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Health Spain

27. May 2022

Painful Period? This Country Wants to Give You Time Off to Rest

Through its reproductive health reform, Spain has a three-to-five-day leave per month in mind for painful periods, and such a law would become Europe’s first legal entitlement recognizing women’s monthly bleeding as a potentially incapacitating condition.

Health

Health United Kingdom

24. April 2022

Great News for Public Health: By 2030, Hepatitis C Won’t Be Problem Anymore

The number of hepatitis C cases is steadily decreasing in England, United Kingdom, to the point where authorities are expected to officially eliminate the bloodborne virus as a public health problem by 2030.

Health

Health France

9. April 2022

Healthcare Giant Takes Big Steps to Help the World’s Poorest

Sanofi successfully priced an inaugural sustainability-linked bond of EUR 650 million fixed rate notes in its commitment to improve access to essential medicines in low to lower-middle-income countries.

Health

Health Haiti

21. October 2021

Better Healthcare in Times of Cholera

Tireless efforts were doubled down to successfully tackle the cholera epidemic in Haiti, despite natural disasters hitting the Caribbean hamlet, and all the hard work paid off since the deadly disease is now under control.

Society

Society Japan

20. May 2021

It’s Pink, It’s Fuzzy, and It’s Here to Fight Corona!

In Japan where mascots are a part of the culture, a new one is now dedicated solely to help citizens curb the spread of COVID-19, and acts as a visible reminder to practice sanitary precautions through the streets of Tokyo.

Environment

Environment USA

28. March 2021

Coal Power Plants Are Cleaning Up Their Act (and Millions Will Notice)

The American government is taking important measures to protect millions of citizens affected by the air pollution from coal-fired power plants along the Eastern Coast.