As part of an ongoing collaboration with Emory University and the Fulton County Board of Health and community nonprofits, the Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta administered 450 COVID-19 vaccines […]
Category: Global Health
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Building on Faculty Funding, Georgia State Researcher Gets National Grant to Study Aggressive Breast Cancer in Nigeria
Georgia State University professor and researcher Ritu Aneja has received a $148,387 U.S. grant to study an aggressive type of breast cancer prevalent in Nigeria. The NIH-National Center Institute grant […]
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Carter Center Nets $10 Million from United Arab Emirates to Help End Guinea Worm
Atlanta-based humanitarian organization The Carter Center has netted a renewed $10 million commitment from the government of the United Arab Emirates toward its efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease. His […]
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World Affairs Council Triple-Matching Donations to Reach New Fundraising Goal
The board of directors of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta is tripling any donations made to the organization through the end of January. That means any contribution this month […]
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Consul General: Pakistan Welcomes Renewed Openness, COVID-19 Plans Signaled in U.S.
Pakistan sees the U.S. returning to a level of trust in international systems, a welcome shift during an era of dramatic challenges requiring deeper global cooperation, the country’s top diplomat in Houston told Global […]
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Delta to Help Travelers Skip Quarantines With COVID-Tested Flights to Italy, Netherlands
Delta Air Lines Inc. is working with at least two European governments and airports to operate flights using COVID-19 testing protocols that would allow travelers to bypass quarantine requirements upon […]
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Lockdown Lessons: Germany, France Taking New Approaches to Fight Second Wave, Consuls Say
The fact that Europe is facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic heading into the colder months is no surprise, but the speed of its resurgence has been uncanny. […]
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Emory, Georgia State Partner to Digitize Museum Exhibition on 2014 Ebola Outbreak
An exhibition on the fight to stem the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reach a wider audience through the […]
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World Food Programme’s Nobel Peace Prize Shows Intersection of Global Hunger, Conflict
Fresh off its Nobel Peace Prize win, the World Food Programme is seeing a wave of public interest that has boosted donations and shone sorely needed limelight on its activities. But […]
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New European Consuls Stress Solidarity As COVID Cases Rise
Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across Europe, three of the newest European consuls general in the South stressed the importance of solidarity and economic cooperation both on the continent and […]