MIL-OSI USA: The United States Provides Second Tranche of Humanitarian Assistance in Cúcuta, Colombia, to Help Venezuelans in Need
Source: USAID Fact Sheet The United States is airlifting and pre-positioning additional humanitarian commodities to provide relief to tens of thousands of Venezuelans who are suffering from severe shortages of food and medicine caused by the mismanagement of the illegitimate Maduro regime. The relief supplies include hygiene kits and nutrition products from the warehouse maintained […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Security: Appeal for witnesses following serious injury collision – Milton Keynes
Source: United Kingdom Thames Valley Police Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Milton Keynes today (16/2). The incident is now being treated as an attempted murder. At around 4am today (16/2) the victim, a 20-year-old man, was struck by a car on […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Tuberculosis survivors challenge Johnson & Johnson patent application in India MUMBAI/CAPE TOWN/NEW YORK, February 7, 2019 —Two tuberculosis survivors filed a patent challenge in India on Thursday to try to block Johnson & Johnson (J&J) from extending its monopoly on bedaquiline … News : Feb 7 19
Source: Doctors Without Borders – MUMBAI/CAPE TOWN/NEW YORK, February 7, 2019—Two tuberculosis survivors filed a patent challenge in India on Thursday to try to block Johnson & Johnson (J&J) from extending its monopoly on bedaquiline, a critical medicine in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). The international medical humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres […]
Read More →MIL-OSI NGOs: Education and income-generation must be top priorities for Rohingya refugees
Source: Oxfam – Education and income-generating opportunities must be made top priorities for the nearly 1 million Rohingya still languishing in the world’s largest refugee camp almost 18 months after fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar, said three leading NGOs at the launch of a new UN funding plan for the crisis launched in Geneva […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Half term family fun at Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Source: City of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Art Gallery has a packed programme of family friendly activities this half-term including a free activity for babies and toddlers and other fun hands-on crafts to suit all pockets. Half term family fun The week begins with ‘Model Cities from the Future’, participants in this £2 session will use weird and wonderful […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Wolverhampton businesses sign up to Refill campaign
Source: City of Wolverhampton Businesses in Wolverhampton have signed up to an initiative which allows people to fill up reusable water bottles for free. Refill station at the Civic Centre’s WV Café All supporting the Refill scheme Wolverhampton businesses sign up A total of 23 businesses including restaurants, cafés and coffee shops, signed up earlier […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Plight of Early Trade Unionists remembered 200 years on
Source: City of Wolverhampton A plaque which remembers 5 early trade unionists from Wolverhampton, who were arrested and transported to Tasmania 200 years ago, has been rededicated during a ceremony at the city’s Civic Centre. Cllr Roger Lawrence and Graham Dodd Plaque remembering workers from the city The group were leaders of the Tin Plate […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Praise from Chief Inspector for Tettenhall school
Source: City of Wolverhampton A rapidly improving Wolverhampton school has received a letter of praise from Ofsted’s Chief Inspector. Amanda Spielman wrote to Principal James Ludlow following the recent inspection of the King’s Church of England School in Tettenhall, after which inspectors highlighted the “unwavering drive and determination” of its leadership team to improve their […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Nations: 118-truck convoy delivers urgent aid to stranded residents in Rukban, Syria
Source: United Nations Population Fund UNFPA brought critical reproductive health supplies to resident of the settlement, where conditions are dire. © UN in Syria RUKBAN, Syria – As part of the largest-ever humanitarian convoy by the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, UNFPA has delivered critical reproductive health supplies, hygiene and dignity kits […]
Read More →MIL-OSI USA: Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc. Recalls 6.5 oz Jars & Cans of Smoked Silver Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk
Source: US Food and Drug Administration Announcement Smoked Alaska Seafoods, Inc. of Wasilla, AK is recalling all jars and cans of Smoked Silver Salmon in 6.5 oz. containers with the production code of AL81111133 on the bottom of the jar/can because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can […]
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