Tag: Poorer

In Poorer Countries, Obesity Can Signal Financial Security

In the world’s wealthiest countries, the richer people are, the thinner they tend to be. But in Uganda, one of the poorest nations, where nearly half the people eat fewer calories than they need each day, excess fat is often a sign of wealth and can help get a bank loan, according to a forthcoming

Vaccine Hesitancy Hurts Covid Fight in Poorer Countries

Vaccine Hesitancy Hurts Covid Combat in Poorer Nations

JOHANNESBURG — The detection of the Omicron variant in southern Africa indicators the following stage of the battle in opposition to Covid-19: getting many extra folks inoculated in poorer nations the place vaccines have been scarcest to be able to deter new mutations from growing. However whereas world leaders typically discuss this as whether it

Donors Near $100 Billion a Year in Climate Aid to Poorer Nations, Kerry Says

Donors Close to $100 Billion a Yr in Local weather Support to Poorer Nations, Kerry Says

John Kerry, President Biden’s particular envoy on local weather change, stated he anticipated new monetary commitments to meet a long-delayed promise to offer $100 billion a yr in assist for creating nations to struggle and adapt to international warming. The most recent diplomatic effort, led by Germany and Canada, goals to tug collectively that quantity

Pressure Grows on G20 Nations to Get Covid Vaccines to Poorer Countries

Strain Grows on G20 Nations to Get Covid Vaccines to Poorer Nations

As President Biden and different leaders gathered on Saturday to debate plans to guard in opposition to future pandemics, well being consultants and activists say that wealthy nations are nonetheless not doing sufficient to assist individuals in poor nations survive the present one. White Home advisers stated the president would spend his time at this