Sentences with phrase «health challenges facing both countries»

«This was a timely symposium for Cuban and U.S. scientists to exchange and share experiences on public health challenges facing both countries, the world and the region of the Americas in particular,» said Marga Gual Soler, senior project director at the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy.

Not exact matches

Canada has taken a leadership role in addressing the health challenges facing women, infants and children in the world's poorest countries.

Many of the countries and communities in which they operate face significant challenges in health, education, economic development, and basic infrastructure.

Other countries facing similar obesity health challenges, such as Peru, Brazil and Mexico, looked on favourably.

Such an approach can effectively address the policy challenges facing the country and in some cases the world, including those raised by concerns such as climate change, health care issues, trade, terrorism and agriculture, said Pearl.

About 380,000 babies are born too soon each year in this country, and those who survive an early birth often face an increased risk of a lifetime of health challenges, such as breathing problems, cerebral palsy, intellectual disabilities and others.

In a broad sense, Australia and China face similar health policy challenges despite the differences between the two countries.

The article concludes that «the challenges currently faced by the Brazilian health system from the Zika virus epidemic, as well as the solutions being implemented to overcome some of these challenges, highlight actions that other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with active transmission of Zika virus, should be considering.

Given the nature of the challenges the country faces in global economic competitiveness, energy, and health, the President will call for the U.S. to surpass its record investment in research and development, set in 1964 at the height of the space race, exceeding three percent of GDP.

National Public Radio outlines some of the challenges the country still faces, including caring for survivors, keeping vigilant for reintroductions from Guinea or Sierra Leone, and training replacements for the doctors and health care workers who died in the epidemic.

Bailey notes, «When it comes to other crucial challenges our country faces — creating a more reliable health care system, finding efficient sources of clean energy, or improving space exploration — policymakers do not ask whether they should engage for - profit companies, but how they should.»

As a result, these countries will face numerous challenges in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations, including for housing, infrastructure, transportation, energy and employment, as well as for basic services such as education and health care.

The process of non-voluntary immigration, transitioning and acculturating to a new country may have a negative impact on the mental health of immigrants.1 — 3 Postmigration factors (eg, stress, lack of social capital, social isolation and loss of social network) as well as acculturation problems and experiences of discrimination in the host country affect the mental health of the parents and the children.4 5 Moreover, immigrant parents face challenges concerning their role and responsibilities as parents while adjusting to the host country, all of which tend to create stress in parenting.1 3 6 The mental health problems of parents have been reported to be a risk factor for children's behavioural problems and may negatively affect the parent — child attachment and their relationship.7 8 Studies have also shown that parents with mental health problems have a low perceived sense of competence in parenting and may lack the ability to employ positive parenting practises.9 10

Despite world - class health systems in both countries, First Peoples face significant challenges into the future with regard to addressing improved health status.

Some of the big challenges facing the country's 31 primary health networks (PHNs), established in July 2015 by the Coalition Government to replace the 61 Medicare Locals created under the previous Labor Government, were highlighted at the recent National Rural Health Conference in Chealth networks (PHNs), established in July 2015 by the Coalition Government to replace the 61 Medicare Locals created under the previous Labor Government, were highlighted at the recent National Rural Health Conference in CHealth Conference in Cairns.

In the high - income countries of Canada and Australia, First Peoples face serious challenges to health and wellness.

A paper recently published in PLOS ONE examines the association between maternal height and cesarean section as well as maternal height and neonatal mortality in 34 sub-Saharan African countries, a region facing numerous maternal and neonatal health challenges along with the smallest gains — even losses — in average adult height during the last century... read more

He said NAR is encouraged by the administration's focus on making improvements in this area and thanked the committee for its attention to the health insurance challenges facing self - employed real estate professionals across the country.