Sentences with phrase «serious global emergency»

The only way Australia can contribute to global agreement is to ditch not just our 5 % target, but also our 15 and 25 % targets, and agree to move rapidly to net carbon neutrality as part of serious global emergency action.

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If Cable were serious on the economy, he would have called for rallying round Europe, rebutting Tory eurozone attacks (a unique role for the Lib Dems) to save ourselves and the world economy, the UK, the US, the Swiss — and all others who need to stand together and contribute to a global emergency fund, and a general agreement on universal stimulus and growth, or we're all lost.

The outspoken head of the Mahidol group, Nicholas White, has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a designation reserved for the most serious outbreaks that pose a global threat.

If the panel had said yes to an emergency declaration, however, it also faced the risk of losing public trust if MERS failed to become a serious global health problem, he notes.

Dr. William Brady, MD, Allianz Global Assistance's U.S. medical director and professor of emergency medicine at the University of Virginia, says, «most ship doctors provide prompt medical care, but for serious health emergencies, passengers may need to be transported to the nearest appropriate medical facility for treatment.»