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IOL News
12-05-2025
- Health
- IOL News
WHO unveils the State of the World's Nursing 2025 report on International Nurses Day
Today is International Nurses Day. Image: File picture: Damaris Helwig To mark International Nurses Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO), alongside global partners, unveiled the State of the World's Nursing 2025 (SoWN) report. The report is a comprehensive analysis of the global nursing workforce and its critical role in advancing health systems worldwide. The launch event spotlighted key findings and policy recommendations from the report, presented by lead author Dr. Carey McCarthy of WHO. The event featured an international panel of nursing leaders, including report co-chairs Sheila Bonito of the University of the Philippines and Howard Catton of the International Council of Nurses. They were joined by Jim Campbell, WHO Director of Health Workforce, and Dr. Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, WHO Chief Nursing Officer, for a global discussion highlighting the importance of the report across diverse health contexts. Building on the 2020 edition, the 2025 report reflects changes in the global health landscape, addressing new challenges such as increasingly complex disease profiles, greater demand on health systems, and the urgency of aligning with the remaining years of the Sustainable Development Agenda. The report delivers the most current data on critical areas, including nursing education, employment, migration, regulation, working conditions, and leadership. It also provides updated estimates and projections on nursing workforce supply and demand through 2030. In addition to the global launch, national and regional discussions are being held to explore local data and policy implications. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ The report aims to inform and support evidence-based policy decisions, helping countries determine where and how to invest in nursing to strengthen primary healthcare systems and achieve universal health coverage. The release of SoWN 2025 comes at a pivotal moment, as Member States prepare for the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly. There, they will consider extending the Global Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery 2021–2025 to 2030, as recommended by WHO's Executive Board earlier this year. With validated data and strategic policy options, the State of the World's Nursing 2025 report is set to be a vital tool for governments, planners, and healthcare leaders committed to building resilient and equitable health systems worldwide. IOL Lifestyle
India Today
26-04-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Trump's funding cuts push US researchers to Europe, reversing 20th-century trend
The US has suspended research funding schemes for researchers in the country following a move by the Trump administration. The action, which targeted DEI programmes, has also impacted Trump administration provided its rationale by arguing that researchers at some universities participated in pro-Palestine protests held on campuses such as Harvard and Columbia. It also claimed that the universities were supporting and promoting DEI programmes, which are not aligned with Donald Trump's science offices of the United States have thus far halted or withdrawn no less than six billion dollars in grants and contracts at several of the nation's foremost universities. This forms part of the Trump administration's effort to reshape matters of admission, instruction, and governance within these places of administration has charged that Columbia University and Harvard University did not prevent acts of violence and harassment during protests tied to the war in was also cut at the University of Pennsylvania, citing the case of a transgender athlete competing in women's sport, which Mr. Trump declared an affront to the dignity and safety of women. Meanwhile, grants at Cornell, Princeton, and Northwestern have been suspended, though no clear cause has been the US cutting funds for researchers, European governments have been planning ways to recruit them. France and Norway recently launched new funding programmes for April 23, 2025, the Research Council of Norway announced it would provide 100 million kroner (approximately 7.2 million) in funding to more easily recruit researchers from around the per a Guardian report, the Nordic nation's Minister of Research and Higher Education, Sigrun Aasland, stated: "It is vital for Norway to be active in a challenging situation for academic freedom. We can make a difference for excellent researchers and valuable knowledge, and we wish to do this as soon as possible."Many scholars of science have spoken with concern over the funding cuts, warning that such acts may slow the steady work that science has built through many years. They fear that efforts to fight disease and address changes in the climate may fall into is also thought that the goals set by the Sustainable Development Agenda may suffer setbacks in the years ahead if such measures 20TH CENTURY MIGRATION TRENDThe trend of researcher migration we see now is a reversal of what the world witnessed in the early 20th century and in the decades that followed, driven by the European crises caused by World War I and World War World War II, the US welcomed scientists such as Albert Einstein, who had fled Germany after being persecuted as a Jew. Alongside him came Hans Bethe and John von Neumann, among other prominent scientists welcomed by the the circumstances were different -- the earlier migrations driven by global crisis - the efforts of these scientists played a significant role in America's rise as a scientific and technological contributions led to major achievements, like the creation of the atomic bomb during the Manhattan Neumann's work laid the foundations of modern computer science and artificial intelligence through what became known as von Neumann architecture. (l to r) Einstein, Bathe and Neumann (Photos: Wikimedia Commons) At the same time, there were key breakthroughs in theoretical physics, quantum mechanics, and relativity, reshaping the scientific landscape of the 20th OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPEAN COUNTRIESA coalition of European governments has also addressed this. In