British Columbia Wildfire Update August 26 2021

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This week, PAHO will launch a platform to boost regional vaccine manufacturing efforts, beginning with the first in a series of meetings to promote greater coordination across countries and to enlist partners from both the public and private sectors to turn this idea into reality,” Dr. Etienne said at her weekly media briefing.

Explaining the drive for the new platform, Dr. Etienne said that “limited production and unequal distribution of vaccines” compromise the region’s pandemic response and “put public health at very high risk.” Reliance on imports makes Latin America and the Caribbean more vulnerable, she added. “Our region imports 10 times more pharmaceuticals than we produce.”

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Another epidemic continues to kill millions of people every year - Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, and hypertension is one of its main risk factors. More than 1.2 billion people live with hypertension. Today, WHO launched a new guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults, which presents the most up-to-date evidence-based recommendations on managing hypertension

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“We know how excited students and families are about being back in school with extracurricular and sports programs and how important it is for children to be connected to their teachers and friends on a full-time basis,” said Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education. “We also know we can do this safely, even as the pandemic continues to present challenges. B.C. was one of the few jurisdictions in Canada to keep schools open and safe last year thanks to the monumental efforts of everyone in the education system. The precautions we are announcing today allow students to continue learning in school with safeguards in place, so they have every opportunity to achieve their best.”

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British Columbia Wildfire Update August 24 2021

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Join Premier John Horgan, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, for an update on COVID-19 vaccinations in British Columbia.

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British Columbia Covid19 Update August 20 2021
Why did Dr Bonnie Henry take selfies with strangers at a BC Lions CFL game

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Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds a news conference in Ottawa to announce his party’s plan to tackle the housing crisis. He pledges that a Conservative government would build a million homes over the next three years, adjust mortgage housing rules, and restrict ownership by foreign investors. Responding to questions from reporters, O’Toole also addresses the issue of conscience rights for healthcare workers.

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U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price faced questions on the current situation in Afghanistan during a news briefing Thursday, after the Taliban seized power in Kabul on Sunday as foreign forces withdrew following a two-decades-long war.

Price said 6,000 people were currently fully processed and waiting to board planes at the primary airport in Kabul, and that Washington had "significantly expanded" how many American citizens, locally employed staff and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants are eligible for departure.

The State Department is also sending consular staffing teams to Qatar and Kuwait to help with the transit effort and is preparing teams to go to other processing locations, he said.

Price added that Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with G7 foreign ministers, and that "all leaders underscored the imperative of safe passage of those who wish to leave Afghanistan and the need for an inclusive political resolution that protects the fundamental human rights of all Afghans."

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PAHO Director reports on overwhelmed medical facilities in Haiti and calls for international support to meet the “immense” need

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