Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Moldova has other problems that need to be addressed, such as longevity.

Moldovan citizens (click here) protest against some governmental measures in Great National Assembly Square, in front of the Arch of Triumph in Chisinau, Moldova, 26 August 2018.

They have too much stress. If their complaints were addressed and their quality of life higher, they won't want to emigrate. Extensive change needs to take place and the best place for that to occur is longevity, especially cardiac.

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 Coronary Heart Disease Deaths in Moldova reached 14,292 or 37.00% of total deaths. The age adjusted Death Rate is 245.76 per 100,000 of population ranks Moldova #18 in the world.

The current life expectancy for Moldova in 2022 is 72.18 years, a 0.17% increase from 2021.

High salt intake (click here) is one of the main dietary risk factors for death and disability-adjusted life years globally, and one of the main risk factors for hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, stomach cancer and renal disease. Reducing salt consumption and improving dietary habits requires comprehensive policies targeting multiple sectors of the food system and active collaboration among of a variety of stakeholders. The Ministry of Health, along with “Nicolae Testemitanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the WHO Country Office in the Republic of Moldova developed this EBP, supported by technical experts from WHO Regional Office for Europe, to be published under the guidance of the WHO European Evidence-informed Policy Network, to make available evidence-informed options for policy-makers to tackle the problem of reducing salt consumption in the Republic of Moldova. A working group convened by the Ministry of Health identified, selected, appraised and synthesized best available evidence on the problem; formulated the options for tackling it; and weighed up considerations in implementing each option. The seven options grouped across two approaches are: Approach 1 Structural population-level interventions, including (‎1.1)‎ Food product reformulation; (‎1.2)‎ Food labelling; (‎1.3)‎ Food procurement policy in specific settings; (‎1.4)‎ Restrictions on marketing to children; (‎1.5)‎ Pricing interventions; and Approach 2 Population-level behaviour change interventions, including (‎2.1)‎ Health education; and (‎2.2)‎ Information campaigns.

Moldovans complaints about Russia are exactly the same as Ukraine. Every place ya look countries in the region of Russia want air defense missiles. The former DOD Secretary Esper should have been a better salesman for the company he worked for, what was that? Oh, that's right, Raytheon. Where is everyone? There are sales for the Patriot System waiting in Eastern Europe.

October 19, 2022
By Jaroslaw Adamowski

Warsaw, Poland — Moldova’s Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi (click here)
has said that the country aims to buy new air defense systems following recent airspace violations by the Russian military.

Nosatîi said that in the past days a number of Russian missiles were fired from the Black Sea and subsequently flew over Moldova’s territory to strike targets in Ukraine....

I like Moldova's style. Well done. Ask Mr. Non-grata if he actually wants to go back to Moscow. A lot of business people are dying there for some reason.

October 31, 2022

Chisinau - Moldova declared a Russian embassy employee (click here) in the capital Chisinau persona non grata on Monday, and Russian news agencies quoted Moscow as saying it would respond to the decision.

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry did not identify the employee in a statement issued after the Russian ambassador was summoned and informed that the employee must leave Moldova....

According to Al Jazeera, Russia is illegally using Moldovan air space for striking Ukraine.

10 October 2022

Russian cruise missiles (click here) targeting Ukraine crossed Moldovan airspace, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu has said, adding Moscow’s envoy has been summoned for an explanation.

“Three cruise missiles launched on Ukraine this morning from Russian ships in the Black Sea crossed Moldova’s airspace,” Popescu said on Twitter on Monday....


12 October 2022

Mr Geoană (click here) thanked Moldova for its contributions to the NATO-led KFOR mission in Kosovo, and commended the generosity of the Moldovan people in hosting Ukrainian refugees, driven to flee by Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine.

The Deputy Secretary General further underlined that NATO is committed to deepening its partnership with Moldova, including to boost resilience and civil preparedness. He welcomed Moldova's EU membership candidate status, saying that NATO and the EU will continue to coordinate closely to ensure that the support provided by both organisations is complementary, in support of democratic reforms and the modernisation of Moldova’s security and defence sector.

Mr Geoană reiterated NATO’s full support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova, and NATO’s full respect for Moldova’s constitutional neutrality.

10 October 2022

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro during her meeting with Ambassador of Moldova Mihaela Mocanu (OSCE)

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, (click here) met today, 18 October 2022, with Ambassador Mihaela Mocanu to discuss the areas in which the RFoM’s institution can provide assistance to Moldova.

Ribeiro and Mocanu discussed, among other things, the challenges posed by disinformation and “fake news” and their effects on media freedom, including the importance of maintaining the enabling media environment as one of the crucial elements to address the issues.

Ribeiro and Mocanu agreed to engage in further discussions about the prospects of co-operation and a possible visit of the RFoM to Moldova.

October 6, 2022
By Lally Weymouth

Maia Sandu is a woman on a democratic mission in a war-torn neighborhood (click here) — the first honest president that Moldova has elected since breaking away from Russia in 1991. After a series of pro-Russian oligarchs enriched themselves at the expense of this small former Soviet republic, Sandu, a 50-year-old former World Bank employee and education minister, formed her own political party in 2016 to fight corruption. She was appointed prime minister in 2019 and elected president in 2020. Now, instead of focusing fully on criminal justice reforms, she is navigating the shock waves of Russia’s war against neighboring Ukraine and the impact of Russian cutbacks on gas sales to Europe. The Post’s Lally Weymouth sat down with Sandu this week in the presidential offices in Chisinau. Edited excerpts of their conversation:

Weymouth: How do you see the war in Ukraine going?

Sandu: We have condemned the Russian aggression against Ukraine from the very first day. One year ago, none of us would have thought we would have a full-fledged war in Europe. Ukraine is fighting for the free world and is also defending us....