Chlorine

• In recognition of National Water Safety Month, which began on May 1st, Westlake Water Solutions, a business unit of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK); and NSF International, a leading public health and safety organization that provides testing and standards, are reminding health inspectors and pool operators about the importance of using properly specified chlorine tablets in their certified sanitizing systems.
• “Along with the sun and fun that come with commercial water, it is important to properly chlorinate commercial pools with feeder systems that can keep up with degradation of chlorine due to heavy bather loads, rain and the sun’s ultraviolet rays,” said Austin Looper, director, Westlake Water Solutions business.
• Only chlorine tablets specified for use in a given system will maintain compliance to Standard 50, mandated by most states and local municipalities.
• Westlake Water Solutions also reminds pools operators of the following resources available to them ahead of the Memorial Day weekend to help maintain healthy water:
  The American Chemistry Council’s chemical training video: American Chemistry Council video
  CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code: www.cdc.gov/mahc
  For more information on Westlake Water Solutions and its Accu-Tab® chlorination system, visit www.accu-tab.com or contact 1-800-245-2974.

• Pool care experts at Leslie's took this moment to review some of the common myths and misconceptions about owning and maintaining a pool.
• 1 – Clear pool water is clean pool water.
• Pool owners shouldn't assume a pool is safe for swimming just because the water is clear.
• This year for National Pool Opening Day, Leslie's is excited to extend a special in-store offer to kick off pool season.

• In Sierra Leone almost 59% of the population live in remote, rural areas.
• Roads may be non-existent or in bad condition, making it very difficult for rural dwellers to access healthcare.

Why are vaccination rates low in Sierra Leone?

• In stark contrast, only 15% of people had been vaccinated in low-income countries.
• The hardships Sierra Leoneans face are typical of the obstacles people in low-income countries have to overcome to access healthcare.
• In the early days of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Sierra Leone, it took the average Sierra Leonean living in a rural community three-and-a-half hours each way to the nearest vaccination centre.

How did this vaccine drive tackle the problem?

• The primary aim of this intervention was to take vaccine doses and nurses to administer vaccines to remote, rural communities, preceded by seeking permission and community mobilisation.
• At the time, only 6% to 9% of the adults who took part in the programme were already immunised.
• The leaders were asked for their cooperation in encouraging eligible community members to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Finally, vaccine doses and healthcare workers arrived at the villages to administer the doses.

Looking forward

• This approach proved 76% more cost-effective than other vaccination campaigns.
• Transport accounted for a large share of the costs, so the cost-effectiveness of last mile delivery can be increased by offering a “bundle” of health products.
• Other estimates put the death toll for the same period at 14.83 million, which is 2.74 times higher.
• Developing cost-effective strategies to make vaccines easily accessible to everyone, everywhere, is the most promising solution to prevent future pandemics.

Niccolò Francesco Meriggi receives funding from Weiss Asset Management, UKRI and the International Growth Centre.

• DIEPPE, New Brunswick, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians have trusted Royale tissue products for over 60 years and now the brand welcomes a new member to its family, baby diapers.
• “Our customers appreciate the quality and softness of Royale tissue products.
• “We’re proud to be the only Canadian manufacturer of diapers and a trusted tissue brand,” said Robert Irving.
• “We are confident Canadian parents will grow to appreciate this new high quality Royale diaper.”