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Nurse
COVID-19

WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses

The Covid-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce. A new report, The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at the largest component of the health...

work-from-home
COVID-19

International sport day moves indoors, with plea to stay active during self-isolation

With more and more people stuck indoors for most of the day, it can be a struggle to remain physically and mentally healthy. However, the UN health agency (WHO) insists that it is more important than ever, and ...

Lady-Gaga
COVID-19

Lady Gaga curating global event to boost healthcare workers on coronavirus front line

“The World Health Organization is committed to defeating the coronavirus pandemic with science and public health measures, and supporting the health workers who are on the frontlines of the response”, said Tedr...

Data-Exchange
COVID-19

Dawex announces COVID-19 Exchange to allow sharing and tracking of data

Under the impulse of the World Health Organization and the European Union stressing the importance of data sharing, Dawex, a data exchange technology company, has announced launching of the COVID-19 Data Exchan...

Abu-Dhabi
COVID-19

ZonesCorp, Abu Dhabi Dept of Health, conduct COVID awareness programme

ZonesCorp, an operator of purpose-built economic zones in the UAE, announced that it has stepped up precautionary measures against Novel Coronavirus at its workers residential cities. As part of the move, Zones...

Aster
COVID-19

Aster DM Healthcare launches free tele-health consultation service in the UAE

Aster DM Healthcare has introduced a free tele-consultation service across its Medcare, Aster Hospital and Aster Clinic facilities in the UAE, allowing patients to remotely consult qualified doctors for all gen...

Steve-Lockie
COVID-19

Westcon-Comstor to remain fully operational, support channel partners

Westcon-Comstor, a global technology distributor, has announced that it will continue to be fully operational during the foreseeable future. The company will continue to provide products and services for the al...

Noon
COVID-19

Noon, Visa partner in UAE, Saudi promoting card payment, reduce COVID-19 risks

Noon, claims to be the first e-commerce company in the region to fully shift to cashless options for the payment of online orders. To support the transition, Noon has partnered with Visa to offer new UAE and Sa...

Car-Dealership
COVID-19

Car dealerships must sell in three online clicks to combat showroom closure, Gartner

To mitigate a likely slump in car sales and to ensure employee and customer safety during the coronavirus pandemic, automotive OEMs and car dealerships must transition to simple, end-to-end online selling and s...

Mask
COVID-19

Italy’s Lamborghini starts production of 3D printed medical shields, surgical masks

Automobili Lamborghini is converting departments of its super sports car production plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese in order to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass shields. The masks will be donated ...