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New strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of the healthcare industry
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New strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of the healthcare industry

Healthcare systems produce around 4% of global CO2 emissions. For most industrialized nations, that figure is closer to 10% of national emissions. Hospitals emit 2.5 times more greenhouse gases than commercial buildings. New strategies are needed to help health systems reduce their carbon footprint.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Tackling threats to global food security
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Tackling threats to global food security

Between 720 and 811 million people faced hunger in 2020. That’s around one in 10 of the world’s population. COVID-19, climate change and conflict are among the main drivers of global food insecurity. A recent UN report has 6 recommendations for ensuring all have access to healthy food.

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Source: World Economic Forum
How digital technologies can help address health inequity
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How digital technologies can help address health inequity

Health inequity is not caused by a single factor, but is the combined result of multiple structural and procedural dimensions. Digital technologies can play an important role in addressing at least 5 of these factors through providing access, support and representation in key areas.

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Source: World Economic Forum
200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis
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200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis

In an unprecedented unified action, 200 health journals have published the same statement calling for “urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health”. Their powerful plea comes ahead of the UN general assembly and Cop26.

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Source: The Guardian
Using drones to transform healthcare: 5 lessons from Africa
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Using drones to transform healthcare: 5 lessons from Africa

Drones are a potential avenue for enabling essential healthcare supplies to reach even the most remote places. Africa leads the world in drone delivery. Pilot projects there have revealed 5 key issues that need to be resolved in order to scale up via financially sustainable business models.

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Source: World Economic Forum
Urban Sun cleans coronavirus from public spaces
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Urban Sun cleans coronavirus from public spaces

UV light has been shown to reduce the COVID19 virus in the air. This inspired Daan Roosegaarde to create an “artificial sun” for disinfecting open spaces. Using 222 nm wavelength UV light, which is not harmful to human skin, his Urban Sun invention can safely reduce up to 99.9% of virus in treated areas.

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Source: World Economic Forum