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Russ · @russ
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FINDING SOLUTIONS…
It was the 1950s and malaria was rampaging through the tropical island of Borneo.

A solution was needed. Time to call in the World Health Organisation, the British Air Force and… a bunch of cats.

This is a story about disease, mosquitoes and cats. It is also a story about the Law of Unintended Consequences and why we should consider it as a factor in design.

How Operation Catdrop saved the day
medium.com/permaculture-3-0/ho

#worldhealthorganisation #borneo #disease #diseaseprevention #raf #cats #permaculture

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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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So the has declared the is over, clocking up around twenty million fatalities world-wide (above official figures, this is the WHO's overall estimate of deaths).

So now the real Q. is what will have learnt the next time an infectious disease takes hold of the world like .

Asian countries seemed to have learnt (& retained the lessons) from previous respiratory diseases, but certainly in the UK, the lessons look to have already faded!

#worldhealthorganisation #covid #pandemic #Coronavirus

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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Emeritus Prof Christopher May · @ChrisMayLA6
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The has announced that research shows around 1 in 6 people are infertile across the world (approx. similar proportions in all country groupings from poor to rich).

In much the same way that the world might be seen as using the to rid itself of the human parasite that's wrecking the , perhaps nature (tired of waiting for an expected dip in global population) has decided to do something about human capacity to reproduce?

Nature fighting back?

#worldhealthorganisation #ClimateCrisis #environment

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Mazz@1984 · @CaringKinderSociety
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RT @anais_auge@twitter.com

My article about and the in scientific discourse ( ) is now published in
I am very happy to see my work published in this journal :)
benjamins.com/catalog/rcl.0011

#reviewofcognitivelinguistics #worldhealthorganisation #newscientist #nature #warmetaphor #COVID19

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Patrikai.com · @patrikaidotcom
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காம்பியாவில் குழந்தைகள் இறந்த விவகாரம் இந்திய இருமல் மருந்து மீதான WHO குற்றச்சாட்டு ஆதாரமற்ற அவசர முடிவு…
patrikai.com/drug-controller-o via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com

@CDSCO_INDIA_INF@twitter.com @WHO@twitter.com

#worldhealthorganisation #who #syrup #cough #india #gambia

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WorldPopProject · @WorldPopProject
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WorldPopProject · @WorldPopProject
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Webinar: On Research Fellow Dr Edson Utazi spoke on childhood - how helps reach children at the
Library of Congress, Geography & Map Division, Exploring Humanitarian GIS event. Dr Utazi reported on work funded by and

youtu.be/906j_zwILW4?t=3013

#gisday2022 #vaccination #GIS #zerodose #gavi #worldhealthorganisation #gatesfoundation #unicef #sdgs #lmics

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