WHO Calls For Pharma Transparency In Clinical Trial Data Reporting 07/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a far-reaching statement, WHO and the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) called on the pharma industry to provide much wider access to clinical data for all new medicines and vaccines approved, or under review, and even those that had been rejected. “Clinical trial reports should be published without redaction of confidential information […] Continue reading -> Pfizer Vaccine Effective Against Variants – Moderna Booster Shows Promise 07/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Pfizer on Friday became the first pharma company to apply for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA. The announcement also followed the publication of two studies which found that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against two major SARS-CoV2 variants of concern. Moderna plans to follow suit […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine Gets WHO Green Light – Positioning It To Resupply COVAX Global Vaccine Facility 07/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine became the latest COVID-19 vaccine to receive an Emergency Use Listing from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday; experts said the vaccine showed an overall efficacy rate of 79% in preventing symptomatic and serious disease. The WHO approval positions Sinopharm to become a major player in the COVAX global facility. […] Continue reading -> MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> Seychelles COVID-19 Mystery: Spike in Positive Cases Despite 70% Vaccination 07/05/2021 Paul Adepoju A significant surge in COVID-19 cases in the tropical island of Seychelles, despite almost 70% of the population having been vaccinated, is baffling health officials while residents are calling for stricter law enforcement, especially for tourists. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently working with health officials on the island to analyse the latest […] Continue reading -> Cape Town Plans Vaccine Outreach Targeting Homeless as Part of ‘Healthy Cities’ grant 07/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The city is planning a vaccine outreach campaign aimed at encouraging an estimated 530,000 homeless people and migrants to get vaccinated. Cape Town is one of 18 cities that has been chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘Healthy Cities’ initiative for a grant of up to $50,000 to support vaccine distribution to reach high-risk […] Continue reading -> Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pfizer Vaccine Effective Against Variants – Moderna Booster Shows Promise 07/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Pfizer on Friday became the first pharma company to apply for full approval of its COVID-19 vaccine from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA. The announcement also followed the publication of two studies which found that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against two major SARS-CoV2 variants of concern. Moderna plans to follow suit […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine Gets WHO Green Light – Positioning It To Resupply COVAX Global Vaccine Facility 07/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine became the latest COVID-19 vaccine to receive an Emergency Use Listing from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday; experts said the vaccine showed an overall efficacy rate of 79% in preventing symptomatic and serious disease. The WHO approval positions Sinopharm to become a major player in the COVAX global facility. […] Continue reading -> MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> Seychelles COVID-19 Mystery: Spike in Positive Cases Despite 70% Vaccination 07/05/2021 Paul Adepoju A significant surge in COVID-19 cases in the tropical island of Seychelles, despite almost 70% of the population having been vaccinated, is baffling health officials while residents are calling for stricter law enforcement, especially for tourists. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently working with health officials on the island to analyse the latest […] Continue reading -> Cape Town Plans Vaccine Outreach Targeting Homeless as Part of ‘Healthy Cities’ grant 07/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The city is planning a vaccine outreach campaign aimed at encouraging an estimated 530,000 homeless people and migrants to get vaccinated. Cape Town is one of 18 cities that has been chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘Healthy Cities’ initiative for a grant of up to $50,000 to support vaccine distribution to reach high-risk […] Continue reading -> Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine Gets WHO Green Light – Positioning It To Resupply COVAX Global Vaccine Facility 07/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine became the latest COVID-19 vaccine to receive an Emergency Use Listing from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday; experts said the vaccine showed an overall efficacy rate of 79% in preventing symptomatic and serious disease. The WHO approval positions Sinopharm to become a major player in the COVAX global facility. […] Continue reading -> MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> Seychelles COVID-19 Mystery: Spike in Positive Cases Despite 70% Vaccination 07/05/2021 Paul Adepoju A significant surge in COVID-19 cases in the tropical island of Seychelles, despite almost 70% of the population having been vaccinated, is baffling health officials while residents are calling for stricter law enforcement, especially for tourists. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently working with health officials on the island to analyse the latest […] Continue reading -> Cape Town Plans Vaccine Outreach Targeting Homeless as Part of ‘Healthy Cities’ grant 07/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The city is planning a vaccine outreach campaign aimed at encouraging an estimated 530,000 homeless people and migrants to get vaccinated. Cape Town is one of 18 cities that has been chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘Healthy Cities’ initiative for a grant of up to $50,000 to support vaccine distribution to reach high-risk […] Continue reading -> Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> Seychelles COVID-19 Mystery: Spike in Positive Cases Despite 70% Vaccination 07/05/2021 Paul Adepoju A significant surge in COVID-19 cases in the tropical island of Seychelles, despite almost 70% of the population having been vaccinated, is baffling health officials while residents are calling for stricter law enforcement, especially for tourists. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently working with health officials on the island to analyse the latest […] Continue reading -> Cape Town Plans Vaccine Outreach Targeting Homeless as Part of ‘Healthy Cities’ grant 07/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The city is planning a vaccine outreach campaign aimed at encouraging an estimated 530,000 homeless people and migrants to get vaccinated. Cape Town is one of 18 cities that has been chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘Healthy Cities’ initiative for a grant of up to $50,000 to support vaccine distribution to reach high-risk […] Continue reading -> Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Seychelles COVID-19 Mystery: Spike in Positive Cases Despite 70% Vaccination 07/05/2021 Paul Adepoju A significant surge in COVID-19 cases in the tropical island of Seychelles, despite almost 70% of the population having been vaccinated, is baffling health officials while residents are calling for stricter law enforcement, especially for tourists. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently working with health officials on the island to analyse the latest […] Continue reading -> Cape Town Plans Vaccine Outreach Targeting Homeless as Part of ‘Healthy Cities’ grant 07/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The city is planning a vaccine outreach campaign aimed at encouraging an estimated 530,000 homeless people and migrants to get vaccinated. Cape Town is one of 18 cities that has been chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘Healthy Cities’ initiative for a grant of up to $50,000 to support vaccine distribution to reach high-risk […] Continue reading -> Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cape Town Plans Vaccine Outreach Targeting Homeless as Part of ‘Healthy Cities’ grant 07/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The city is planning a vaccine outreach campaign aimed at encouraging an estimated 530,000 homeless people and migrants to get vaccinated. Cape Town is one of 18 cities that has been chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies’ ‘Healthy Cities’ initiative for a grant of up to $50,000 to support vaccine distribution to reach high-risk […] Continue reading -> Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Welcomes Washington’s About-Face On IP Waiver – But More Immediate Measures Needed To Get Vaccines To Continent 06/05/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – The US government’s decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property related to COVID-19 vaccine patents & other knowhow in the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a positive development, said key stakeholders in Africa’s health ecosystem on Thursday. While US President Joe Biden’s reversal of the previous US position against the waiver […] Continue reading -> East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
East Africa Restricts Travellers From India And Tightens Tests for Truckers 04/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have suspended passenger flights from India amid that country’s surge in COVID-19 cases and fears that a number of African countries are on the brink of their own surges. “All flights from India and all passengers originating from India are suspended from 1 May,” the Uganda Ministry of Health […] Continue reading -> WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Inches Closer to Approval of Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac Vaccines 03/05/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) appears to be inching towards the approval of the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines as it struggles to fill a looming vaccine vacuum left by India’s Serum Institute – which has halted exports as the country continues to reel from a tragic coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, the WHO declared the latest […] Continue reading -> After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
After Tough Negotiations, Pfizer Delivers First COVID Vaccines to South Africa 03/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan JOHANNESBURG – South Africa received its first batch of 325,260 Pfizer vaccine doses late on Sunday night, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced. This follows lengthy negotiations between the South African government and Pfizer, during which the company made “difficult and sometimes unreasonable” terms including at one stage that the country put up sovereign assets as […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts