By Christoph Kurowski, Martin Schmidt, and David B. Evans Countries are entering a critical phase in achieving the health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) at the core of these efforts. With only six years remaining to meet these goals, global progress toward UHC has been slow, and the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant setbacks. At this pivotal juncture, we introduce two new reports that provide a comprehensive view of trends and prospects of government investments in health for almost the entire SDG period (2015-2029). The first examines government health spending trends in 63 low- and lower-middle-income countries from 2015 to 2023,…
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Winner: AlabamaThe Tide kept their playoff hopes alive with a dominant 42-13 road win against LSU. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe was outstanding, finishing the game 12-of-18 for 109 yards while doing most of his damage on the ground, rushing for 185 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries. The defense had one of its best games, allowing 343 total yards and intercepting LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier twice.Alabama’s losses to Vanderbilt (6-4, 3-3 in SEC) and No. 7 Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 in SEC) showed that it can lose any given Saturday, but its performance against LSU showed why it’s a team…
Beirut, Lebanon – Two-year-old Ayham Ali Mohammad sat on his grandfather’s lap eating a banana across the street from Rafik Hariri Hospital in Jnah, on Beirut’s southern periphery. Two days earlier, on October 22, an Israeli air attack had hit the Syrian toddler’s home, burying him under the rubble and taking down multiple buildings around him. He was trapped for an hour before locals managed to pull him out, digging through the wreckage with their bare hands. He now wears the scars of the attack on his face. He has two black eyes. Scrapes line his forehead, cheeks, lips and…
How ‘Black Friday’ lost its magic Black Friday has always provided plenty of headlines, both good and bad. Here’s a look at how crazy things got over the last few decades before the internet settled everyone down. Americans are very familiar with Black Friday. In fact, it garnered so much attention that it sparked similar consumer-focused “holidays” like Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and now, Travel Tuesday. Travel Tuesday is a day to find deals on travel purchases like hotels, cruises, and flights, according to a recent report by McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm. The day’s origins have been credited to…
Speaker: Emily Shepperd, FCA Chief Operating OfficerEvent: UKSIF Leadership Summit, IET London, Delivered: 6 November 2024 Highlights Our objectives underpin the growth of the economy and encourage investment required for UK and financial services to achieve net zero by 2050. We will continue to engage with industry, balancing proportionate regulations more broadly while recognising and avoiding unnecessary regulatory pressures and costs on businesses. Our expansion to Leeds and Edinburgh enables us to attract new talent and better reflects the demographic of firms nationwide. By Emily Shepperd The building we’re in, Savoy Place, was designed by one of our greatest architects:…
Justin Allgaier is finally a NASCAR Xfinity Series champion. With a daring three-wide move on the second-to-last restart of the race, Allgaier passed fellow Championship Four drivers Cole Custer and Austin Hill to take the championship lead. While Riley Herbst won the race after passing Allgaier in the final corner, the second-place finish was enough for Allgaier to earn his first title after 14 years of full-time competition. The championship comes after Allgaier was penalized with a restart violation and subsequent pit road speeding penalty earlier in the race.Allgaier’s team owner, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., watched as his…
New Delhi, India — During his campaign for re-election, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened major tariffs on imports from a range of countries. Beijing bore the brunt of his attention — he threatened a 60 percent tariff on Chinese products. But India was a major target, too — he described the country as a “major charger” of tariffs, and promised to do the same in return. Now, as Trump prepares to take office again after a stunning win over Vice President Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, his plans for trade barriers and his anti-immigrant rhetoric threaten to inject tensions into…
Trump agrees to White House meeting with Biden Donald Trump spent his first day as president-elect receiving congratulatory phone calls from his defeated opponent, world leaders and President Joe Biden as he began the process of turning his election victory into a government. LiveNOW from FOX host Josh Breslow spoke to John Hanley, political science lecturer at the University of Central Florida on the latest. In the latest election news, the White House said Saturday that President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet next week in the Oval Office. Such a meeting is traditional between the outgoing and incoming…
KINCARDINE, Ontario – The Ontario government and Bruce Power announced the construction of a new hot cell in Bruce County to process the cancer-fighting medical isotope lutetium-177 which is used as a targeted therapy, including for prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumours. By repatriating medical isotope processing to the province and building provincial capacity to process the isotopes produced at our nuclear stations, Ontario is cementing its position as a leader in this cutting-edge medical field. “Life-saving medical isotopes produced in Ontario’s nuclear generating stations are one of the most consequential tools doctors have available to diagnose and treat the more…
Atlanta United beat Inter Miami 3-2 on Saturday to seal its place in the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal. The result eliminates Miami — and its star-studded lineup featuring players like Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets — from MLS Cup contention. No team in MLS entered the playoffs on thinner margins than Atlanta United. It struggled through the back half of the regular season, selling big-name players like Thiago Almada and dropping coach Gonzalo Pineda as part of a club-wide rebuild. With a team of MLS journeymen and an under-qualified interim coach, Atlanta overcame extreme odds to make the…