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Watch Out: 'Superbugs' Often Found on Many Hospital Patients' Hands

Hospital patient's hands contain dangerous 'superbugs' that can trigger a wide range of hospital-related infections, reports a new study. For decades,




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Watch Out: Hospital Sinks, Faucets are Often Home to Slime and Biofilm

Poor hand hygiene increases the risk of developing a wide range of hospital-related infections. A new study suggests that even water splashing out of




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Most Deaths Related to Noncardiac Surgery More Likely to Occur after Surgery and Hospital Discharge

Most deaths in adults undergoing noncardiac surgery occur after surgery, and even after discharge from the hospital, reports a new study. It's not




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Man's Dentures Got Stuck in Throat Leading to Multiple Surgeries and Hospital Care

Six days after a man underwent surgery to remove a benign lump in his chest, the man turned up in the ER with multiple complaints. The 72-year-old electrician




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Telangana Hospitals Halt Free Healthcare Services Over Non-payment Dues

Healthcare services under Telangana's Arogyasri scheme came to a halt as nearly 240 private hospitals in the state ceased providing services over non-payment




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Sudanese Man with Malignant Brain Tumor Treated at Delhi Hospital

A 57-year-old man from Sudan, who underwent a tumor removal surgery 15 years back, did not have any problems until 2018. He came to Aakash Healthcare




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Banning Hospital Ads may Increase Patient Readmission

Patients are positively influenced by hospital advertising and a blanket ban on hospital advertising can lead to hospital readmissions, reveals a new study.




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Listening to the 'Patient Voice' can Drive Improvements in Hospital Care: Study

Patient-reported experiences have the potential for driving improvements in the quality of hospital care, reveals a new study. The findings of the study




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Haemophilia Patient's Bladder Reconstructed in Bangalore Hospital

Haemophilia patient's urinary bladder was reconstructed at the privately-run Fortis hospital through surgery; an official said. "The surgery was




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COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan to Address Unique Challenges for Rural Hospitals and Health Care Systems

Rural hospitals face unique challenges in the fight against COVID-19. However, timely diagnosis and treatment can save millions of lives from deadly coronavirus.




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Apollo Hospital Develops Online Self-assessment Scan for COVID-19

As the deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world, timely diagnosis and treatment could prevent the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, new coronavirus




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Robo Screening in Bangalore Hospital

Private hospital in bangalore has deployed two robots to screen patients and protect healthcare warriors from coronavirus. "The 'mitra' robots interact




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Keep Kids With Chronic Diseases Away from Hospital During Crisis

Telemedicine, home-monitoring devices, regular medical appointments, positive reinforcement from carers and health professionals could keep supported




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Spit May Soon Replace Blood For Diagnosis

In a breakthrough study, researchers in the US have identified all the 1,166 proteins in human saliva, a move which




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G6 Hospitality Announces Clean@6 Program

DALLAS - G6 Hospitality, the parent company for the iconic Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, has launched "Clean@6," a comprehensive initiative designed to ensure that guests feel confident when staying at any of the brands' nearly 1,400 locations across...




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Dunn Hospitality to Develop Courtyard by Marriott Within $60 Million Mixed-Use Development Near Indianapolis

Thompson Thrift Retail Group (TTRG), a wholly owned company of Thompson Thrift, announced today that it has closed on the sale of the hotel pad at The Stations, a $60-million mixed-use development in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers, Ind. The buyer, Indiana-based Dunn Hospitality, will spend $20 million to build a 145-room Courtyard by Marriott that it plans to open in the latter half of 2021. The Courtyard will feature meeting space, expansive fitness facilities, an indoor pool, room service and a bistro bar offering sit-down meals throughout the day. The new hotel is expected to accommodate the expanding business and leisure travel needs of the rapidly growing Fishers suburb. Later this year, TTRG expects to begin construction of a class-A, four-story office building with 60,000 square feet of demisable office space. The building will feature an expansive lobby with elevators, outdoor work areas on the top floor of the building, excellent visibility from 116th Street along with bu...




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Shifting the Hospitality Service Paradigm in Difficult Times

A few years ago, Marriott had a commercial link with a storyline about an elderly lady who stayed in a Marriott hotel because she just lost her house during a mountain fire and needed time to reflect and think about her future. In the video, this la...




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The Holy Trinity Of Technology, Ergonomics And Architecture That Will Change Our Travel & Hospitality Experience

The wide boulevards and parks of many famous international tourist cities were originally created as "lungs" for the urban environments and its people, creating thoroughfares of fresh air to fight disease. The famous grid systems upon which many Nor...




