In assessing the impact of the coronavirus on museums, two studies conducted by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM), confirmed that ...
In an interview with CNN’s John Defterios, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths warned that airfares might have to increase by three or four times if social distancing rules are implemented on aeroplanes. He asser...
The GCC is set to experience a surge in the use of FinTech platforms as consumers turn away from physical offerings during the ongoing global Covid-19 outbreak. It comes after Bahrain’s national electronic wall...
In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, most industries had to take a step back and re-evaluate their response plan. On the other hand, vital sectors such as the public health service is working round the clock t...
If ever the world needed a solid and functioning healthcare system, it is now. It is being tested like never before and things are going to get worse before they get better. But this is not the right time or p...
Spearheading the alert ahead of the upcoming World Health Assembly in Geneva, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to do much more to protect all those facing mounting mental ...
The report on Social protection responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries, describes social protection as “an indispensable mechanism for delivering support to individuals during the crisis”. I...
On Thursday, more than 140 world leaders and figures signed an open letter requesting Governments unite behind a “people’s vaccine” against COVID-19, marking the most ambitious position yet set out by world lea...
Many conditions and treatments can weaken a person’s immune system (making them “immunocompromised”). Some of these include: Cancer Bone marrow transplant Solid organ transplant Stem cells for cancer treatment...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today signed an agreement to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity. “I am pleased to formali...