Publication of first trial on effectiveness of telerehabilitation after Covid-19 by Chinese researchers
On 26 July researchers from Jiangsu, Hubei, and Sichuan published the first randomised-controlled clinical trial evaluating a telerehabilitation program for patients with Covid-19 in one of the world leading pulmonology journals BMJ-Thorax. Under the leadership of Professors Jian’an LI, MD from Jiangsu Province Hospital/Nanjing Medical University and Jan D. REINHARDT, PhD from Sichuan Universi...
The International Online Conference to Address Water-Related Disasters under COVID-19 was held successfully on August 20, 2020
The International Online Conference to address Water-Related Disasters under COVID-19 was held virtually on Thursday 20th August 2020. The Online Conference was jointly organized by the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), the Asian De...
Prof. Gretchen Kalonji helped organize and spoke at the 15th Meeting of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)
On May 29, 2020, the 15th Meeting of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP) was held virtually under the auspices of H.E. Dr. Han Seung-soo, the HELP Chair, the former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, and the former President of the UN General Assembly.The High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disaster (HELP) was convened in 2007 at the reques...
The 2nd Discussion Meeting of the Alliance of International Science Organizations on Disaster Risk Reduction (ANSO-DRR) was successfully held in collaboration with IDMR
On May 18, 2020, the 2nd Discussion Meeting of the Alliance of International Science Organizations on Disaster Risk Reduction (ANSO-DRR) was held virtually in collaboration with the Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR), Sichuan University. The goals of the meeting were to provide updates and development of the ANSO-DRR since the 1st Discussion Meeting in Beijing (May 11, ...