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Healthy eating in older age

Guest Opinion Posted on July 23, 2020July 20, 2020

Dr HELEN FLAHERTY, Head of Health Promotion at Heart Research UK, sets out six tips to keep the heart healthy in older age.

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Charities unite against social media hate speech

The Rooftop Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

A coalition of 37 UK-based charities have joined forces to tackle hate speech on social media. They are backed by social enterprise Campaign Collective.

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Human rights under lockdown

Guest Opinion Posted on July 2, 2020July 1, 2020

Coronavirus is a global health challenge, but it is also a global human rights crisis, says GARY ALLISON, director of Prisoners of Conscience.

Covid-19 Opinion Project Syndicate Recent

Protecting Midwives and Mothers During the Pandemic

Project Syndicate Posted on June 11, 2020June 10, 2020

As health systems battle to contain COVID-19, care for mothers-to-be has become a low priority according to SALLY PAIRMAN and ROOPA DHATT.

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A letter from the editorial team

The Rooftop Posted on June 4, 2020June 5, 2020

This is the first “letter from the editor.” We hope it will be the last. #BlackLivesMatter #StandUpToRacism.

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Citizens of the World, Reunite!

Project Syndicate Posted on May 28, 2020May 25, 2020

Global-minded citizens must now push their governments to cooperate and support multilateral institutions according to NANCY BIRDSALL.

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Innovation in the Pandemic Age

Project Syndicate Posted on April 30, 2020April 22, 2020

Lockdowns cannot last forever, and COVID-19 is unlikely to disappear on its own. ZHU MIN argues that the world must leverage its collective resources to harness the power of science, innovation, and markets to devise a more sustainable solution – namely, a cure or a vaccine.

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The private sector steps up

Project Syndicate Posted on April 9, 2020April 8, 2020

Many companies emerged from the global crisis a decade ago with their reputations in tatters. But if private firms maintain the foresight, adaptability, and compassion that many have shown in recent weeks, they will emerge from this crisis having established their true value to the economies and communities they serve.

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Welcome to the Post-Virus World

Project Syndicate Posted on April 2, 2020April 8, 2020

We will prevail in the post-virus world. But it will be a long haul. The best way to shorten it is to recognize that a return to “normal” is not an option.

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Beating COVID-19 and the Economic Pandemic

Project Syndicate Posted on March 26, 2020March 24, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the world with disaster. But the crisis also offers governments a rare chance to undertake policy changes that address the short-term public-health challenge and boost the global economy’s long-term growth potential.

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