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"Medical Gas Technician" required for Reputed Hospital Oman

Company: Free Lancer S Divya
Experience: 3 to 13
location: Oman
Ref: 24814947
Summary: Position: Medical Gas Technician Salary :  220 ( 150 Basic + 30 Food + 40 Other Allowance ) + Accommodation + Transportation & Over Time Education:  ITI or ITC or equivalent Experience: 5 Years




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Hospitality Executive (Hotel Management)

Company: 2COMS Consulting Private Limited
Experience: 1 to 2
location: US
Ref: 24826643
Summary: Immediate openings in USA for Hotel Management professionals: Dept : Hospitality Industry : Hotel Industry Salary : 1600USD to 1800 USD + Attractive incentives for OT Qualification : Bachelor of Hotel Management candidates should....




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Hospitality Executive (Hotel management)

Company: 2COMS Consulting Private Limited
Qualification: Bachelor in Hotel Management (B.H.M)
Experience: 1 to 2
Salary: 12.00 to 14.00
location: US
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Summary: Immediate openings in USA for Hotel Management professionals: Dept : Hospitality Industry : Hotel Industry Salary : 1600USD to 1800....




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Hospitality Executive

Company: 2COMS Consulting Private Limited
Qualification: Bachelor in Hotel Management (B.H.M)
Experience: 1 to 2
location: US
Ref: 24824576
Summary: Immediate openings in USA for Hotel Management professionals: Dept : Hospitality Industry : Hotel Industry Salary : 1600USD to 1800 USD + Attractive incentives for OT ....




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Private hospital prices in South Africa are expensive for citizens

Price levels for private hospital services in South Africa are comparable to the levels observed across OECD countries. But they are higher than what could be expected given the country’s income, according to a new OECD working paper.




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Shehnaaz Gill's grandmother hospitalised; actress' father asks people to pray for her

Shehnaaz Gill's father Santokh Singh Sukh took to Instagram to share the news with fans and asked his well-wishers to pray for his mother's speedy recovery.




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Health care quality improved in Portugal, despite tight budgets

The Portuguese National Health Service has responded well to financial pressure, successfully balancing the twin priorities of financial consolidation and continuous quality improvement, according to a new OECD report.




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Coronavirus: Bengaluru hospitals forced to shut down as medical staffs undergo quarantine

Most of the hospitals in the state are forced to stop their services temporarily as doctors and staff undergo quarantine period.




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Russian doctors died after falling from hospital windows, protested against working conditions

Medical workers all over Russia have been voicing their concerns over shortages of protective equipment and have questioned the infection-control procedures that turned dozens of hospitals into virus hotbeds.




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Did Kejriwal hide coronavirus deaths? Report claims shocking difference between Delhi govt and hospital data

According to a report, the number of coronavirus deaths reported by Lok Nayak Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College and the Delhi and Jhajjar centres of AIIMS stand at 116, while Delhi govt reported only 66 deaths until Thursday night.




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Despite certain progress, the OECD remains concerned with Russia’s compliance with key provisions of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Russia has yet to address key provisions of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which entered into force in Russia in April 2012. It has not yet fully implemented recommendations for strengthening its framework for combating foreign bribery and should be more proactive in detecting, investigating and prosecuting foreign bribery cases.




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Economy: Canada needs to boost innovation and human capital to sustain living standards

Canada has weathered the global economic crisis comparatively well but will have to become more productive to sustain its high standard of living, according to OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Canada.




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Somalia Average Precipitation

Precipitation in Somalia decreased to 7.17 mm in December from 34.67 mm in November of 2015. Precipitation in Somalia averaged 22.51 mm from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 136.24 mm in November of 1961 and a record low of 0.75 mm in December of 1967. This page includes a chart with historical data for Somalia Average Precipitation.




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Despite progress made and improved legal framework, OECD seriously concerned about Turkey’s level of detection and investigation of foreign bribery

Turkey is a significant and geopolitically critical economy. Its companies, like those from many other countries, operate in corruption-prone sectors and countries. In spite of this, only 10 allegations have come to the attention of Turkish authorities since foreign bribery became an offence in Turkey in 2003.




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Competition Policy and Knowledge-Based Capital - 2013

This book presents the key findings resulting from discussions held at a series of best practice roundtables on competition and knowledge-based capital.




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Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenues continue to rise despite low economic growth

Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries continued to increase in 2015, according to new data from the annual Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean publication. The average tax-to-GDP ratio for LAC countries reached 22.8% of GDP in 2015, up from 22.2% in 2014.




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Statutory tax rates on dividends, interest and capital gains: The debt equity bias at the personal level

This paper presents statutory tax rates on several forms of capital income, including dividends, interest on bonds and bank accounts, and capital gains on shares and real property, including integration between the corporate and personal levels. It updates the rates from an earlier tax working paper and extends the analysis to consider the debt-equity bias of the tax system when the personal level of taxation is considered.




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Corporate tax remains a key revenue source, despite falling rates worldwide

Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of government revenues, especially in developing countries, despite the worldwide trend of falling corporate tax rates over the past two decades, according to a new report from the OECD.




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Despite recent reforms, Seychelles needs a fairer and more sustainable tax system says OECD

OECD Tax Policy Reviews: Seychelles 2020 provides an in-depth and comparative assessment of Seychelles’ tax system, and identifies a number of recommendations for tax reform. This publication, which is part of the OECD Tax Policy Reviews series, focused primarily on the examination of the business tax.




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Iraq Average Precipitation

Precipitation in Iraq increased to 24.20 mm in December from 16.28 mm in November of 2015. Precipitation in Iraq averaged 16.30 mm from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 82.94 mm in March of 1974 and a record low of 0.01 mm in September of 1936. This page includes a chart with historical data for Iraq Average Precipitation.




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Iraq GDP per capita

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Iraq was last recorded at 5510.80 US dollars in 2018. The GDP per Capita in Iraq is equivalent to 44 percent of the world's average. GDP per capita in Iraq averaged 3266.35 USD from 1968 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5846.50 USD in 2016 and a record low of 1432.20 USD in 1991. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page provides - Iraq GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Iraq GDP per capita PPP

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Iraq was last recorded at 15564.60 US dollars in 2018, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP). The GDP per Capita, in Iraq, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 88 percent of the world's average. GDP per capita PPP in Iraq averaged 11296.98 USD from 1990 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 16512.90 USD in 2016 and a record low of 4045 USD in 1991. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page provides - Iraq GDP per capita PPP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Gambia Capital Flows

Gambia recorded a capital and financial account surplus of 2.58 USD Million in the first quarter of 2019. Capital Flows in Gambia averaged 17.80 USD Million from 2011 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 63.30 USD Million in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of -103.94 USD Million in the third quarter of 2017. This page provides - Gambia Capital Flows- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.




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Burundi Average Precipitation

Precipitation in Burundi decreased to 193.09 mm in December from 235.28 mm in November of 2015. Precipitation in Burundi averaged 100.01 mm from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 327.19 mm in November of 1961 and a record low of 0.02 mm in July of 1935. This page includes a chart with historical data for Burundi Average Precipitation.




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Serious Concerns Remain over Japan’s Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law, Despite Some Positive Developments

The Phase 3 Report on Japan by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates and makes recommendations on Japan'simplementation and application of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and related instruments.




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High-level seminar on capital flow management and liberalisation: the role of international co-operation

This seminar aimed to advance shared understandings on policies to make the most of cross-border capital flows in support of growth and development and on the value of international co-operation, including the OECD Codes of Liberalisation, in the current context of serious global financial turbulence.




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Despite certain progress, the OECD remains concerned with Russia’s compliance with key provisions of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Russia has yet to address key provisions of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, which entered into force in Russia in April 2012. It has not yet fully implemented recommendations for strengthening its framework for combating foreign bribery and should be more proactive in detecting, investigating and prosecuting foreign bribery cases.




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Pooling of Institutional Investors Capital – Selected Case Studies in unlisted equity infrastructure

This G20 report looks at the evolution of private institutional investment in infrastructure and examines how the market has developed; analyses various investment vehicles with a snapshot of the growth experienced in the market; categorises methods used for investing in infrastructure; and, highlights the challenges and barriers to investment.




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Despite progress made and improved legal framework, OECD seriously concerned about Turkey’s level of detection and investigation of foreign bribery

Turkey is a significant and geopolitically critical economy. Its companies, like those from many other countries, operate in corruption-prone sectors and countries. In spite of this, only 10 allegations have come to the attention of Turkish authorities since foreign bribery became an offence in Turkey in 2003.




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15th Tokyo Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia

This roundtable offers a forum for regulators, policy-makers, experts, practitioners, scholars and international organisations to discuss issues relating to capital market reform in Asia.




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The OECD's approach to capital flow management measures used with a macro-prudential intent

This report responds to a request from the G20 that the IMF and OECD assess whether further work is needed on their respective approaches to measures which are both macro-prudential and capital flow measures, taking into account their individual mandates. The report was transmitted to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors at their meeting on 16-17 April 2015 in Washington D.C.




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Co-operation on approaches to macro-prudential and capital flow management measures: Update by the IMF and the OECD

This update report by the IMF and the OECD was delivered to G20 in February 2016.