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A report led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine has called for a United Nations investigation into Burma's handling of aid and assistance to cyclone hit regions last year, accusing the military government of crimes against humanity. R

Better Health Security for Haiti

Better health security for Haitians is the goal of Haiti's National Specimen Referral Network, or NSRN, which is part of the National Public Health Laboratory and the Directorate of Epidemiology, Laboratory and Research in Port-au-Prince. U.S. Ambass

Alcohol Industry Accused of Misleading Public Over Cancer Risk

Scientists have accused the alcohol industry of misleading the public over the link between alcohol and cancer. Researchers looked at the websites of 28 global organizations representing the alcohol industry, and concluded that the vast majority dist

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AZUZ: Every public school in the American state of West Virginia has been closed for the past three days while teachers and other school employees are on strike. They're calling for higher wages and better health care benefits. In 2017, West Virginia

【一起闲话英语】公共交通-Public Transport

Kat / Germany speaker I don't use public transportation too often. When I still lived in my home town, it was just too small to have public transportation. Nowadays, I like to ride my car. I think public transportation is a great idea, but I really l

Public Library of Science

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: August 13, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Health Report. Health news and other scientific information generally comes from research published in the

Most Large US Public Colleges Fail to Keep Records on Suicides

Most large public universities in the United States do not keep records of how many students have taken their own lives. Yet many American colleges and universities are making investments in suicide prevention. And the demand for mental health servic

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Michigan Candidate Hopes to Become First Muslim American Governor Abdul El-Sayed grew up in the American state of Michigan. This year, he is hoping to be nominated as the Michigan Democratic Partys candidate for governor. But he did not always think

2007年VOA标准英语-Arabic Public School Opens in NYC

By Paige Kollock New York City 11 September 2007 One of New York City's smallest public schools is probably one of the most controversial the Khalil Gibran International Academy. The Brooklyn middle school, devoted to Arabic language and culture, ope

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - Russian Prime Minister Calls for Ban on Smoking in Public

Health Report - Russian Prime Minister Calls for Ban on Smoking in Public 健康报道 - 俄罗斯总理呼吁公共场合禁烟 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。

2006年VOA标准英语-US Public Health Workers May Not Work in F

By David McAlary Washington 18 April 2006 Nurses are in short supply throughtout the United States A new study shows that Americans might not be able to count on public health workers, if an influenza

VOA标准英语2010年-Oil Spill Raises Public Health Concern

The Gulf oil spill could lead to some serious public health problems, according to a new report released this week. As the environmental and economic disaster continues to unfold in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater

美国国家公共电台 NPR Treat Gun Violence Like A Public Health Crisis, One Program Says

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: As shootings and homicides continue to devastate some Chicago neighborhoods, advocates are advising people to treat it as a public health crisis. Other cities like New York have embraced this model and say it's helped reduce gun vi

EDUCATION REPORT - After 50 Years, Use of School Vouchers Is

EDUCATION REPORT - After 50 Years, Use of School Vouchers Is Still Limited By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, August 04, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Education Report. Some A

HEALTH REPORT – New Warnings About Tobacco Smoke and Childr

HEALTH REPORT – New Warnings About Tobacco Smoke and Children By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study provides

2007年VOA标准英语-Mbeki Fires Deputy Health Minister, Sparks Nati

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 09 August 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki has fired the outspoken Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge following reports of an unauthorized visit to an AIDS conference in Spain. However, as VOA's D

Nepal bans smoking in public places from Sunday

KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ban on smoking in public places will be enforced from Sunday with the Tobacco Control and Regulatory Act-2010 coming into effect. Those smoking in public places will be fined and civil servants will be liable to departme

China mulls mortality database for health assessment

FUZHOU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China is preparing to set up a national mortality database to obtain cause-of-death information, marking a step toward establishing a monitoring network for health risk factors across the country, an official said Wednesd

BRICS health ministers warm up

GENEVA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Health Ministers from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met here on Tuesday, to prepare for the BRICS Health Ministerial Meeting which is to be held in Beijing on July 11, 2011. The preparatory discussion was co

Ethiopia to host 13th World Congress on Public Health

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia will host the 13th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) in April 2012, the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) said on Wednesday. The meeting will be held on April 23-27 under the theme: Moving toward