Electronic-waste recycling, not mining the Earth

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May 8, 2022

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In light of a recent study, the world's mountain of discarded electronics, in 2021 alone, is estimated to weigh 57 million tonnes.

There now needs to be a global effort to mine that waste, rather than mining the Earth, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) says.

In addition, global conflicts also pose a threat to supply chains for precious metals.

The RSC is running a campaign to draw attention to the unsustainability of continuing to mine all the precious elements used in consumer technology.

It points out that geopolitical unrest, including the war in Ukraine, has caused huge spikes in the price of materials like nickel, a key element in electric vehicle batteries.

This volatility in the market for elements is causing "chaos in supply chains" that enable the production of electronics. Combined with the surge in demand, this caused the price of lithium, which is another important component in battery technology, to increase by almost 500% between 2021 and 2022.

Sulaimani’s Shar Hospital admitted over 164K patients in six months

According to numbers released by the Sulaimani Health Department, during the past six months of 2023, 164 thousand 204 patients have been admitted to Sulaimani’s Shar Hospital, the city’s largest hospital.

124,792 of the patients were admitted through the emergency department of the hospital, while 6,623 patients received care in the artificial kidney department, the department said.

The statement also said that over 5 thousand people underwent surgery in the hospital.

535 patients were admitted to the respiratory department and 1,785 to the cerebrovascular department.

Sulaimani is known for its good public health care services and ranks the first province in Iraq for having the best health care system in the country.

تەندروستی1 year ago

KRG takes extra measures against dengue fever

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) announced in a statement that due to the approaching Eid al-Adha, the High Committee to Fight Dengue Fever held its third joint meeting and decided to allocate 2 billion 771 million dinars to prevent the spread of the disease.

The Ministry also said strict measures will be taken against the slaughterhouses in coordination with the Ministry of Interior. To prevent the slaughter of animals outside the slaughterhouses and the movement of animals will be restricted, the ministry noted.

Special committees have been formed at the provincial and autonomous administration levels to fight disease, according to the statement.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources explained that the first Eid al-Adha service in mosques will be dedicated to raising awareness among citizens not to buy meat on the streets, that cause the spread of the disease.

The ministry During Eid al-Adha, will monitor slaughterhouses before and after slaughter of animals.

تەندروستی1 year ago

Akre reports first case of dengue fever

Akre health department spokesman Nechirvan Fakhreddin told Kurdsat that a patient was admitted to hospital on Wednesday who suspected of having dengue fever.

He added that his blood work was sent to Baghdad for testing and tested positive for dengue fever.

The patient is 55-year-old man is a resident of Dinarta district of Akre district.

The spokesman said the patient was treated at the hospital and is currently in good health.

Kurdistan region announces first Congo fever death

A 27-year-old man from Gorazi village of Soran’s Khalifan district passed after being admitted to hospital with symptoms of the disease.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Health urged citizens to follow the preventive measures to avoid catching the fever.

The first case of the Congo fever was recorded a month ago in Erbil. The patient was a 17-year-old girl who recovered later on.

تەندروستی2 years ago

Sulaimani records 192 corona cases

Saman Sheikh Latif, head of media and communications of the Sulaimani General Directorate of Health, said that 385 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in Sulaimani province, of which 192 were positive and 193 were negative.

The number of cases in all provinces of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq has also increased.

In the summer time the Kurdistan region has recorded a number of diseases such as Cholera, Congo fever and Covid-19.

تەندروستی2 years ago

We work to stop the spread of Congo fever, KRG health minister

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) health minister confirmed another case of Congo fever in Zakho. ‘We have taken necessary measured to halt its spread,’ the ministry announced.

Saman Barzanji, the KRG Minister of Health, announced that another suspected case of Sinjar has been diagnosed in Zakho. The patient is hospitalized in Duhok. ‘The patient worked in an animal slaughter house and he received the virus from animals. His condition is stable and he is under treatment,’ the minister added.

He said Congo fever is not a new disease, it is a common disease transmitted between animals and humans, and it is considered one of the most dangerous diseases due to its high rate of disability and death among the infected.

He added that the Ministry of Health of the Kurdistan Regional Government had launched several measures to protect citizens from the spread of the fever.

The minister said the number of cases depends on the case detection program by health teams, which is considered an essential stage of control; this process is carried out daily, and suspects are detected by taking samples.

Erbil recorded the first case of the Congo fever in the Kurdistan region on May 11. The patient was sent home after proper treatment, the health ministry said.

The disease is largely contained as the virus does not transmit from human to human.