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Health: A Political Choice - Act Now, Together

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● The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy and threatened to undo decades of progress made in health care ● Health: A Political Choice – Act Now, Together is the latest in a series of titles produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization. It calls on key actors to unite in their response to the pandemic and other imminent and long-term threats ● The publication will launch during the World Health Summit, on 25–27 October – which, this year, will take place as a fully digital, interactive conference with a free-to-view programme – and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the United Nation General Assembly The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented disruption and challenges to the global economy and populations worldwide. It has highlighted and widened the existing gaps in Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and laid bare the pressing need for high-quality essential health services for all – without a price tag. Health: A Political Choice –

Residents in Misamis slam NPA atrociticy

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CLAVERIA, Misamis Oriental--Residents in two barangays here gathered on October 9 to voice out their sentiments against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). The indignation rally ws led by Claveria town mayor Meraluna S Abrogar. He was joined by some residents of barangays Bulahan and Tipolohon and the affected workers of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. The indignation rally aimed at emporing the community to have united and firm stand not to support the NPAs including any of its organizations. According to the workers and the local populace, they are being tired and disturbed by the continuous exploitation of the terrorist groups that is why they called the terrorists to stop their deception, destruction, lies and their victimizing of innocent people. They were eager to condemn the highest possible terrorists for burning the civilian equipment and hampering their livelihood. “Karon kay gisunog nila ang mga equipo sa Del Monte, wala nami kabalo unsao