WHO’s Two Pandemic Negotiation Processes Prepare for Joint Meetings as Equity and IP Dominate Talks 04/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Equity and intellectual property (IP) rights are – unsurprisingly – the most important and trickiest issues facing countries negotiating the terms on which the next global pandemic will be addressed. This emerged at a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Thursday addressed by Precious Matsoso, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) crafting a pandemic […] Continue reading -> US FDA Approves First-Ever RSV Vaccine 04/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The single-shot vaccine intended for use in adults aged 60 or older represents the culmination of six decades of research to protect the world from RSV. With the green light from the FDA on Wednesday, GSK’s Arexvy vaccine […] Continue reading -> Is the COVID Pandemic Over? 04/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan There is widespread speculation that the World Health Organization (WHO) will decide that COVID-19 is no longer a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)” when its expert group convenes on Thursday. The 15th meeting of the Emergency Committee for COVID-19 has been convened by the WHO Director-General in terms of the International Health Regulations […] Continue reading -> US Needs to Act Against ‘Anti-science Aggression’ to Protect Medicine and Scientists 03/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan The conspiracy-based anti-science attacks on scientists and vaccines that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US are likely to have chilling, long-term effects on biomedicine, according to Professor Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The biggest casualty may be childhood vaccinations, leading to […] Continue reading -> Time to Bridge the Funding Gap to Achieve Zero Malaria 03/05/2023 Corine Karema The momentum from last week’s World Malaria Day needs to translate into more resources to address the global funding shortfall to achieve 2030 malaria targets. Since the turn of the century, global partnership and sustained investment have completely transformed the fight against malaria – preventing two billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives, and putting […] Continue reading -> ‘Global Health Matters’ Podcast Prepares to Kick Off Season 3 03/05/2023 Editorial team TDR and Dr Garry Aslanyan are preparing to launch a third season of his Global Health Matters podcast with a new list of guests to help tackle core issues in the global health community. Aslanyan is the executive producer and host of the podcast. “We have learned a lot in terms of how we can […] Continue reading -> Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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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US FDA Approves First-Ever RSV Vaccine 04/05/2023 Megha Kaveri The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The single-shot vaccine intended for use in adults aged 60 or older represents the culmination of six decades of research to protect the world from RSV. With the green light from the FDA on Wednesday, GSK’s Arexvy vaccine […] Continue reading -> Is the COVID Pandemic Over? 04/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan There is widespread speculation that the World Health Organization (WHO) will decide that COVID-19 is no longer a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)” when its expert group convenes on Thursday. The 15th meeting of the Emergency Committee for COVID-19 has been convened by the WHO Director-General in terms of the International Health Regulations […] Continue reading -> US Needs to Act Against ‘Anti-science Aggression’ to Protect Medicine and Scientists 03/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan The conspiracy-based anti-science attacks on scientists and vaccines that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US are likely to have chilling, long-term effects on biomedicine, according to Professor Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The biggest casualty may be childhood vaccinations, leading to […] Continue reading -> Time to Bridge the Funding Gap to Achieve Zero Malaria 03/05/2023 Corine Karema The momentum from last week’s World Malaria Day needs to translate into more resources to address the global funding shortfall to achieve 2030 malaria targets. Since the turn of the century, global partnership and sustained investment have completely transformed the fight against malaria – preventing two billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives, and putting […] Continue reading -> ‘Global Health Matters’ Podcast Prepares to Kick Off Season 3 03/05/2023 Editorial team TDR and Dr Garry Aslanyan are preparing to launch a third season of his Global Health Matters podcast with a new list of guests to help tackle core issues in the global health community. Aslanyan is the executive producer and host of the podcast. “We have learned a lot in terms of how we can […] Continue reading -> Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
Is the COVID Pandemic Over? 04/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan There is widespread speculation that the World Health Organization (WHO) will decide that COVID-19 is no longer a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)” when its expert group convenes on Thursday. The 15th meeting of the Emergency Committee for COVID-19 has been convened by the WHO Director-General in terms of the International Health Regulations […] Continue reading -> US Needs to Act Against ‘Anti-science Aggression’ to Protect Medicine and Scientists 03/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan The conspiracy-based anti-science attacks on scientists and vaccines that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US are likely to have chilling, long-term effects on biomedicine, according to Professor Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The biggest casualty may be childhood vaccinations, leading to […] Continue reading -> Time to Bridge the Funding Gap to Achieve Zero Malaria 03/05/2023 Corine Karema The momentum from last week’s World Malaria Day needs to translate into more resources to address the global funding shortfall to achieve 2030 malaria targets. Since the turn of the century, global partnership and sustained investment have completely transformed the fight against malaria – preventing two billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives, and putting […] Continue reading -> ‘Global Health Matters’ Podcast Prepares to Kick Off Season 3 03/05/2023 Editorial team TDR and Dr Garry Aslanyan are preparing to launch a third season of his Global Health Matters podcast with a new list of guests to help tackle core issues in the global health community. Aslanyan is the executive producer and host of the podcast. “We have learned a lot in terms of how we can […] Continue reading -> Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
US Needs to Act Against ‘Anti-science Aggression’ to Protect Medicine and Scientists 03/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan The conspiracy-based anti-science attacks on scientists and vaccines that proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US are likely to have chilling, long-term effects on biomedicine, according to Professor Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The biggest casualty may be childhood vaccinations, leading to […] Continue reading -> Time to Bridge the Funding Gap to Achieve Zero Malaria 03/05/2023 Corine Karema The momentum from last week’s World Malaria Day needs to translate into more resources to address the global funding shortfall to achieve 2030 malaria targets. Since the turn of the century, global partnership and sustained investment have completely transformed the fight against malaria – preventing two billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives, and putting […] Continue reading -> ‘Global Health Matters’ Podcast Prepares to Kick Off Season 3 03/05/2023 Editorial team TDR and Dr Garry Aslanyan are preparing to launch a third season of his Global Health Matters podcast with a new list of guests to help tackle core issues in the global health community. Aslanyan is the executive producer and host of the podcast. “We have learned a lot in terms of how we can […] Continue reading -> Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
Time to Bridge the Funding Gap to Achieve Zero Malaria 03/05/2023 Corine Karema The momentum from last week’s World Malaria Day needs to translate into more resources to address the global funding shortfall to achieve 2030 malaria targets. Since the turn of the century, global partnership and sustained investment have completely transformed the fight against malaria – preventing two billion malaria cases, saving 11.7 million lives, and putting […] Continue reading -> ‘Global Health Matters’ Podcast Prepares to Kick Off Season 3 03/05/2023 Editorial team TDR and Dr Garry Aslanyan are preparing to launch a third season of his Global Health Matters podcast with a new list of guests to help tackle core issues in the global health community. Aslanyan is the executive producer and host of the podcast. “We have learned a lot in terms of how we can […] Continue reading -> Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
‘Global Health Matters’ Podcast Prepares to Kick Off Season 3 03/05/2023 Editorial team TDR and Dr Garry Aslanyan are preparing to launch a third season of his Global Health Matters podcast with a new list of guests to help tackle core issues in the global health community. Aslanyan is the executive producer and host of the podcast. “We have learned a lot in terms of how we can […] Continue reading -> Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
Uganda’s Parliament Retains Death Penalty as it Passes Revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan Uganda’s Parliament passed a revised Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday, retaining executions for certain same-sex activity and introducing harsher penalties for some categories of ‘offences’. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had declined to sign into law an earlier version of the Bill after the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) had advised him that it would be open to […] Continue reading -> Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
Health Systems Across the World Show First Signs Of Recovery Since Pandemic 02/05/2023 Megha Kaveri Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, health systems across the world are showing signs of recovery from its negative impact, with fewer countries reporting on scaling back delivery of essential health services as compared with 2020-21. Disruptions to the delivery of essential health services had almost halved by the end of 2022 when compared […] Continue reading -> COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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.
COVAX Vaccines Helped Avert 2.7 Million COVID Deaths – But Could Have Saved More With Stable Regional Supplies 02/05/2023 Kerry Cullinan By the end of 2022, COVID-19 vaccines delivered by the global vaccine access initiative, COVAX, helped to avert 2.7 million deaths across 92 lower-income countries, according a new report based on modelling by researchers from Imperial College London. COVAX’s biggest success was in low-income countries, where its vaccines were responsible for three-quarters of all deaths […] Continue reading -> Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] 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
Tanzania’s Artisanal Gold Miners Slowly Poison Themselves With Mercury 01/05/2023 Kizito Makoye GEITA, TANZANIA—As the morning breeze sweeps across a rugged mining site at Tanzania’s northwest Sabora village, Judith Nyakeke sits under a huge acacia tree, briskly sorting pieces of rock with her bare hands ready to wash. “This is a tough job but it can be quite rewarding,” she says. The 39-year-old mother of four, who […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts