnosed and undertreated. Worldwide, millions of people at high risk of broken bones (fractures) remain unaware of the underlying silent disease. The huge human and socioeconomic cost, and severe impact of fractures on patients’ independence, is underestimated.

Theme 2020

THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS

The year’s campaign objectives are to:
• improve understanding of the link between osteoporosis and broken
bones
• reveal the human costs of fractures through impactful patient portraits
• encourage the public to check their personal risk for osteoporosis by
driving use of the new IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check
• raise awareness of osteoporosis as an intergenerational disease that
concerns the whole family
• reveal the socioeconomic burden of fractures through impactful facts and
statistics
• urge health care authorities worldwide to implement post-fracture care for
secondary fracture prevention

Facts

  • By 2050, the worldwide incidence of hip fracture in men is projected to increase by 310% and by 240% in women compared to 1990.
  • Urbanization and ageing populations are driving rapid increases in the osteoporosis disease burden.
  • The majority of fragility fracture patients are neither assessed, nor treated by their health-care system hence there is failure to ‘Capture the Fracture’ and reduce risk of subsequent fractures.
  • Osteoporosis accounts for more days in the hospital than breast cancer, heart attack, diabetes & other diseases.
  • 1 in 5 women with a spinal fracture will suffer another one within one year.
  • Loss of independence after a hip fracture, approximately 60% require assistance a year later and 20% will require long-term nursing care.
  • Fracture risk up to 27% higher than prostate cancer risk.
  • 1 fracture occurs every 3 sec.
  • If you’ve suffered 1 fracture you’re twice at risk for another.
  • Aged 50+ 1/3 women 1/5 men: will suffer an osteoporotic fracture worldwide.
  • 9 million fractures annually.
  • A prior fracture is associated with an 86% increased risk of any fracture.
  • Only 1/3 of vertebral fractures come to clinical attention.
  • 80% of people who have had at least one osteoporotic fracture are neither identified nor treated for osteoporosis.
  • In men, the risk of fracture is up to 27% higher than the risk of prostate cancer.

The 5 steps to healthy bones and a fracture-free future

1. Exercise regularly: Weight-bearing, muscle-strengthening and balance-training exercises are best.
2. Ensure a diet rich in bone-healthy nutrients: Calcium, vitamin D and protein are the most important for bone health. Safe exposure to sunshine will help you get enough vitamin D.
3. Avoid negative lifestyle habits: Maintain a healthy body weight, avoid smoking and excessive drinking.
4. Find out whether you have risk factors: and bring these to your doctor’s attention, especially if you’ve had a previous fracture or have specific diseases and medications that affect bone health.
5. Get tested and treated if needed: If you’re at high risk you will likely need medication to ensure optimal protection against fracture.

Source of information: World Osteoporosis Day

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Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships 2021-2022

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The Schlumberger Foundation is accepting new applications for the 2021–2022. Faculty for the Future Fellowships from September 9th to November 9th, 2020.

The Faculty for the Future program, launched in 2004, awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging countries to pursue PhD or Post doctoral research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at leading universities worldwide.

The program’s long-term goal is to accelerate gender equality in STEM by generating conditions that result in more women pursuing scientific careers through alleviating some of the barriers they encounter when enrolling in STEM disciplines. The program is committed to gender parity in science and recognizes that full access to and participation in a STEM curriculum is essential for the empowerment of women and girls. By accelerating gender equality in STEM, the talent and capacities of these women can be developed for the benefit of their local communities, regions and nations.

Since its launch in 2004, 739 women from 82 countries have received Faculty for the Future fellowships to pursue PhD and Post-doctoral research in STEM in leading universities outside of their home country.
Faculty for the Future grants are based on actual costs for eligible expenses up to a maximum of USD 50,000 per year for a PhD and maximum of USD 40,000 per year for a Post-doc and may be renewed through to completion of studies. Renewal grants are subject to performance, recommendations from supervisors and strong evidence of re-integration plans in the home country.
Candidates should have applied to, have been admitted to, or be currently enrolled in a university abroad when submitting their grant application. Candidates must hold an excellent academic record, demonstrate leadership skills, community outreach activities and have a track record in encouraging girls and women into STEM fields. Candidates should also prove their commitment to return to their home countries upon completion of their studies to contribute to the economic, social and technological advancement of their home regions by strengthening the STEM teaching and research faculties of their home institutions as well as through their leadership in science-based entrepreneurship.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for this Fellowship applicants must meet the following criteria:

You:

  • are a female and are a citizen of a developing country or emerging economy where women are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
  • You are not eligible to apply if you hold dual citizenship of which one is citizenship of a developed country. (N.B. If you have been awarded a Faculty for the Future grant and after the award you obtain citizenship of a developed country, the grant will be discontinued as of the date of such additional citizenship);
  • are preparing for a PhD degree or post-doctoral research in a STEM discipline. The Faculty for the Future program does not fund Master level studies;
  • are enrolled, admitted or have applied to a host university/research institute abroad (applications are no longer accepted where a candidate has not yet applied to a university). If you are applying for a sandwich course the final degree must be awarded by the Host University abroad or jointly (i.e., but not solely from the home country university);
  • hold an excellent academic record; – are willing to go back to your home country or region upon completion of your studies to contribute to its socio-economic development;
  • have a proven record of teaching experience in your home country and can demonstrate your commitment to going back home to:
    i) an academic or research position in a STEM faculty;
    ii) and/or to using your knowledge to become a STEM entrepreneur to help resolve regional challenges in your local community/region;
    iii) and/or to demonstrating leadership by contributing to the public sector using your scientific skills to help provide evidence-based support for STEM policy making, including topics of gender representation; Schlumberger-Private – can demonstrate leadership skills, active community outreach and have a track record in encouraging girls and women into STEM.
  • If you do not meet the above criteria, please do not apply for a grant, as your application will not be retained in the selection process.

Application

New applications will be accepted from September 9th to November 9th 2020 for the 2021 Fellowships (the deadline for reference letters is November 16th, 2020).

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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities
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WHO Guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities

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The World Health Organization (WHO) published guidance on climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities.

Aim of Guideline

The aim of this guidance is to enhance the capacity of health care facilities to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and to empower health care facilities to be environmentally sustainable, by optimizing the use of resources and minimizing the release of waste into the environment.

Climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities contribute to high quality of care and accessibility of services, and by helping reduce facility costs also ensure better affordability. They are, therefore, an important component of universal health coverage (UHC).

This document aims to:

This guidance document provides a set of suggested interventions, along the lines of four fundamental requirements for providing safe and quality care in the context of climate change:

  • Guide professionals working in health care settings to understand and effectively prepare for the additional health risks posed by climate change.
  • Monitor, anticipate, manage and adapt to the health risks associated with climate change.
  • Guide health care facility officials to work with health determining sectors (including water and sanitation, energy, transportation, food, urban planning, environment) to prepare for additional health risks posed by climate change through a resilience approach, and to promote environmentally sustainable practices in providing these services.
  • Provide tools to assist health care facility officials assess their resilience to climate change threats, and their environmental sustainability based upon the appropriate use of resources (in particular water and energy and sustainable procurement), and release of hazards (biological, chemical, radiological), to their surrounding environment.
  • Promote actions to ensure that health care facilities are constantly and increasingly strengthened and continue to be efficient and responsive to improve health and contribute to reducing inequities and vulnerability within their local settings.
  1. the health workforce;
  2. water, sanitation, hygiene and health care waste management;
  3. sustainable energy services; and
  4. Infrastructure, technologies and products.
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Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

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In partnership with the Irish Research Council, the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) invites applications from all disciplines for a Social Enterprise Impact Fellowship. Applicants who choose to apply for a strategic funding partner fellowship will also be considered for a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship.

This programme aims to support suitably qualified applicants in any discipline to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship at an eligible higher education institution in Ireland. Fellows will hold a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship. These fellowships can be held for either one or two years.

Eligibility

An applicant must have either graduated or have been certified as having fulfilled all the requirements for the award of a doctoral degree, including the submission of the hardbound corrected thesis, within the five-year period between 31 May 2016 and 31 May 2021.

What we offer

  • a salary of €31,275 per annum
  • employer’s PRSI contribution of €3,455 per annum (11.05% of salary)
  • employer’s pension contribution, where applicable, of €6,255 per annum (20% of salary)
  • eligible direct research expenses of €5,000 per annum

How to apply

All participants must create and submit their forms via the online system, available in the left sidebar. Guides on how to submit your application on the online system can be found in the right sidebar.

Social Enterprise Impact Fellowship (funded by DRCD)

In partnership with the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD), we invite applications from all disciplines for a Social Enterprise Impact Fellowship. A Social Enterprise is an enterprise whose objective is to achieve a social, societal or environmental impact. They are part of the wider social economy and make a valuable contribution to the social and economic progress of Ireland through the creation of jobs and through the delivery of a broad range of services in areas such as homecare, child care, employment activation, retail, hospitality and catering, environmental services, and social housing.

The main purpose of the DRCD Impact Fellowship in Social Enterprise is to support pioneering research on Social Enterprise in Ireland as part of the Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. Research is encouraged in particular towards developing a rigorous impact-measurement methodology for the spectrum of social enterprise in Ireland in light of the new National Social Enterprise Policy and international best practice. Research may also consider data collection, verification and reliability as part of establishing the broader evidence-base.

The Call Documentation in the right sidebar includes full details and guidance about the DRCD Social Enterprise Impact Fellowship and about the non-directed call.

Applicants who choose to apply for this strategic funding partner fellowship will also be considered for a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Key dates

Applicant deadline16:00 (Irish time) 19 November 2020
Mentor and referee deadline16:00 (Irish time) 26 November 2020
Research office endorsement deadline16:00 (Irish time) 03 December 2020
Call outcomeEnd of March 2021
Fellowship start date1 October 2021
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