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Palestine confirms 255 new coronavirus cases
August 3, 2020
RAMALLAH, Sunday, August 02, 2020 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Health confirmed today 255 new cases of COVID-19 and 66 recoveries and one fatality due to the virus in Palestine during the past 24 hours.
In its daily statement, the ministry said 103 of the new cases were registered in occupied Jerusalem, 28 in Hebron, 49 in Ramallah, two in Tulkarm, one in Jenin, 14 in Nablus, 20 in Jericho, five in Qalqilia, and three in Bethlehem.
The ministry added that a 58-year-old woman, from the refugee camp"...
Esri and United Nations Create COVID-19 Population Vulnerability Dashboard
July 29, 2020
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it has collaborated with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to create the UNFPA COVID-19 Population Vulnerability Dashboard. This new interactive tool will provide public health workers, policy makers, and the general public with access to useful information on populations vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in order to target preparedness and response and to help save lives. The dashboard highlights population vulnerabilities at the national and subnational levels, using data from the latest Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) census samples for 94 countries. It identifies populations at older ages, including those living alone, and includes risk factors for COVID-19 transmission such as residential density (household size and persons per room) and access to piped water and other amenities.......
PCI Pharma Services Announces Global Expansion of Clinical Trial Services
July 28, 2020
PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a leading pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical global outsourcing solutions provider, today announced a significant milestone in its global clinical footprint with the creation of a new Clinical Center of Excellence (COE) in Western Europe at its Berlin location, a major investment that will represent a new flagship site for customers. This is part of PCI’s global strategy to expand its clinical supply-chain network into continental Europe to complement offerings available at its UK and Ireland sites. The COE is expected to be completed in January 2021. “With this expansion, our Berlin Clinical Center of Excellence will address the needs of European and global clients,” said Brian Keesee, vice president and general manager, Global Clinical Operations and Supply, PCI Pharma Services. “Berlin is an excellent logistical hub that will serve as......
Amazentis Launches Timeline™ powered by Mitopure™ A Breakthrough in Cellular Nutrition
July 28, 2020
Pioneering life sciences company, Amazentis, today announces new clinical findings and the commercial launch of Timeline Cellular Nutrition in the United States. After a decade of research by leading scientists and medical doctors, Timeline Nutrition is the first brand to offer Mitopure™, a highly pure form of Urolithin A proven to help counter age-associated cellular decline and improve muscular strength. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial (NCT03464500) in healthy middle-aged participants (40 to 65 years old) showed that 4 months of daily consumption of 500mg Mitopure™ (highly pure Urolithin A) led to a significant improvement in leg muscle strength. A separate randomized clinical trial (NCT04160312) conducted in healthy adults (18-80 years old) in the USA compared Urolithin A levels following consumption of Mitopure™ and pomegranate juice. It showed that 500mg of Mitopure™ delivers greater than 6X more Urolithin A compared to 8oz (240ml) of 100% pomegranate juice. Amazentis is launching the first product containing......
Boehringer Ingelheim acquires GST to strengthen its stem cell capabilities in Animal Health
July 27, 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim, a market leader in animal health, has acquired Global Stem cell Technology (GST), a Belgian veterinary biotech company. GST is dedicated to the research, development and production of evidence-based, regenerative medicines (stem cell therapies) used to treat orthopedic and metabolic diseases in animals. Boehringer Ingelheim already entered into a partnership with GST in 2018; in 2019, the companies launched Arti-Cell® Forte in Europe. Arti-Cell®"...
Governor of Jenin orders lockdown of town where 11 cases of coronavirus were confirmed
July 27, 2020
JENIN, Sunday, July 26, 2020 (WAFA) – Akram Rajoub, the Governor of the occupied West Bank district of Jenin, announced today that the town of Ya'abad, southwest of Jenin, will be closed for 48 hours starting today after 11 new coronavirus cases were reported in the town. Rajoub told WAFA that security services will implement the requirements of this decision, help support preventive medical teams to determine the list of people who came"...
Biolog-id Empowers South Texas Blood & Tissue Center’s Response to COVID-19
July 23, 2020
Biolog-id, LLC, a world leader in connected solutions for blood products, and South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, a leading provider of blood products throughout South Texas and beyond, mark three months of successful utilization of Biolog-id’s dedicated Convalescent Plasma solution in its supply chain. The deployed solution provides real-time visibility to convalescent plasma from collection to distribution, streamlining inventory, improving efficiency, and ultimately maximizing Return on Donation. Better visibility"...
Israel approves mobile phone tracking of COVID-19 carriers for rest of year
July 22, 2020
Israel’s parliament voted on Monday to allow the country’s domestic intelligence agency to track the cellphones of coronavirus carriers for the rest of the year amid a resurgence in new cases, reported Reuters. The Shin Bet's surveillance technology has been used on and off to track carriers since March, and the Knesset in a late- night decision approved the measure through January 20, 2021. The"...
Covid-19 pandemic may set back gains in women's economic empowerment, IMF says
July 22, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a “disproportionate” effect on women and threatens to set back their economic empowerment and widen the gender gaps that persist, the International Monetary Fund said. The Washington lender urged policymakers to adopt measures that would limit Covid-19's “scarring effects” on women and remove legal barriers to their empowerment, the fund’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva said"...
Funded by ADA: WCSHC launched an awareness public campaign about Corona Virus in Shufat Camp and the surrounding areas
July 21, 2020
The Women’s Center in Shufat Camp organized awareness workshops and a public campaign about Corona Virus targeting group of Male & Female community leaders and activists in Shufat Camp and the surrounding areas. The workshops were part of the project “Public Awareness and Prevention Campaign from Corona Virus (COVID 19) in shufat camp area “Our Health is in our Hands”. The project is funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). The awareness workshops targeted more than 60 Male & Female"...
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