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Australian vaccine technology company BioDiem Ltd (“BioDiem”) announced that effective today, Mr Hugh Morgan AC, will step down from his non-executive director roles on the boards of BioDiem and its subsidiary, Opal Biosciences Ltd (“Opal”). Mr Hugh Morgan AC has been chairman of BioDiem since 2005 and is a major shareholder of the company. He is actively involved in many ...
7th April 2022 marks World Health Day, a key date in the calendar for the World Health Organisation (WHO), and for ION Science. In a decade that has already seen increasing focus and pressure on improving health, protecting the planet, and reducing the impact of emissions, 2022’s World Health Day brings with it the strong but simple message of ‘Our Planet, Our Health.’ WHO have ...
7th April 2022 marks World Health Day, a key date in the calendar for the World Health Organisation (WHO), and for ION Science. In a decade that has already seen increasing focus and pressure on improving health, protecting the planet, and reducing the impact of emissions, 2022’s World Health Day brings with it the strong but simple message of ‘Our Planet, Our Health.’ WHO ...
The air purifier manufacturer Genano commissioned the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to carry out a study on how effective its air purifiers are against viruses like COVID-19 in indoor air. This new study is the first of its kind in Finland, and the results have exceeded all expectations: in no more than 15 minutes, nearly 90 per cent of airborne virus particles had been removed, and ...
The device then produces a report in around one minute, advising if the patient needs referral to an eye care specialist. The NHS leads the way in screening for diabetic eye disease, the implementation of AI into this system has the potential to enhance this even further. ...
As a company we continue to closely monitor developments with respect to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking guidance from the British Government and the World Health Organisation. We have been taking steps to ensure the safety and wellness of our employees including travel restrictions, reviewing business continuity plans, and working to implement visitor guidelines for those coming to our ...
Most documented cases so far (80%) have been mild, though in extreme circumstances the virus has caused deaths. Health care professionals are on the front line of any outbreak response and, as such, are exposed to hazards that put them at risk of infection, in this case, with coronavirus. ...
Over 2,400 medical device manufacturers from around the world have signed up to use the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN), the de facto global standard for identifying the world’s millions of medical devices, since April 2019. The GMDN is now used by over 5,200 registered member organisations around the world, which is an increase of 86%, in just 5 months. The surge in use follows ...
That was the message from Dr John Penry who spoke to the Herd ’19 conference in Bendigo, recently, about ways dairy farmers can reduce the use of antibiotics on-farm. The newly appointed Dairy Australia manager of technical and innovation, Dr Penry outlined four management methods for dairy farmers to replace blanket dry cow therapy which involves treating the entire herd with ...
here is nothing more satisfying than when you can really see the impact that one of our machines can have on a community. This June/July our team travelled more than 4000km across the entire country of Senegal installing and commissioning 14 MP100 Medical Waste Incinerators. Leading the project was Abraham Bah from our UK head office and supported by Emmanuel Ehikhumen our engineer based in ...
There is nothing more satisfying than when you can really see the impact that one of our machines can have on a community. This June/July our team travelled more than 4000km across the entire country of Senegal installing and commissioning 14 MP100 Medical Waste Incinerators. Leading the project was Abraham Bah from our UK head office and supported by Emmanuel Ehikhumen our engineer based in ...
here is nothing more satisfying than when you can really see the impact that one of our machines can have on a community. This June/July our team travelled more than 4000km across the entire country of Senegal installing and commissioning 14 MP100 Medical Waste Incinerators. Leading the project was Abraham Bah from our UK head office and supported by Emmanuel Ehikhumen our engineer based in ...
The foreword describes UHC as a “triple win: It improves people’s health, reduces poverty, and fuels economic growth”. The World Health Organisation describes the goal of universal health coverage (UHC) to “ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering ...
Recognised for its production capacities, its short development lead times and the quality of its products, Fab’entech has accelerated its project to develop a treatment against Ebola, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and with the support of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). These highly-purified antibodies for use in humans aim to specifically and immediately ...
EU-OSHA and its official Campaign partners met on 5 -6 June 2013 in Brussels to exchange good practices, as well as performance and process indicators to promote better safety and health practices. Issues discussed included: (1) Learning from incidents and accidents, including training of workers to report hazards, (2) Leadership training and OSH competence of all responsible actors, (3) How to ...
Europeans live longer and healthier lives than in the past, partly due to successful environmental policies that have reduced the exposure to harmful environmental contaminants in air, water and food, according to a new report. However, these contaminants are still a problem, and several new health risks are emerging, for example, from new chemicals, new products and changing lifestyle patterns. ...
Today, the International Zinc Association (IZA) announces new commitments to fund UNICEF programmes in Brazil against zinc deficiency, a public health threat that contributes to the deaths of more than 450,000 children each year. At the beginning of 2011 IZA and UNICEF will identify an additional programme in the African continent, where zinc deficiency is also affecting children. IZA support ...
Anil Kapur, Managing Director of the World Diabetes Foundation and Chairman of the Access to Health Care Donation Board agrees. "It only costs three US dollars to educate a diabetes patient so he will be able take care of his feet and prevent foot ulcers, whereas it costs an estimated 650 dollars to amputate a limb and another 524 dollars for a ...
Government delegates to the United Nations' Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have added nine new chemicals to its list of substances that governments must control. Environmental NGOs have welcomed the move but are disappointed by the inadequacy and inconsistency of control measures approved for three the listed chemicals. Delegates at the meeting, held in Geneva in ...
The United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency recently released a document detailing how the environment affects children’s health and what can be done to improve current conditions. This report is based on the World Health Organisation’s Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe (CEHAPE), in which participating countries from across the European Region agreed to develop plans to ...