Independent Oversight Committee: WHO Needs Stronger Base of Finance and Authority For More Robust Pandemic Response 25/05/2021 Chandre Prince Bold decisions are required to strengthen the World Health Organization and equip it with authority and resources it needs to address glaring shortcomings in pandemic preparedness and response, the 74th World Health Assembly was told on Tuesday. Recommendations emerging out of a report by the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee (IOAC) for the WHO Health […] Continue reading -> Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Smart Public Health Policies Can Help Close Health Gaps Caused By COVID-19 – And Raise Revenue 21/05/2021 Chandre Prince A sugar tax that generated R3-billion in revenue for South Africa in one year and a mandatory minimum unit price for alcohol products that contributed to a 10% decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are two examples of proven successful policies governments have adopted for products that negatively impact health and that have helped raise […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic Treaty Discussion Deferred With Appeals for High-Level Political Commitment to Fix WHO 25/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Key World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed to postpone a potentially polarising discussion on a ‘pandemic treaty’ until November, according to a World Health Assembly ‘draft decision’ published Tuesday. The proposal – by 26 entities including the European Union, USA, UK and key countries from each WHO region – specifies that a special […] Continue reading -> Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Smart Public Health Policies Can Help Close Health Gaps Caused By COVID-19 – And Raise Revenue 21/05/2021 Chandre Prince A sugar tax that generated R3-billion in revenue for South Africa in one year and a mandatory minimum unit price for alcohol products that contributed to a 10% decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are two examples of proven successful policies governments have adopted for products that negatively impact health and that have helped raise […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tedros Secures Europe’s Help to Boost WHO Pandemic Capacity Ahead of WHA 24/05/2021 Kerry Cullinan Strengthening the World Health Organization’s pandemic response is a key focus of the 74th World Health Assembly, which started on Monday – and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has already secured agreements with powerful European member states to do just that. WHA discussion on a report from the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Smart Public Health Policies Can Help Close Health Gaps Caused By COVID-19 – And Raise Revenue 21/05/2021 Chandre Prince A sugar tax that generated R3-billion in revenue for South Africa in one year and a mandatory minimum unit price for alcohol products that contributed to a 10% decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are two examples of proven successful policies governments have adopted for products that negatively impact health and that have helped raise […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive – United States Holds Back on Bold Move Toward Pandemic Treaty 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Just days before the World Health Assembly opens, the United States still appears to be stalling on an initiative led by some of its major European allies, to move ahead decisively on proposals for a “Pandemic Treaty”, according to a US draft proposal seen by Health Policy Watch. The Pandemic Treaty proposal to create a […] Continue reading -> The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Smart Public Health Policies Can Help Close Health Gaps Caused By COVID-19 – And Raise Revenue 21/05/2021 Chandre Prince A sugar tax that generated R3-billion in revenue for South Africa in one year and a mandatory minimum unit price for alcohol products that contributed to a 10% decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are two examples of proven successful policies governments have adopted for products that negatively impact health and that have helped raise […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The 1 Billion Dose Wager on the IP Waiver 21/05/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Rich countries need to cough up 1 billion vaccine doses by September, and big pharma should significantly expand its network of voluntary license sharing and manufacturing – in order to avoid a vote by World Trade Organization members on a controversial proposal to waive all COVID-related intellectual property for the duration of the pandemic. That […] Continue reading -> Smart Public Health Policies Can Help Close Health Gaps Caused By COVID-19 – And Raise Revenue 21/05/2021 Chandre Prince A sugar tax that generated R3-billion in revenue for South Africa in one year and a mandatory minimum unit price for alcohol products that contributed to a 10% decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are two examples of proven successful policies governments have adopted for products that negatively impact health and that have helped raise […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Smart Public Health Policies Can Help Close Health Gaps Caused By COVID-19 – And Raise Revenue 21/05/2021 Chandre Prince A sugar tax that generated R3-billion in revenue for South Africa in one year and a mandatory minimum unit price for alcohol products that contributed to a 10% decrease in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are two examples of proven successful policies governments have adopted for products that negatively impact health and that have helped raise […] Continue reading -> Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Preparing For Future Disease Threats – Lessons From Pandemics That Didn’t Happen 21/05/2021 Raisa Santos Though the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of failure, strong preparedness of public health systems coupled with decisive responses have shown that it is possible to prevent and prepare for future disease threats, according to a new report. The report, conducted by Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, highlights eight […] Continue reading -> New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New ‘One Health’ Expert Panel to Address Emergence and Spread of Zoonotic Diseases, as Risk of Zoonoses Rises 20/05/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A new international expert panel launched by four international organisations on Thursday aims to blunt the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases through better understanding of human, animal, and environmental interactions that enable animal-borne diseases to break into human populations. The One Health High Level Expert Panel will advise the World Health Organization (WHO), […] Continue reading -> Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Malawi Burns Unused COVID-19 Vaccines; Serum Institute Says AstraZeneca Exports Will Only Resume At End 2021 19/05/2021 Esther Nakkazi & Chandre Prince Malawi on Wednesday burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The government move happened shortly after the Serum Institute of India (SII) announced that it would only resume its export of the precious vaccines to the rest of the world at the end of 2021 – due to the still burning pandemic crisis […] Continue reading -> Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Fully Vaccinated Tourists Can Soon Travel to Europe As European Union Relaxes Border Restrictions 19/05/2021 Chandre Prince The European Union Council (EU) on Wednesday agreed to relax travel restrictions on entry by foreign tourists – clearing the way for countries in the bloc to open up their borders to COVID-19 vaccinated travellers after more than a year in which visits by most non-EU passport holders were refused. With the summer tourism season […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts