Month: July 2021

Margaret Crotty to lead JSI and World Education family of global agencies

BOSTON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The JSI Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Margaret Crotty as its next president and CEO. She will succeed Joel Lamstein, who has served as president and CEO since he founded John Snow, Inc., with Bert Hirschhorn in 1978. Margaret, who has a

Rights Groups Call on Morocco to Not Extradite Uyghur Activist

Rights groups are urging Morocco not to extradite to China a Uyghur activist who was arrested after arriving on a flight from Turkey.The nongovernmental group Safeguard Defenders said Yidiresi Aishan was taken into custody in response to an Interpol Re…

Several Hundred Protest Chad Junta

N’DJAMENA, CHAD – Several hundred people marched in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena, on Thursday to protest the military junta which took power after the country’s long-serving leader died while fighting rebels.The Transformers party and civil society groups…

African Death Toll From COVID-19 Increasing

NAIROBI – The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the continent’s death toll from COVID-19 has jumped 17 percent in the past month. In a media briefing Thursday, the Africa CDC said the infection rate has also increased and war…

China’s IC industry speeds up advanced chip production: Expert

BEIJING, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A news report by China.org.cn on China’s IC industry speeds up advanced chip production: Expert. China’s integrated circuit (IC) industry is transforming from high-speed to high-quality development as more advanced homegrown chip-making processes make inroads across the whole industry chain, an expert said. In

Forty Surgeons to Receive Scholarships for Paediatric Needs

Charities Smile Train and KidsOR to Sponsor Surgeons Across Africa TANZANIA, Africa, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Global charities Smile Train and Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) are partnering to support the training and education of 40 paediatric surgeons across Africa in partnership with the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and the College