India Lifts Most COVID Restrictions as Omicron Wave Subsides 21/02/2022 Sanskrita Bharadwaj GUWAHATI – Amid sharply falling COVID-19 cases, the streets in the largest city in north eastern India have started to resemble pre-pandemic days, crowded with pedestrians, vehicles, roadside vendors and hawkers jostling for space with scarcely anyone wearing masks. This follows the decision by Assam state to lift all restrictions from 15 February, removing curfews […] Continue reading -> Flagship Training Programme Boosts Research in Neglected Tropical Diseases in Global South 21/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan In a village in eastern Ghana where Comfort Tetteh grew up, many people thought it was normal for a child to urinate blood. But after studying public health, Tetteh recognized this as a sign of schistosomiasis, one of the many neglected tropical diseases that affect her community. “In the districts that I’ve worked in, everything […] Continue reading -> Novel AstraZeneca ‘Vaccine’ for Immunosuppressed Offers ‘Passive Immunization’ with Antibody Cocktail 20/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Immunosuppressed individuals living in the United States and Israel have been among the first to receive a novel new “vaccine” that preventively boosts their defenses against COVID-19 infection with a cocktail of long-acting antibodies. The vaccine by AstraZeneca, branded as Evusheld, works on the principle of “passive immunization”, and contains two long-acting monoclonal antibodies (tixagevimab […] Continue reading -> Championing Inclusivity at the Global Disability Summit 19/02/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar & Raisa Santos From barriers to treatment for people with hearing disabilities to preconceptions about albinism and inaccessible COVID testing for wheelchair users, participants in the Global Disability Summit took a fresh look at the wide range of discriminatory practices that an estimated 1 billion people – 15% of the world’s population – living with disabilities have to […] Continue reading -> South African President Lays Down Gauntlet to Europe: Approve IP Waiver And Procure Vaccines from African Manufacturers 18/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday called on Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and COVAX, the global COVID vaccine consortium to begin procuring African-made versions of vaccines for COVID and other diseases, as soon as a network of new African manufacturing facilities, now in the making, are in full production. He spoke in Brussels at an […] Continue reading -> One COVID Vaccine Jab After Recovery Cut Risk of Reinfection by Delta Variant Up to 82% 18/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Individuals who recovered from COVID-19 and then received at least one shot of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a significantly lower risk of reinfection, according to a new study published Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine,. The study was conducted by researchers at Israel’s Clalit Health Services, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Sapir […] Continue reading -> Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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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Flagship Training Programme Boosts Research in Neglected Tropical Diseases in Global South 21/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan In a village in eastern Ghana where Comfort Tetteh grew up, many people thought it was normal for a child to urinate blood. But after studying public health, Tetteh recognized this as a sign of schistosomiasis, one of the many neglected tropical diseases that affect her community. “In the districts that I’ve worked in, everything […] Continue reading -> Novel AstraZeneca ‘Vaccine’ for Immunosuppressed Offers ‘Passive Immunization’ with Antibody Cocktail 20/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Immunosuppressed individuals living in the United States and Israel have been among the first to receive a novel new “vaccine” that preventively boosts their defenses against COVID-19 infection with a cocktail of long-acting antibodies. The vaccine by AstraZeneca, branded as Evusheld, works on the principle of “passive immunization”, and contains two long-acting monoclonal antibodies (tixagevimab […] Continue reading -> Championing Inclusivity at the Global Disability Summit 19/02/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar & Raisa Santos From barriers to treatment for people with hearing disabilities to preconceptions about albinism and inaccessible COVID testing for wheelchair users, participants in the Global Disability Summit took a fresh look at the wide range of discriminatory practices that an estimated 1 billion people – 15% of the world’s population – living with disabilities have to […] Continue reading -> South African President Lays Down Gauntlet to Europe: Approve IP Waiver And Procure Vaccines from African Manufacturers 18/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday called on Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and COVAX, the global COVID vaccine consortium to begin procuring African-made versions of vaccines for COVID and other diseases, as soon as a network of new African manufacturing facilities, now in the making, are in full production. He spoke in Brussels at an […] Continue reading -> One COVID Vaccine Jab After Recovery Cut Risk of Reinfection by Delta Variant Up to 82% 18/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Individuals who recovered from COVID-19 and then received at least one shot of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a significantly lower risk of reinfection, according to a new study published Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine,. The study was conducted by researchers at Israel’s Clalit Health Services, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Sapir […] Continue reading -> Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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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Novel AstraZeneca ‘Vaccine’ for Immunosuppressed Offers ‘Passive Immunization’ with Antibody Cocktail 20/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Immunosuppressed individuals living in the United States and Israel have been among the first to receive a novel new “vaccine” that preventively boosts their defenses against COVID-19 infection with a cocktail of long-acting antibodies. The vaccine by AstraZeneca, branded as Evusheld, works on the principle of “passive immunization”, and contains two long-acting monoclonal antibodies (tixagevimab […] Continue reading -> Championing Inclusivity at the Global Disability Summit 19/02/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar & Raisa Santos From barriers to treatment for people with hearing disabilities to preconceptions about albinism and inaccessible COVID testing for wheelchair users, participants in the Global Disability Summit took a fresh look at the wide range of discriminatory practices that an estimated 1 billion people – 15% of the world’s population – living with disabilities have to […] Continue reading -> South African President Lays Down Gauntlet to Europe: Approve IP Waiver And Procure Vaccines from African Manufacturers 18/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday called on Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and COVAX, the global COVID vaccine consortium to begin procuring African-made versions of vaccines for COVID and other diseases, as soon as a network of new African manufacturing facilities, now in the making, are in full production. He spoke in Brussels at an […] Continue reading -> One COVID Vaccine Jab After Recovery Cut Risk of Reinfection by Delta Variant Up to 82% 18/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Individuals who recovered from COVID-19 and then received at least one shot of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a significantly lower risk of reinfection, according to a new study published Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine,. The study was conducted by researchers at Israel’s Clalit Health Services, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Sapir […] Continue reading -> Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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.
Championing Inclusivity at the Global Disability Summit 19/02/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar & Raisa Santos From barriers to treatment for people with hearing disabilities to preconceptions about albinism and inaccessible COVID testing for wheelchair users, participants in the Global Disability Summit took a fresh look at the wide range of discriminatory practices that an estimated 1 billion people – 15% of the world’s population – living with disabilities have to […] Continue reading -> South African President Lays Down Gauntlet to Europe: Approve IP Waiver And Procure Vaccines from African Manufacturers 18/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday called on Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and COVAX, the global COVID vaccine consortium to begin procuring African-made versions of vaccines for COVID and other diseases, as soon as a network of new African manufacturing facilities, now in the making, are in full production. He spoke in Brussels at an […] Continue reading -> One COVID Vaccine Jab After Recovery Cut Risk of Reinfection by Delta Variant Up to 82% 18/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Individuals who recovered from COVID-19 and then received at least one shot of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a significantly lower risk of reinfection, according to a new study published Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine,. The study was conducted by researchers at Israel’s Clalit Health Services, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Sapir […] Continue reading -> Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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.
South African President Lays Down Gauntlet to Europe: Approve IP Waiver And Procure Vaccines from African Manufacturers 18/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Friday called on Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and COVAX, the global COVID vaccine consortium to begin procuring African-made versions of vaccines for COVID and other diseases, as soon as a network of new African manufacturing facilities, now in the making, are in full production. He spoke in Brussels at an […] Continue reading -> One COVID Vaccine Jab After Recovery Cut Risk of Reinfection by Delta Variant Up to 82% 18/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Individuals who recovered from COVID-19 and then received at least one shot of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a significantly lower risk of reinfection, according to a new study published Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine,. The study was conducted by researchers at Israel’s Clalit Health Services, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Sapir […] Continue reading -> Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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.
One COVID Vaccine Jab After Recovery Cut Risk of Reinfection by Delta Variant Up to 82% 18/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman Individuals who recovered from COVID-19 and then received at least one shot of the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a significantly lower risk of reinfection, according to a new study published Wednesday’s New England Journal of Medicine,. The study was conducted by researchers at Israel’s Clalit Health Services, in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University and Sapir […] Continue reading -> Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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.
Noise, Wildfires, and Disruptive Timings of Life Cycles are Looming Environmental Threats, Warns UNEP Report 18/02/2022 Raisa Santos Urban noise pollution, wildfires, and disruptions of life cycles in natural systems are all growing environmental problems with ecological consequences that require greater attention, according to the new Frontier Report published Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The fourth edition of the report, ‘Noises, Blazes and Mismatches: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern’, was released […] Continue reading -> EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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.
EU Health Commissioner Calls for More Preparedness on Eve of EU-AU Summit 17/02/2022 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher European Union President Charles Michel congratulated African countries for their efforts to stimulate more vaccine manufacturing capacity on the continent, in a upbeat opening address at the European Union-African Union Summit, which began Thursday. But in a more sobering note Wednesday, Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, called on global health […] Continue reading -> European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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.
European Investment Bank Pledges €500 million to WHO-EU Partnership for Stronger African Health Systems 17/02/2022 Editorial team The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it would commit €500 million to improving African health systems, as part of a new initiative with the World Health Organization and the European Union. The joint EIB-WHO-EU statement coincided with the start of an EU-African Union Summit, which is set to talk about how to improve health systems in […] Continue reading -> BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] 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
BioNTech To Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Facilities in Containers to African Countries to Jump-start Production 16/02/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The German-based BioNTech, which co-developed with Pfizer an mRNA COVID vaccine, said on Wednesday that it will set up modular “turnkey” mRNA vaccine facilities to produce the vaccine in Rwanda and Senegal in 2022 – with a fill-and-finish collaboration in Ghana as well. South Africa, which is the new hub for the WHO-supported mRNA vaccine […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts