As 70% of EU Adults are Vaccinated, Europe Proposes New Travel Restrictions 31/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan As the European Union (EU) announced on Tuesday that 70% of its adults had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, it recommended reimposing restrictions on travellers from the US, Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. On 8 June, the six were included on an EU Council list of “safe countries” identified for the relaxing of […] Continue reading -> Johnson & Johnson Presents New Data to Support Booster for its COVID-19 Vaccine 26/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan Johnson & Johnson has joined other vaccine producers in advocating for a booster shot for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, which is being rolled out particularly in low-income African countries that had hoped to only vaccinate citizens once. The company made the announcement on Wednesday, following the results of interim data from two Phase 1/2a studies […] Continue reading -> Without Adequate Funding, World is Vulnerable to ‘Prolonged’ COVID-19 Pandemic 25/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan Global health security is dangerously underfunded, making the world vulnerable to a “prolonged COVID-19 pandemic with repeated waves affecting all countries” and future pandemics, Singaporean Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing on Wednesday. Shanmugaratnam, who co-chairs the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Threatens Over Half the World’s Children 23/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan One billion children – almost half the world’s children – live in 33 countries that are at an “extremely high-risk” from the impacts of climate change including heatwaves, cyclones, air pollution, flooding and water scarcity. This is according to UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) which provides the first global comprehensive view of children’s exposure […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Fragile Health System in Shatters as Taliban Assume Power – WHO Calls for ‘Humanitarian Airbridge’ 22/08/2021 Shadi Khan Saif KABUL – As the Taliban blitzed through towns and villages of Afghanistan finally capturing Kabul August 15, the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system was also crumbling, leaving the sick and vulnerable in despair. Over the past week, the health ministry’s previously daily updates of coronavirus infections, vaccinations and other key updates on public health have […] Continue reading -> COVID Infections Decline Sharply in South America; but Earthquake-torn Haiti Grapples with Rising Risks 19/08/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher COVID cases across most countries of South America are now declining, after months in which the region was the epicenter of the pandemic. But in the seesawing trends that the pandemic continues to see, infections are rising again throughout central and North America – as well as the Caribbean – where earthquake torn Haiti faces […] Continue reading -> COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Johnson & Johnson Presents New Data to Support Booster for its COVID-19 Vaccine 26/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan Johnson & Johnson has joined other vaccine producers in advocating for a booster shot for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, which is being rolled out particularly in low-income African countries that had hoped to only vaccinate citizens once. The company made the announcement on Wednesday, following the results of interim data from two Phase 1/2a studies […] Continue reading -> Without Adequate Funding, World is Vulnerable to ‘Prolonged’ COVID-19 Pandemic 25/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan Global health security is dangerously underfunded, making the world vulnerable to a “prolonged COVID-19 pandemic with repeated waves affecting all countries” and future pandemics, Singaporean Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing on Wednesday. Shanmugaratnam, who co-chairs the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Threatens Over Half the World’s Children 23/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan One billion children – almost half the world’s children – live in 33 countries that are at an “extremely high-risk” from the impacts of climate change including heatwaves, cyclones, air pollution, flooding and water scarcity. This is according to UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) which provides the first global comprehensive view of children’s exposure […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Fragile Health System in Shatters as Taliban Assume Power – WHO Calls for ‘Humanitarian Airbridge’ 22/08/2021 Shadi Khan Saif KABUL – As the Taliban blitzed through towns and villages of Afghanistan finally capturing Kabul August 15, the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system was also crumbling, leaving the sick and vulnerable in despair. Over the past week, the health ministry’s previously daily updates of coronavirus infections, vaccinations and other key updates on public health have […] Continue reading -> COVID Infections Decline Sharply in South America; but Earthquake-torn Haiti Grapples with Rising Risks 19/08/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher COVID cases across most countries of South America are now declining, after months in which the region was the epicenter of the pandemic. But in the seesawing trends that the pandemic continues to see, infections are rising again throughout central and North America – as well as the Caribbean – where earthquake torn Haiti faces […] Continue reading -> COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Without Adequate Funding, World is Vulnerable to ‘Prolonged’ COVID-19 Pandemic 25/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan Global health security is dangerously underfunded, making the world vulnerable to a “prolonged COVID-19 pandemic with repeated waves affecting all countries” and future pandemics, Singaporean Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told a World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing on Wednesday. Shanmugaratnam, who co-chairs the G20 High Level Independent Panel on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Threatens Over Half the World’s Children 23/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan One billion children – almost half the world’s children – live in 33 countries that are at an “extremely high-risk” from the impacts of climate change including heatwaves, cyclones, air pollution, flooding and water scarcity. This is according to UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) which provides the first global comprehensive view of children’s exposure […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Fragile Health System in Shatters as Taliban Assume Power – WHO Calls for ‘Humanitarian Airbridge’ 22/08/2021 Shadi Khan Saif KABUL – As the Taliban blitzed through towns and villages of Afghanistan finally capturing Kabul August 15, the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system was also crumbling, leaving the sick and vulnerable in despair. Over the past week, the health ministry’s previously daily updates of coronavirus infections, vaccinations and other key updates on public health have […] Continue reading -> COVID Infections Decline Sharply in South America; but Earthquake-torn Haiti Grapples with Rising Risks 19/08/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher COVID cases across most countries of South America are now declining, after months in which the region was the epicenter of the pandemic. But in the seesawing trends that the pandemic continues to see, infections are rising again throughout central and North America – as well as the Caribbean – where earthquake torn Haiti faces […] Continue reading -> COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change Threatens Over Half the World’s Children 23/08/2021 Kerry Cullinan One billion children – almost half the world’s children – live in 33 countries that are at an “extremely high-risk” from the impacts of climate change including heatwaves, cyclones, air pollution, flooding and water scarcity. This is according to UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) which provides the first global comprehensive view of children’s exposure […] Continue reading -> Afghanistan’s Fragile Health System in Shatters as Taliban Assume Power – WHO Calls for ‘Humanitarian Airbridge’ 22/08/2021 Shadi Khan Saif KABUL – As the Taliban blitzed through towns and villages of Afghanistan finally capturing Kabul August 15, the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system was also crumbling, leaving the sick and vulnerable in despair. Over the past week, the health ministry’s previously daily updates of coronavirus infections, vaccinations and other key updates on public health have […] Continue reading -> COVID Infections Decline Sharply in South America; but Earthquake-torn Haiti Grapples with Rising Risks 19/08/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher COVID cases across most countries of South America are now declining, after months in which the region was the epicenter of the pandemic. But in the seesawing trends that the pandemic continues to see, infections are rising again throughout central and North America – as well as the Caribbean – where earthquake torn Haiti faces […] Continue reading -> COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Afghanistan’s Fragile Health System in Shatters as Taliban Assume Power – WHO Calls for ‘Humanitarian Airbridge’ 22/08/2021 Shadi Khan Saif KABUL – As the Taliban blitzed through towns and villages of Afghanistan finally capturing Kabul August 15, the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system was also crumbling, leaving the sick and vulnerable in despair. Over the past week, the health ministry’s previously daily updates of coronavirus infections, vaccinations and other key updates on public health have […] Continue reading -> COVID Infections Decline Sharply in South America; but Earthquake-torn Haiti Grapples with Rising Risks 19/08/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher COVID cases across most countries of South America are now declining, after months in which the region was the epicenter of the pandemic. But in the seesawing trends that the pandemic continues to see, infections are rising again throughout central and North America – as well as the Caribbean – where earthquake torn Haiti faces […] Continue reading -> COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Infections Decline Sharply in South America; but Earthquake-torn Haiti Grapples with Rising Risks 19/08/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher COVID cases across most countries of South America are now declining, after months in which the region was the epicenter of the pandemic. But in the seesawing trends that the pandemic continues to see, infections are rising again throughout central and North America – as well as the Caribbean – where earthquake torn Haiti faces […] Continue reading -> COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Booster Vaccines Gain Traction with New US Campaign – Despite WHO Appeals for Moratorium 19/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US Health officials confirmed on Wednesday that the country will begin to offer a third COVID ‘booster’ vaccine, beginning the week of September 20, to Americans who were vaccinated earliest in the vaccination rollout. It’s now “very clear” that immunity starts to fall after the initial two doses, and with the dominance of the Delta […] Continue reading -> WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Rolling Out Emergency Aid in Afghanistan – Stresses Importance of Retaining Women Health Workers 18/08/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO has affirmed that it is staying in Afghanistan and providing emergency aid to the tens of thousands of recent victims of conflict and displacement – even as staff in some NGOs go into hiding or desperately seek to leave the country for fear of their lives. “The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts