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☆ Mexico drought: Thousands of dead fish pile up on dried out lagoon
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Thousands of dead fish have blanketed the surface of a lagoon in Mexico’s northern state of Chihuahua, with local officials blaming an intense drought. Chihuahua state has been hit particularly hard with most of its territory engulfed by the most extreme levels of dryness. Mass fish deaths in the area have happened in previous years when the lagoon dried up, stranding fish. A municipal worker spreading quicklime over dead fish to reduce the stench, at the dry bed of the Bustillos Lagoon on June 7, 2024. At the lagoon, local authorities are racing to cover the dead fish with quicklime, concerned their rapid decomposition under the baking sun could endanger public health by attracting insects and spreading disease.

Persons: Irma de la Pena, “, De la Pena, Jose Luis Gonzalez, ”, Jesus Maria Palacios, Saul Sausameda Organizations: CNN, Ecology Department, Reuters, Reuters Livestock Locations: Chihuahua, Anahuac, Mexico, Cuauhtemoc

☆ Taiwan needs more babies. But conservative traditions are holding back some fertility solutions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Eric Cheung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Taipei, Taiwan CNN —For married Taiwanese men Alan Hung and Danny Huang, the process of having a biological child together was never easy. Cases like this are troubling to Chen Ching-hui, who last month became the first fertility specialist to win a seat in Taiwan’s parliament. Same-sex couples and single women are banned from accessing procedures such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) or egg freezing in Taiwan, while surrogacy is outlawed entirely. The issue is particularly pressing for Taiwan because, as its population dwindles, so do its military ranks. A nurse handling egg freezing inside a Taipei clinic run by fertility specialist, and now lawmaker, Chen Ching-hui.

Persons: Taiwan CNN —, Alan Hung, Danny Huang, “, ” Huang, Chen Ching, Hung, Huang, Aiden, Danny Huang “, Chen, –, Dr Chen Ching, Eric Cheung, ”, ” Chen, Hsueh, Chang, Paula Bronstein, Huang – Organizations: Taiwan CNN, CNN, Kuomintang, KMT, Communist Party, Taiwan’s Institute for National Defense and Security Research, Democratic Progressive Party, China Medical University Hospital Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Russia, United States, Taiwan’s, China, East Asia, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, South Korea, Southeast Asia

☆ China Launches Probe Into Surrogacy, Fake Paternity Tests in Wuhan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have suspended a hospital and a judicial institute in the city of Wuhan from conducting some services after they were accused of surrogacy and issuing fake paternity results. The suspension comes amid several investigations related to the issuance of fake birth certificates as China, where surrogacy is illegal, tries to boost its birth rate. Wuhan Puren Hospital has been suspended from releasing birth certificates and Wuhan Ruiboxiang Judicial Appraisal Institute has been suspended from providing judicial appraisal services, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said on Tuesday. Birth certificates are required in China for obtaining household registration and are necessary for vaccinations, medical insurance enrolment and application for a social security card. Birth rates have fallen in China to their lowest since records began in 1949, at just 9.56 million in 2022.

Persons: Farah Master, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, Wuhan Puren, Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China Daily Locations: HONG KONG, Wuhan, China, Wuhan Ruiboxiang, China's, Hubei, Beijing

☆ Some healthcare systems are taking on the challenge of health inequity — but ending the disparities isn't a quick process
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Some health systems are embedding health-equity programs in their business strategies. The report said health inequities led to increased costs associated with premature death, loss of work productivity, and excess medical spending. "When you lean into health equity, you can create value, better outcomes, and lower costs," he said. Bhatt said health systems can push for health equity by creating diverse care teams. "If you lean into health equity," Bhatt said, "there is opportunity to improve outcomes, build consumer loyalty and trust, and create economic value."

Persons: —, Keneica Moore, Moore, MAAME doulas, Sarahn Wheeler, Wheeler, who's, inequity, Jay Bhatt, Bhatt Organizations: Healthcare, Service, Empowerment, Duke Health, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute, Minority Health, Deloitte Health Equity Institute, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions Locations: Durham, North Carolina

☆ China calls for ambitious, pragmatic biodiversity deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SHANGHAI, Nov 28 (Reuters) - China will lead talks to secure an "ambitious and pragmatic" new global pact to preserve biodiversity at a U.N. meeting that begins next week, but implementing the deal remains the biggest challenge, Chinese officials said on Monday. Zhou Guomei, head of the international department of the environment ministry, told reporters that negotiations so far had not been "plain sailing" but focused on an ambitious deal that was "also pragmatic, balanced, feasible and achievable". A previous biodiversity pact signed in Aichi, Japan, in 2010, set 20 targets to try to slow biodiversity loss by 2020. Countries need to "fully consider" the attainability of any new targets, said Cui Shuhong, head of the ministry's natural ecology department. "We should learn fully from the experience and lessons during the implementation of the Aichi targets, not only to boost the ambition and confidence in global biodiversity conservation, but also to be down-to-earth and realistic," he added.

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