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Category: Global Health
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Georgia Companies, Nonprofits Contribute Coronavirus Aid to China
Georgia companies with significant presence in China continued working with nonprofits to aid the coronavirus response as confirmed cases worldwide eclipsed 20,000 Tuesday. Delta Air Lines Inc., which last week suspended […]
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Taiwan’s Chinese New Year Wish Amid Outbreak: WHO Participation
The novel coronavirus outbreak in China provides the latest evidence that Taiwan should be allowed into the World Health Organization, the latter’s de facto diplomats in Atlanta said during a […]
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As Coronavirus Cases and Concerns Grow, Delta Suspends All Flights to China
Two days after halving its weekly nonstop flights to China, Delta Air Lines Inc. has now suspended all service to the country through April 30 amid heightened concerns over the novel coronavirus […]
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Delta Halving Weekly China Flights as Coronavirus Outbreak Hits Travel Demand
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. is halving its total weekly flights between the U.S. and China to 21 from 42 as demand drops due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the […]
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Atlanta Global Health Summit: Urbanization Presents Challenges for Stemming Outbreaks
Is the migration of the masses to cities a good or bad thing for global public health? Arriving at one answer isn’t so simple, says Rebecca Martin, director of the […]
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Atlanta’s Aurora Day Camp Belongs to Global Network of Camps for Kids With Cancer
Launched two summers ago at the Davis Academy in Atlanta, Aurora Day Camp provides programs to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings free […]
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DRC President’s Reform Agenda Receives Enthusiastic Welcome in Atlanta
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, received an effusive welcome from the DRC’s diaspora community in Atlanta when he arrived at the Cobb Galleria Centre the afternoon of […]
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University Startup’s Medical Device to Combat Elephantiasis
It’s often said that technology will enable science to eliminate some of the world’s most debilitating diseases. Big data and supercomputing can provide useful information to those on the front […]
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Hawks Great Mutombo Seeks Israeli Partnership With Congo Hospital
Atlanta Hawks great Dikembe Mutombo spent the days after Thanksgiving in Israel on a trip aimed at bringing expertise from the country’s largest hospital to his native Democratic Republic of […]