Hungarian Diplomat Named as New European Health Commissioner 17/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Hungary’s Olivér Várhelyi has been announced as the new European Commissioner for Health, in a portfolio that now includes animal welfare. He succeeds Cyprus’s Stella Kyriakides, whose portfolio was health and food safety. Várhelyi has been the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement since 2019, leading efforts to increase membership of the European Union. “He […] Continue reading -> WHO Pre-Qualifies First Mpox Vaccine, Recommends Single Dose and ‘Off-Label’ Use for Children 13/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN vaccine, has become the first mpox vaccine to be added to the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification (PQ) list, enabling its use globally. The WHO has also recommended that single doses be given in supply-constrained outbreak situations instead of the usual two doses, and “off label” use for children as the vaccine […] Continue reading -> UN Draft AMR Declaration Drops Targets for Cutting Animal Antibiotic Use – But Mortality and Funding Aspirations Survive 11/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Targets that aimed to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the livestock industry have been dropped from the latest version of the draft UN Political Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), reportedly as a result of pressure from major meat-producing nations and the veterinary drug industry. The draft declaration, which aims to curb growing pathogen resistance […] Continue reading -> Mpox and Cholera Outbreaks Underscore Importance of Gavi’s African Vaccine Initiative – But Can it Ensure Equity? 10/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While COVID exposed the urgency of ensuring that Africa can manufacture vaccines, the current mpox and cholera outbreaks have painfully underscored the continent’s vulnerability. African countries affected by mpox are dependent on vaccine donations from wealthy countries, while a dire global shortage of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to advise countries […] Continue reading -> Mpox Injects Urgency into Resumed Talks on Pandemic Agreement 09/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan The mpox outbreak – characterised by the all-too-familiar lack of vaccines for Africa – provided added impetus to the global negotiations for a pandemic agreement, which resumed at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva on Monday. Ethiopia, speaking for Africa, said that mpox, recently declared a public health emergency of international concern, “calls […] Continue reading -> Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. 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WHO Pre-Qualifies First Mpox Vaccine, Recommends Single Dose and ‘Off-Label’ Use for Children 13/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN vaccine, has become the first mpox vaccine to be added to the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalification (PQ) list, enabling its use globally. The WHO has also recommended that single doses be given in supply-constrained outbreak situations instead of the usual two doses, and “off label” use for children as the vaccine […] Continue reading -> UN Draft AMR Declaration Drops Targets for Cutting Animal Antibiotic Use – But Mortality and Funding Aspirations Survive 11/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Targets that aimed to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the livestock industry have been dropped from the latest version of the draft UN Political Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), reportedly as a result of pressure from major meat-producing nations and the veterinary drug industry. The draft declaration, which aims to curb growing pathogen resistance […] Continue reading -> Mpox and Cholera Outbreaks Underscore Importance of Gavi’s African Vaccine Initiative – But Can it Ensure Equity? 10/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While COVID exposed the urgency of ensuring that Africa can manufacture vaccines, the current mpox and cholera outbreaks have painfully underscored the continent’s vulnerability. African countries affected by mpox are dependent on vaccine donations from wealthy countries, while a dire global shortage of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to advise countries […] Continue reading -> Mpox Injects Urgency into Resumed Talks on Pandemic Agreement 09/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan The mpox outbreak – characterised by the all-too-familiar lack of vaccines for Africa – provided added impetus to the global negotiations for a pandemic agreement, which resumed at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva on Monday. Ethiopia, speaking for Africa, said that mpox, recently declared a public health emergency of international concern, “calls […] Continue reading -> Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
UN Draft AMR Declaration Drops Targets for Cutting Animal Antibiotic Use – But Mortality and Funding Aspirations Survive 11/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Targets that aimed to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the livestock industry have been dropped from the latest version of the draft UN Political Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), reportedly as a result of pressure from major meat-producing nations and the veterinary drug industry. The draft declaration, which aims to curb growing pathogen resistance […] Continue reading -> Mpox and Cholera Outbreaks Underscore Importance of Gavi’s African Vaccine Initiative – But Can it Ensure Equity? 10/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While COVID exposed the urgency of ensuring that Africa can manufacture vaccines, the current mpox and cholera outbreaks have painfully underscored the continent’s vulnerability. African countries affected by mpox are dependent on vaccine donations from wealthy countries, while a dire global shortage of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to advise countries […] Continue reading -> Mpox Injects Urgency into Resumed Talks on Pandemic Agreement 09/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan The mpox outbreak – characterised by the all-too-familiar lack of vaccines for Africa – provided added impetus to the global negotiations for a pandemic agreement, which resumed at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva on Monday. Ethiopia, speaking for Africa, said that mpox, recently declared a public health emergency of international concern, “calls […] Continue reading -> Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Mpox and Cholera Outbreaks Underscore Importance of Gavi’s African Vaccine Initiative – But Can it Ensure Equity? 10/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While COVID exposed the urgency of ensuring that Africa can manufacture vaccines, the current mpox and cholera outbreaks have painfully underscored the continent’s vulnerability. African countries affected by mpox are dependent on vaccine donations from wealthy countries, while a dire global shortage of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to advise countries […] Continue reading -> Mpox Injects Urgency into Resumed Talks on Pandemic Agreement 09/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan The mpox outbreak – characterised by the all-too-familiar lack of vaccines for Africa – provided added impetus to the global negotiations for a pandemic agreement, which resumed at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva on Monday. Ethiopia, speaking for Africa, said that mpox, recently declared a public health emergency of international concern, “calls […] Continue reading -> Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Mpox Injects Urgency into Resumed Talks on Pandemic Agreement 09/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan The mpox outbreak – characterised by the all-too-familiar lack of vaccines for Africa – provided added impetus to the global negotiations for a pandemic agreement, which resumed at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva on Monday. Ethiopia, speaking for Africa, said that mpox, recently declared a public health emergency of international concern, “calls […] Continue reading -> Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa Launches Single Mpox Response Plan as DRC Prepares to Get Vaccine Donations to Hotspots 06/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan Now that the first mpox vaccines have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) courtesy of a European Union donation, the challenge is to ensure that they get to where they are needed most. This includes war-torn eastern DRC, camps of displaced people in North and South Kivu, and the immediate family members of […] Continue reading -> Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Polio Vaccinations in Gaza Surpass Expectation, While DRC Prepares Weekend Roll out of Mpox Vaccine 04/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan UN agencies have vaccinated more than 187,000 children against polio in central Gaza over the past three days, which was more than expected, The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. The vaccination drive, aimed at children up to 10 years of age, continues in southern Gaza […] Continue reading -> More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
More Countries Are Addressing AMR, But Many Reluctant to Commit to Specific Cut to Animal Antibiotic Use 03/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While more countries are concerned about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) than a decade ago, many are reluctant to commit to a specific target to reduce the overuse of animal antibiotics as they negotiate a political declaration ahead of the United Nations high-level meeting on AMR. The zero draft of the declaration issued on 20 May proposed […] Continue reading -> Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Will DRC Finally Get Mpox Vaccines This Week? 02/09/2024 Kerry Cullinan While the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of mpox, has yet to get a single vaccine dose despite battling large outbreaks since 2022, a flurry of activity last week aims to finally change this. Last Friday, UNICEF announced it had issued an emergency tender for the procurement of mpox vaccines. Usually, the […] Continue reading -> Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Warming Oceans Fuel Tropical Storms in Asia – and Threaten Pacific Islands 29/08/2024 Kerry Cullinan Japan issued a rare Level 4 evacuation advisory for its southern island, Kyushu, affecting 3.7 million residents as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Thursday. The storm is the strongest to hit the country this year, and has caused widespread power cuts as well as floods. Level 4 is the country’s second-highest alert level. In Bangladesh, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts