A UNFPA-supported health centre 400 kilometers southwest of Uganda’s capital Kampala, includes a ward where women in their final stages of pregnancy can remain comfortably and avoid arduous travel once labour begins. Photo: UNFPA/Omar Gharzeddine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today voiced deep regret at[Read More…]
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Weather, Existing Socio-economic Factors Compounded Colombian Landslide Tragedy – UN Agency
Using auxiliary power plants, emergency crews have restored power service to nearly 20 per cent of Mocoa, a city in Putamayo province, Colombia, after a deadly landslide on 31 March 2017. Photo: National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD) Colombia COLUMBIA–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2017 – Very heavy rainfall triggered the landslides that[Read More…]
About 1 in 10 U.S. Pregnant Women with Confirmed Zika Infection Had a Fetus or Baby with Birth Defects in 2016
Continued focus on Zika prevention needed Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2017. Of the 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016, 24 – or about 1 in 10 of them – had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects, according to a new Vital Signs report from the[Read More…]
NASA’s Cassini Mission Prepares for ‘Grand Finale’ at Saturn
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story. On Wednesday, April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 1,500-mile-wide (2,400-kilometer) gap between Saturn and its rings as part of[Read More…]
South Suburban College Bulldogs Basketball Team Finish 3rd in Nation
Pictured: SSC 2016-17 Bulldogs and Coach John Pigatti SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. It’s been another great year for the South Suburban College Bulldogs. It was the men’s basketball team’s 8th time at the national championship and they finished third in the country two years in a row. Congratulations[Read More…]
Fred Meyer Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts and Girls Bomber Jackets Due to Choking and Laceration Hazards
Pink with yellow polka-dot girls bomber jacket Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017 Recall Summary: Name of product: Children’s zipper hooded sweatshirts and girls bomber jackets Hazard: The zipper pull can detach from the sweatshirt, posing choking and laceration hazards to children. Consumer Contact: Fred Meyer at 800-576-4377 from 8 a.m. to[Read More…]
Women Experience High Rates of Health Insurance ‘Churn’ Before and After Childbirth
Many women, particularly those covered under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, may lose access to prenatal and postpartum care Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. A high percentage of women in the U.S. move in and out of health insurance coverage—sometimes referred to as ‘churn’—in the months before and[Read More…]
ASPIRA Charter School Educators Sign Contract with Management
New contract averts what would have been first strike of a charter school network in U.S history. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017: Educators at ASPIRA’s charter schools voted overwhelmingly late last week to approve a tentative agreement with management — and at 5PM on Monday, the union’s leadership signed the final contract[Read More…]
VA National Cemeteries to Commemorate World War I Centennial
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced its cemeteries will host wreath-laying ceremonies the week of April 6 to commemorate the 353,082 World War I Veterans interred in VA sites across the country. “These wreath-laying ceremonies recommit our promise to memorialize the[Read More…]
Renewable Energy Sources Could Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Within 10 Years – UN-Backed Report
Sustainable energy. Photo: World Bank/Dana Smillie NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2017 – A new United Nations-backed report has revealed overwhelming consensus that renewable power will dominate in the future, with many experts saying that even large international corporations are increasingly choosing renewable energy products either from utilities or through direct investment[Read More…]