April 2025, in a letter to European Commissioner for Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva, the governments of France, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Spain, Slovenia, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania highlighted the opportunity to offer displaced academics a favourable letter, reported by Politico, called for an "attractivity boom." Although the letter did not mention the US directly, it clearly aimed to take advantage of the movement of researchers and focused on creating new opportunities for warned that 'freedom of science can be put at risk anywhere and at any time' and urged the European Commission to act Research Minister Philippe Baptiste assured that France is ready to assist researchers impacted by funding reductions in the United an interview with Politico, he stated: "It is urgent to organise ourselves to welcome talents who would like or need to leave the United States."Almost 300 scholars have already signed up for a programme instituted by a French university to support US-based researchers experiencing difficulties amid the American government's crackdown on academic former French president has even called for establishing a "scientific refugee" status to safeguard scholars under this year, Aix-Marseille University in France became one of the first European universities to respond. With its programme "Safe Place for Science," the university is providing about 20 researchers with three years of funding to continue their work week, the university reported that it had received 298 applications in just one month. Of these, 242 candidates were found hailed from top institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, NASA, Columbia, Yale, and Stanford, according to the university's CUTS IN US UNIVERSITIESSince January, Trump has sharply reduced funding for research and education. The US Department of Education is slashing nearly half its workforce, while universities such as Johns Hopkins have cut jobs due to lost federal University faced a major blow when $400 million in grants were terminated on March 7 over alleged "antisemitic harassment." This included $250 million worth of grants from the crackdown also led to Indian PhD student Ranjani Srinivasan self-deporting after her visa was revoked due to alleged involvement in pro-Palestine University of Pennsylvania was also affected, facing a $175 million cut over its policies allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports. This followed Trump's February executive order reversing NCAA regulations. UPenn, however, stated that it has not received formal sweeping funding cuts have triggered hiring freezes, budget reductions, and a decrease in PhD admissions, raising serious concerns about the future of US scientific upheaval triggered by the US cuts in expenditure has created fresh opportunities in Europe, where states are vying to win the displaced scientists in the 20th century America's rise to a scientific superpower was heralded by scientists' exodus, the transition now holds a potential reshuffle of the worldwide research Watch
See - Sada Elbalad
24-03-2025
- Business
- See - Sada Elbalad
Planning Min. Announces National Initiative for Smart Green Projects 3rd Round Results
Rana Atef The activities of the National Conference for the 3rd Round of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects concluded last evening, under the patronage and presence of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister. The Prime Minister and Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and International Cooperation, honored 18 winning projects in various categories of the initiative. The governors of New Valley, Menoufia, and Gharbia were also honored for their participation in the "Green Village" initiative. The event was attended by Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special Envoy for Financing the Sustainable Development Agenda, Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Mr. Alessandro Fracassetti, UNDP Resident Representative in Egypt, and a number of officials from national entities, development partners, and representatives of the winning companies in the initiative. During the conference, the Minister of Planning and Economic Development and International Cooperation reviewed the national efforts to promote development and the transition to a green economy, particularly since Egypt's presidency of COP27. Dr. Al-Mashat highlighted Egypt's active role in amplifying the voice of developing and emerging countries in all international forums, calling for the importance of establishing the concept of just and equitable financing. She explained that the government has launched numerous national strategies and initiatives of an international nature, as well as practical and innovative solutions to translate commitments into action and bridge development gaps through various financing mechanisms, most notably the "Sharm El-Sheikh Guidebook for Just Financing," which sets out guiding principles for implementing this concept. Winning Projects The conference witnessed the honoring of the 18 winning projects in the 3rd round of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects in the governorates across its six categories. In the large-sized projects category, the winning projects were Biofarm for Sustainable Agricultural Investment and Development from New Valley Governorate, the Sustainable Transportation project from Alexandria Governorate, and the project to use excess hydrogen as combustion fuel in steam production boilers instead of natural gas. In the medium-sized projects category, the winning projects were the Flare Gas Reduction and Thermal Emissions Reduction project at Badr El-Din Petroleum Company fields in Matrouh Governorate, the Tree Forest project in the Qantara East Industrial Zone in Ismailia Governorate, and the Terra Tech Environmental Solutions "Fiberglass Rebar Manufacturing" project from Dakahlia Governorate. The ministry also announced the winning projects from the governorates in the small-sized local projects (Haya Karima) category, which are the Black Soldiers Fly project from Assiut Governorate, the Spirulina Algae Cultivation and Production (Future Food) project from Port Said Governorate, and the Lost Treasure project from New Valley Governorate. Regarding the development projects related to women, climate change, and sustainability category, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and International Cooperation announced the winning of the Mangrove Bees project from Red Sea Governorate, the Shrimp Shell Waste Recycling and Women's Livelihood Improvement project in Shakshouk Village from Fayoum Governorate, and the project to use Biofloc technology and Bacillus subtilis bacteria for natural food production and aquaculture water treatment from Damietta Governorate. In the non-profit community initiatives and participation category, the winning projects were the Smart Green Rehabilitation and Reform Centers project from Minya Governorate, the Hatching and Economic Production of Endangered Sea Cucumber Species project from Suez Governorate, and the 1859 Poinciana Tree Planting Initiative project. Regarding the projects submitted by startups category, the winning projects in the 3rd round of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects were the Development of a Non-Contact Radar System for Mapping the Electrical Signal of the Heart for Rapid and Accurate Medical Diagnosis Using 77 GHz Millimeter Wave Radar from Damietta Governorate, the Environmental Pollution Reduction and Agricultural Sector Development Using Green Nanotechnology project from Gharbia Governorate, and the Industrial Wastewater Treatment Unit Using Low-Cost and Environmentally Friendly Green Technology project from Qena Governorate. During the event, Ambassador Hisham Badr, General Coordinator of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, gave a presentation on the key results of the 3rd round of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, the winning projects, the pillars of the initiative, and the key outputs over three years. It is noted that the number of projects participating in the 3rd round of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects reached about 5,797 projects representing all governorates of the republic. The large-sized projects category had 777 projects, the medium-sized projects category had 1,053 projects, the small-sized local projects category had 683 projects, the startups category had 1,083 projects, the non-profit projects category had 1,150 projects, and the women's projects category had 1,151 projects. The total number of evaluation hours in the third round reached 17,000 evaluation hours. The event included the screening of a documentary film about the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, its role in promoting development efforts and climate action, and integrating environmental and sustainability standards into development at the governorate level. Recorded speeches were also broadcast by the ministers: Dr. Badr Abdel-Atti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Dr. Manal Awad, Minister of Local Development, and Counselor Amal Omar, President of the National Council for Women. Green Village Initiative During the event, Major General Dr. Mohamed El-Zamlout, Governor of New Valley, Major General Ashraf El-Gendy, Governor of Gharbia, and Major General Ibrahim Abu Laymoun, Governor of Menoufia, were honored after the villages of "Major General Sobeeh," "Nahtai," and "Shama" in the three governorates won the "Tarshid" certificate, which is one of the top 10 certificates worldwide in terms of compliance with "net-zero emissions" standards, awarded by an independent verification body (the Egyptian Green Building Council, affiliated with the World Green Building Council). It is the first internationally accredited certificate awarded to villages in the Haya Karima initiative that successfully integrate environmental sustainability standards into development efforts, promoting the green transition. 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Shafaq News
06-03-2025
- General
- Shafaq News
Iraqi women volunteers empower next generation ahead of International Women's Day
Shafaq News/ As the world prepares to mark International Women's Day on March 8, Iraqi women volunteers are driving change by empowering girls with the skills and confidence needed for success—advancing gender equality, a key goal of the UN's Sustainable Development Agenda. According to a UN report, many of these volunteers are engaged with UNICEF, supporting girls and young women across Iraq by helping them develop their skills and access new opportunities. Of the nine Iraqi women volunteering with the UN, seven work with UNICEF in roles spanning communications, human resources, resource mobilization, and youth engagement. Four of them are part of the Young Arab Women Talent Initiative, a partnership between UNICEF and the UNV program launched in 2022 to foster leadership opportunities for young women in the Middle East and North Africa. The report highlighted the experience of Danya Al-Najafi, a youth engagement volunteer with the UN, who helps girls build essential skills by connecting them to programs such as U-Report and Learning Passport. Through these platforms, participants gain digital literacy, find spaces to voice their opinions, and take active roles in their communities. 'I work to empower youth, especially girls, through digital engagement and leadership programs,' Al-Najafi said, emphasizing her collaboration with youth groups, the government, and local communities to achieve this goal. 'Every girl deserves the chance to learn, lead, and shape her future. Let's break these barriers, stand strong, and build a world where every woman and girl can dream big and live fully,' she affirmed. Another volunteer, Shahad Butros Bulbul, serves as a communications officer, focusing on storytelling that amplifies the needs and aspirations of girls in education, health, and protection. 'My work helps amplify girls' voices, challenge stereotypes, and create opportunities for them to lead change in their communities,' Bulbul stated. Esraa Al-Jubouri, a UNICEF volunteer, underscored the vital role of UN volunteers in bridging the gap between Iraqi communities and UNICEF programs, fostering female empowerment by serving as role models. According to the report, these volunteers are driving tangible change, inspiring one girl at a time. As International Women's Day approaches, their message offers encouragement to countless young women, reinforcing the global call for gender equality and empowerment.
