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Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 256 shipments of requested medical aid to 35 U.S. states and territories and fourteen countries worldwide. The shipments contained 13.1 million defined daily doses of medication, including antibiotics, surgical supplies, PPE, prenatal vitamins, and more. equipping local search and rescueA specialized vehicle for Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue was purchased by Direct Relief for use during emergency response and rescue efforts. Direct Relief is launching a fund to ensure search and rescue groups across the state, most of whom are volunteer and pay for their own equipment, have what they…

Country sought intermediate public health alert for outbreaks yet to be declared public health emergency India has proposed several amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR) that take into account the socio-economic development of states, promote One Health, among other things. The country advocated implementing IHR to be in “accordance with (the) common but differentiated responsibilities of the States Parties, taking into consideration their social and economic development”. It also recommended assessing human health in congruence with animal and environment health to promote One Health. India also sought a provision for an intermediate public health alert in the event where…

The town of Kapan, a sleepy mining community nestled in the mountains of southeastern Armenia, is an unlikely hub for international diplomacy. But in October, Armenian officials gathered in its central square to cut the ribbon on a brand-new consulate—and welcome the delegation arriving from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Just two miles away from the site of Tehran’s newest international mission is the border with Azerbaijan. The surrounding Armenian region of Syunik—of which Kapan is the capital—is at the heart of the growing dispute between Yerevan and Baku, which fought a brief but bloody war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh…