US Black church coalition names reparations, voting, health equity among priorities
United StatesRNS The Conference of National Black Churches has called on African American congregations to embrace a list of priorities – from “government-sponsored reparations” to improved access to healthcare – as they move out of a pandemic era and into an election year. “We believe Black life must be valued and the humanity of all […]
Former UK PM Johnson denies he wanted to let COVID “rip”
London, UKReuters Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Britain’s COVID inquiry on Thursday that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to “let rip” was “rubbish” and “completely wrong”. Johnson, Prime Minister between 2019 and 2022, faced a second day of questioning which examined the weeks before the country’s second national lockdown in November, […]
Pandemic prevention: Costs divide rich, poor countries ahead of WHO treaty talks
DEBORAH J NELSON, RYAN MCNEILL and HELEN REID, of Reuters, report ahead of this week’s discussions of a pandemic prevention treaty…
From monthly to missing: In the US, Sunday school looks different since pandemic’s start
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on the challenges facing Sunday schools after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered churches…
COVID pandemic led to surge in superbug infections, EU agency says
London, UKReuters Infections from some antibiotic-resistant pathogens known as superbugs have more than doubled in health care facilities in Europe, an EU agency said on Thursday, providing further evidence of the wider impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report said reported cases of two highly drug-resistant pathogens increased […]
Sight-Seeing: Building a more just church in a post-pandemic world
The Very Rev KELLY BROWN DOUGLAS, author and dean of the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, argues that trying to ‘get back to normal’ is both folly and a missed opportunity – in more ways than one…
Tuberculosis deaths rose during pandemic, reversing years of decline – WHO
Reuters Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the COVID-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to tackle the disease, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Global efforts to tackle deadly diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
Christians have a role to play in building resilient health systems, US Christian health network head tells Ugandan event
Kampala, Uganda Christians should join with governments in building resilient health systems that can deal with health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of a US-based health network has said in a speech in Uganda. In a lecture given at Uganda Christian University in late July, Doug Fountain, executive director of the Maryland-based Christian Connections […]
North Korea reports another infectious disease outbreak amid battle against COVID
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country’s healthcare system which is battling an unprecedented COVID-19 wave. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent medicines to the western port city of Haeju on Wednesday to help patients suffering from the […]
UN warns of “catastrophic” child malnutrition due to price hikes, Ukraine war
London, UKReuters The cost of life-saving treatment for the most severely malnourished children is set to jump by up to 16 per cent due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and pandemic disruptions, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency. The raw ingredients of the ready-to-eat-therapeutic food have leapt in price amid the global food crisis […]