Nineteen More Attacks on Ukraine’s Health Facilities Since Friday: WHO 11/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified 108 attacks on health care in Ukraine as of Monday in which 73 people have died and 51 have been injured. That is 19 more attacks on health facilities than the already deadly toll of 91 attacks that had been verified by WHO as of early Friday afternoon, […] Continue reading -> Non-Communicable Diseases: Is the ‘New Normal’ Too Much Like The Old One? 11/04/2022 Katie Dain & David Watkins More than two years after the novel coronavirus erupted into a global pandemic, the world is beginning to settle into a new normal. COVID-19 changed how we live and work in ways that will continue long after the pandemic subsides. Digital and automation technologies are here to stay, work is done remotely, and shopping and […] Continue reading -> Pfizer Refuses Cooperation with DNDi on Study of Paxlovid Treatment Adapted to Low Income Countries 08/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Pfizer has so far refused an invitation from the Geneva-based Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) to cooperate on a study exploring whether the treatment window of its successful antiviral drug, Paxlovid, could be extended from 5-7 days using another drug compound in addition, Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Director of DNDi’s COVID-19 Response, told Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Artificial Intelligence ‘Boot Camp’ Aims to Accelerate Drug Discovery 08/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman TEL AVIV – Ninety percent of drug candidates fail in clinical trials because of unexpected safety issues or lack of efficacy in human subjects, according to Noga Yerushalmi, Investment Director at M Ventures, the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. There have been dramatic improvements in omics technologies – that is the collective technologies […] Continue reading -> Global Health Leaders Call on African Policymakers To Do More to Stop Climate Change 08/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Global health leaders have repeatedly called for stepped up investments to both slow down climate change and recognize the health co-benefits of more climate action. But political leaders, including those in low and middle-income countries, still need to do more, Prof. Guéladio Cissé, Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told […] Continue reading -> WHO European Regional Director Visits Lviv, Ukraine; Reaffirms Support for Rebuilding Health System 07/04/2022 Raisa Santos In a highly symbolic visit to Lviv, Ukraine, World Health Organization Regional Director Hans Kluge reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s war-torn health system. Speaking in a press briefing staged directly from Lviv, Kluge said, “We are committed to work through a decentralized footprint [in Ukraine], both during the current humanitarian response but also […] Continue reading -> 65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Non-Communicable Diseases: Is the ‘New Normal’ Too Much Like The Old One? 11/04/2022 Katie Dain & David Watkins More than two years after the novel coronavirus erupted into a global pandemic, the world is beginning to settle into a new normal. COVID-19 changed how we live and work in ways that will continue long after the pandemic subsides. Digital and automation technologies are here to stay, work is done remotely, and shopping and […] Continue reading -> Pfizer Refuses Cooperation with DNDi on Study of Paxlovid Treatment Adapted to Low Income Countries 08/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Pfizer has so far refused an invitation from the Geneva-based Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) to cooperate on a study exploring whether the treatment window of its successful antiviral drug, Paxlovid, could be extended from 5-7 days using another drug compound in addition, Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Director of DNDi’s COVID-19 Response, told Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Artificial Intelligence ‘Boot Camp’ Aims to Accelerate Drug Discovery 08/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman TEL AVIV – Ninety percent of drug candidates fail in clinical trials because of unexpected safety issues or lack of efficacy in human subjects, according to Noga Yerushalmi, Investment Director at M Ventures, the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. There have been dramatic improvements in omics technologies – that is the collective technologies […] Continue reading -> Global Health Leaders Call on African Policymakers To Do More to Stop Climate Change 08/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Global health leaders have repeatedly called for stepped up investments to both slow down climate change and recognize the health co-benefits of more climate action. But political leaders, including those in low and middle-income countries, still need to do more, Prof. Guéladio Cissé, Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told […] Continue reading -> WHO European Regional Director Visits Lviv, Ukraine; Reaffirms Support for Rebuilding Health System 07/04/2022 Raisa Santos In a highly symbolic visit to Lviv, Ukraine, World Health Organization Regional Director Hans Kluge reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s war-torn health system. Speaking in a press briefing staged directly from Lviv, Kluge said, “We are committed to work through a decentralized footprint [in Ukraine], both during the current humanitarian response but also […] Continue reading -> 65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pfizer Refuses Cooperation with DNDi on Study of Paxlovid Treatment Adapted to Low Income Countries 08/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Kerry Cullinan Pfizer has so far refused an invitation from the Geneva-based Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) to cooperate on a study exploring whether the treatment window of its successful antiviral drug, Paxlovid, could be extended from 5-7 days using another drug compound in addition, Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Director of DNDi’s COVID-19 Response, told Health Policy […] Continue reading -> Artificial Intelligence ‘Boot Camp’ Aims to Accelerate Drug Discovery 08/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman TEL AVIV – Ninety percent of drug candidates fail in clinical trials because of unexpected safety issues or lack of efficacy in human subjects, according to Noga Yerushalmi, Investment Director at M Ventures, the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. There have been dramatic improvements in omics technologies – that is the collective technologies […] Continue reading -> Global Health Leaders Call on African Policymakers To Do More to Stop Climate Change 08/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Global health leaders have repeatedly called for stepped up investments to both slow down climate change and recognize the health co-benefits of more climate action. But political leaders, including those in low and middle-income countries, still need to do more, Prof. Guéladio Cissé, Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told […] Continue reading -> WHO European Regional Director Visits Lviv, Ukraine; Reaffirms Support for Rebuilding Health System 07/04/2022 Raisa Santos In a highly symbolic visit to Lviv, Ukraine, World Health Organization Regional Director Hans Kluge reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s war-torn health system. Speaking in a press briefing staged directly from Lviv, Kluge said, “We are committed to work through a decentralized footprint [in Ukraine], both during the current humanitarian response but also […] Continue reading -> 65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Artificial Intelligence ‘Boot Camp’ Aims to Accelerate Drug Discovery 08/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman TEL AVIV – Ninety percent of drug candidates fail in clinical trials because of unexpected safety issues or lack of efficacy in human subjects, according to Noga Yerushalmi, Investment Director at M Ventures, the strategic, corporate venture capital arm of Merck. There have been dramatic improvements in omics technologies – that is the collective technologies […] Continue reading -> Global Health Leaders Call on African Policymakers To Do More to Stop Climate Change 08/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Global health leaders have repeatedly called for stepped up investments to both slow down climate change and recognize the health co-benefits of more climate action. But political leaders, including those in low and middle-income countries, still need to do more, Prof. Guéladio Cissé, Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told […] Continue reading -> WHO European Regional Director Visits Lviv, Ukraine; Reaffirms Support for Rebuilding Health System 07/04/2022 Raisa Santos In a highly symbolic visit to Lviv, Ukraine, World Health Organization Regional Director Hans Kluge reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s war-torn health system. Speaking in a press briefing staged directly from Lviv, Kluge said, “We are committed to work through a decentralized footprint [in Ukraine], both during the current humanitarian response but also […] Continue reading -> 65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Leaders Call on African Policymakers To Do More to Stop Climate Change 08/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Global health leaders have repeatedly called for stepped up investments to both slow down climate change and recognize the health co-benefits of more climate action. But political leaders, including those in low and middle-income countries, still need to do more, Prof. Guéladio Cissé, Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told […] Continue reading -> WHO European Regional Director Visits Lviv, Ukraine; Reaffirms Support for Rebuilding Health System 07/04/2022 Raisa Santos In a highly symbolic visit to Lviv, Ukraine, World Health Organization Regional Director Hans Kluge reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s war-torn health system. Speaking in a press briefing staged directly from Lviv, Kluge said, “We are committed to work through a decentralized footprint [in Ukraine], both during the current humanitarian response but also […] Continue reading -> 65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO European Regional Director Visits Lviv, Ukraine; Reaffirms Support for Rebuilding Health System 07/04/2022 Raisa Santos In a highly symbolic visit to Lviv, Ukraine, World Health Organization Regional Director Hans Kluge reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to rebuilding the country’s war-torn health system. Speaking in a press briefing staged directly from Lviv, Kluge said, “We are committed to work through a decentralized footprint [in Ukraine], both during the current humanitarian response but also […] Continue reading -> 65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As China Struggles to Control Outbreak, Experts Question Zero-COVID Strategy 06/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar China’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse, and strategies to control the spread of the Omicron variant are getting stricter as the country registered 20,472 daily cases on Wednesday – the highest-ever infection rate. The epicentre of the outbreak is Shanghai, which recorded 17,007 cases on Wednesday and municipal authorities are conducting mass testing in the […] Continue reading -> International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
International Committee of the Red Cross Warns Ukraine War Will Strain Humanitarian and Health Resources 06/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman Just as members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol were released on Tuesday by Russian forces, the humanitarian organisation warned that its resources are going to be strained in the coming months as it deals with the crisis in that country. Dr Micaela Serafini, ICRC’s […] Continue reading -> IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
IMF: World Needs to Move from ‘Vaccine-Only’ to More Resilient ‘Vaccine-Plus’ Approach to COVID-19 05/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the world is facing multiple simultaneous challenges including the war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and it is essential for countries to invest in systems to address this pandemic as well as future pandemic threats. This is a key message of a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) paper, which is calling […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts