Dhaka, April 22, 2020: In most years Earth Day is a coming-together of people in a bid to alter the course of climate change. The world’s largest environmental movement conjures images of mass rallies, of pictures snapped in stunning exotic landscapes. Last year, as if foretelling the chaos that the wet market trafficking of a […]
Dhaka, April 22, 2020: Using laser beams and a high-speed, high-sensitivity camera to “see” the tiny droplets which are produced when we cough, it can be seen that when a mask is properly worn, little or no droplets are released into the atmosphere. The experiment was conducted by scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology […]
Dhaka, April 20, 2020: We're all affected by #COVID2019 pandemic. It's an unprecedented health challenge. Our Clean & Green volunteers and staff come together to help fight it. With the support of UNICEF Pakistan and Ministry of Climate Change, they reached out to more than 1,000 locals in Islamabad shared live-saving COVID-19 prevention tips. Raising […]
It’s August and 38C outside a greenhouse on a fruit farm in suburban Nanjing, China. Inside the farmhouse, customers sample organic grapes and peaches. Ms. Wang, who owns the farm, carefully lifts the cover off a large bin of earthworms. She is raising thousands of them to produce organic fertilizer for her farm. Wang is […]
Alarmed by a potential rise in food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries and organizations are mounting special efforts to keep agriculture safely running as an essential business, markets well supplied in affordable and nutritious food, and consumers still able to access and purchase food despite movement restrictions and income losses. This page summarizes […]
Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 This document provides advice on the use of masks in communities, during home care, and in health care settings in areas that have reported cases of COVID-19. It is intended for individuals in the community, public health and infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, […]
(CNN)Scientists are learning more each day about the mysterious novel coronavirus and the symptoms of Covid-19, the disease it causes. Fever, cough and shortness of breath are found in the vast majority of all Covid-19 cases. But there are additional signals of the virus, some that are very much like cold or flu, and some […]
The US agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave directives on steps to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. If you are sick with Covid-19 or think you might have it, follow the steps below to help protect other people in your home and community. Stay home except to get medical care Stay […]
As the world struggles with containing and treating the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the absence of any vaccine or medication, misinformation on the disease keeps spreading online. Given this, the World Health Organisation, or WHO, expressed concern, urging the public — especially those who spend time online — to post ‘factual messages’ and accurate […]
Children may not be dying in the same number as adults or senior citizens due to COVID-19, but their health is at risk and so are the lives of their parents and grandparents. While children are often more susceptible to certain diseases and environmental toxins, they are also often more responsive to medical treatment and […]