Published 28 October 2021

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Washington, D.C. October 27, 2021 (PAHO) – As leaders head to Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit this week, Pan American Health Organization Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa warned that countries must build on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the impact of climate change and prevent future crises.

With 800,000 new COVID infections and 18,000 COVID-related deaths reported in the Americas last week, “the pandemic has offered a snapshot of how unprepared we are for such a disruptive event,” Dr. Barbosa said during a weekly media briefing on COVID-19.

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Published 28 October 2021

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The targets recommend reduction in the sodium content of the most frequently consumed packaged foods, which would help people reduce salt intake to less than the WHO-recommended 5 grams per day.

Washington, DC, October 28, 2021 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced new salt reduction targets for food products to help people in the Americas reduce consumption of sodium. After adoption by countries, the new targets will require regional manufacturers to reformulate processed and ultra-processed food products, where most of the sodium consumed in diets comes from.

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Published 21 October 2021

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Her Baby Died From Accidental Starvation. Here’s What She Wants You To Know.

Jillian Johnson’s son Landon died at 19 days old. Here’s their story. By Catherine Pearson

In 2012, Jillian Johnson went into the hospital to have her first baby, a boy she and her husband — her high school sweetheart — decided to name Landon. R

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Published 18 October 2021

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Colin Powell in White House Rose Garden in 1989.Cynthia Johnson / Getty Images file

His family said that the retired four-star general died from Covid-19 complications. He was fully vaccinated against the disease.

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, the retired four-star general who became the country’s first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, died Monday due to complications from Covid-19, his family said in a statement on Facebook.

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