Norway Gives Up COVAX Doses Despite Domestic Pressure – ACT Accelerator proposes manufacturing task force 23/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan In a decisive act of global solidarity, Norway has offered almost a third of its allocation of COVAX vaccines to poorer countries, according to Dag-Inge Ulstein, Norway’s Minister of International Development. Norway has only fully vaccinated about 5% of its population – 260,000 people – and unlike many other European countries, it has not stockpiled […] Continue reading -> Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> World Oral Health Day: Delivering Optimal Oral Health for All 19/03/2021 Gerhard Konrad Seeberger One of the unquantified side effects (or health impacts) of the pandemic has been in a place few people cared to look very deeply – that is our mouths. For significant parts of the past year, dentists’ chairs in many offices around the world sat empty – as COVID-19 disrupted routine dental treatments. During the early […] Continue reading -> WHO Solidarity Fund Raises over $242 million From Global Community 15/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Over 662,000 people, hundreds of corporations and organisations from 190 countries have donated $242 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in the past year, according to Elizabeth Cousens, CEO of the UN Foundation. Addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) biweekly media briefing on Monday, the first anniversary of the fund, Cousens said the fund […] Continue reading -> In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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. 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Mayors Appeal for Equitable Access to Vaccines – Independent Panel calls for contributions ahead of WHO submission 19/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Mayors from three capital cities in the global south have appealed for speedy “technology transfer” to enable them to produce their own COVID-19 vaccines at Friday’s World Health Organization (WHO) bi-weekly COVID-19 media briefing. The mayors’ appeal comes on the eve of a meeting next week between WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and […] Continue reading -> World Oral Health Day: Delivering Optimal Oral Health for All 19/03/2021 Gerhard Konrad Seeberger One of the unquantified side effects (or health impacts) of the pandemic has been in a place few people cared to look very deeply – that is our mouths. For significant parts of the past year, dentists’ chairs in many offices around the world sat empty – as COVID-19 disrupted routine dental treatments. During the early […] Continue reading -> WHO Solidarity Fund Raises over $242 million From Global Community 15/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Over 662,000 people, hundreds of corporations and organisations from 190 countries have donated $242 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in the past year, according to Elizabeth Cousens, CEO of the UN Foundation. Addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) biweekly media briefing on Monday, the first anniversary of the fund, Cousens said the fund […] Continue reading -> In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
World Oral Health Day: Delivering Optimal Oral Health for All 19/03/2021 Gerhard Konrad Seeberger One of the unquantified side effects (or health impacts) of the pandemic has been in a place few people cared to look very deeply – that is our mouths. For significant parts of the past year, dentists’ chairs in many offices around the world sat empty – as COVID-19 disrupted routine dental treatments. During the early […] Continue reading -> WHO Solidarity Fund Raises over $242 million From Global Community 15/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Over 662,000 people, hundreds of corporations and organisations from 190 countries have donated $242 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in the past year, according to Elizabeth Cousens, CEO of the UN Foundation. Addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) biweekly media briefing on Monday, the first anniversary of the fund, Cousens said the fund […] Continue reading -> In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
WHO Solidarity Fund Raises over $242 million From Global Community 15/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Over 662,000 people, hundreds of corporations and organisations from 190 countries have donated $242 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund in the past year, according to Elizabeth Cousens, CEO of the UN Foundation. Addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) biweekly media briefing on Monday, the first anniversary of the fund, Cousens said the fund […] Continue reading -> In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
WHO Offers To Play ‘Matchmaker’ For Pharma Companies to Close Vaccine Production Gaps 05/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are hosting a summit next week with governments and pharmaceutical companies to address the bottlenecks in COVID-19 vaccine production and delivery. This follows a spectacular start in the past week for COVAX, the global vaccine delivery platform, which delivered more than 20 million doses of COVID-19 […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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.
Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] 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
Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts