COVID-19 Pandemic Fuels Largest Backslide of Routine Childhood Vaccinations, Leaving 25 Million Infants Without Vaccines 15/07/2022 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF have sounded the alarm on the largest sustained decline in global childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving routine vaccines. The percentage of children who received three doses of vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) – a marker for immunization coverage […] Continue reading -> Over 1000 Cases of Severe Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children Recorded 14/07/2022 Raisa Santos Over 1000 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children have been reported across 35 countries in five World Health Organization (WHO) regions as of 8 July 2022, including 22 deaths. Since the previous WHO Disease Outbreak News, published on 24 June 2022, 90 new probable cases and four additional deaths have […] Continue reading -> Sputnik Vaccine Efficacy Data Published in Lancet Are ‘Statistically Impossible’ 13/07/2022 Maayan Hoffman Two leading researchers who have raised questions about the reliability of Sputnik V’s vaccine efficacy ratings across age groups shared their concerns with Health Policy Watch. One called the results “impossible” and “very concerning”. More than 70 countries have approved the use of Sputnik V, Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, based on the reported 91.6% efficacy across […] Continue reading -> WHO: COVID-19 Global Health Emergency Continuing; Monkeypox Cases Increase by 50% 12/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With a surge in cases and the rapid rise of new subvariants, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global health emergency posing significant risks to public health, a WHO committee of public health experts has concluded. The statement by the COVID-19 Emergency Committee, was published Tuesday, four days after experts gathered for their 12th […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Call to Develop New Vaccines to Tackle Drug-Resistant Bacteria 12/07/2022 Dann Okoth NAIROBI — With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the rise globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued an urgent call to step up investment and research into vaccine candidates that can tackle the problem of drug-resistant bacteria in a new report that looks at key research gaps and opportunities. Antimicrobial resistance, which refers to bacteria, […] Continue reading -> UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Access to Medicines and Vaccines Welcomed by Civil Society 11/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Citizens and NGOs welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a much-debated draft resolution that calls on nations to ensure everyone has access to medicines and vaccines. The resolution was adopted by consensus Friday shortly before the close of the HRC’s 50th session, sending what proponents called a “clear message” that access to […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Over 1000 Cases of Severe Acute Hepatitis Cases in Children Recorded 14/07/2022 Raisa Santos Over 1000 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown cause in children have been reported across 35 countries in five World Health Organization (WHO) regions as of 8 July 2022, including 22 deaths. Since the previous WHO Disease Outbreak News, published on 24 June 2022, 90 new probable cases and four additional deaths have […] Continue reading -> Sputnik Vaccine Efficacy Data Published in Lancet Are ‘Statistically Impossible’ 13/07/2022 Maayan Hoffman Two leading researchers who have raised questions about the reliability of Sputnik V’s vaccine efficacy ratings across age groups shared their concerns with Health Policy Watch. One called the results “impossible” and “very concerning”. More than 70 countries have approved the use of Sputnik V, Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, based on the reported 91.6% efficacy across […] Continue reading -> WHO: COVID-19 Global Health Emergency Continuing; Monkeypox Cases Increase by 50% 12/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With a surge in cases and the rapid rise of new subvariants, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global health emergency posing significant risks to public health, a WHO committee of public health experts has concluded. The statement by the COVID-19 Emergency Committee, was published Tuesday, four days after experts gathered for their 12th […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Call to Develop New Vaccines to Tackle Drug-Resistant Bacteria 12/07/2022 Dann Okoth NAIROBI — With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the rise globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued an urgent call to step up investment and research into vaccine candidates that can tackle the problem of drug-resistant bacteria in a new report that looks at key research gaps and opportunities. Antimicrobial resistance, which refers to bacteria, […] Continue reading -> UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Access to Medicines and Vaccines Welcomed by Civil Society 11/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Citizens and NGOs welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a much-debated draft resolution that calls on nations to ensure everyone has access to medicines and vaccines. The resolution was adopted by consensus Friday shortly before the close of the HRC’s 50th session, sending what proponents called a “clear message” that access to […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sputnik Vaccine Efficacy Data Published in Lancet Are ‘Statistically Impossible’ 13/07/2022 Maayan Hoffman Two leading researchers who have raised questions about the reliability of Sputnik V’s vaccine efficacy ratings across age groups shared their concerns with Health Policy Watch. One called the results “impossible” and “very concerning”. More than 70 countries have approved the use of Sputnik V, Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, based on the reported 91.6% efficacy across […] Continue reading -> WHO: COVID-19 Global Health Emergency Continuing; Monkeypox Cases Increase by 50% 12/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With a surge in cases and the rapid rise of new subvariants, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global health emergency posing significant risks to public health, a WHO committee of public health experts has concluded. The statement by the COVID-19 Emergency Committee, was published Tuesday, four days after experts gathered for their 12th […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Call to Develop New Vaccines to Tackle Drug-Resistant Bacteria 12/07/2022 Dann Okoth NAIROBI — With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the rise globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued an urgent call to step up investment and research into vaccine candidates that can tackle the problem of drug-resistant bacteria in a new report that looks at key research gaps and opportunities. Antimicrobial resistance, which refers to bacteria, […] Continue reading -> UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Access to Medicines and Vaccines Welcomed by Civil Society 11/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Citizens and NGOs welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a much-debated draft resolution that calls on nations to ensure everyone has access to medicines and vaccines. The resolution was adopted by consensus Friday shortly before the close of the HRC’s 50th session, sending what proponents called a “clear message” that access to […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO: COVID-19 Global Health Emergency Continuing; Monkeypox Cases Increase by 50% 12/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With a surge in cases and the rapid rise of new subvariants, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global health emergency posing significant risks to public health, a WHO committee of public health experts has concluded. The statement by the COVID-19 Emergency Committee, was published Tuesday, four days after experts gathered for their 12th […] Continue reading -> WHO Issues Urgent Call to Develop New Vaccines to Tackle Drug-Resistant Bacteria 12/07/2022 Dann Okoth NAIROBI — With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the rise globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued an urgent call to step up investment and research into vaccine candidates that can tackle the problem of drug-resistant bacteria in a new report that looks at key research gaps and opportunities. Antimicrobial resistance, which refers to bacteria, […] Continue reading -> UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Access to Medicines and Vaccines Welcomed by Civil Society 11/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Citizens and NGOs welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a much-debated draft resolution that calls on nations to ensure everyone has access to medicines and vaccines. The resolution was adopted by consensus Friday shortly before the close of the HRC’s 50th session, sending what proponents called a “clear message” that access to […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Issues Urgent Call to Develop New Vaccines to Tackle Drug-Resistant Bacteria 12/07/2022 Dann Okoth NAIROBI — With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on the rise globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday issued an urgent call to step up investment and research into vaccine candidates that can tackle the problem of drug-resistant bacteria in a new report that looks at key research gaps and opportunities. Antimicrobial resistance, which refers to bacteria, […] Continue reading -> UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Access to Medicines and Vaccines Welcomed by Civil Society 11/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Citizens and NGOs welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a much-debated draft resolution that calls on nations to ensure everyone has access to medicines and vaccines. The resolution was adopted by consensus Friday shortly before the close of the HRC’s 50th session, sending what proponents called a “clear message” that access to […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Access to Medicines and Vaccines Welcomed by Civil Society 11/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Citizens and NGOs welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a much-debated draft resolution that calls on nations to ensure everyone has access to medicines and vaccines. The resolution was adopted by consensus Friday shortly before the close of the HRC’s 50th session, sending what proponents called a “clear message” that access to […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European Medicines Agency Recommends Second COVID Booster for People Over 60 – as WHO Ponders Status of COVID Emergency 08/07/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher With cases of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 soaring in Europe and around the world, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommends everyone 60 and older get a second COVID-19 booster shot. EMA’s recommendation came shortly before WHO reconvened its COVID Emergency Committee on Friday to reconsider its global recommendations for the pandemic – and if the […] Continue reading -> First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
First-Ever Cases of Marburg Virus Disease Reported in Ghana 08/07/2022 Editorial team Ghana has reported two suspected cases of the rare and deadly Marburg virus disease – the first to ever be recorded within its borders. Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease, said WHO’s Ghana Country Office in making the announcement. It has a […] Continue reading -> African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Innovation Gets Major Boost with New Pharma Technology Foundation 07/07/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo The African Development Bank is establishing a foundation with the aim of spending at least $3 billion over the next decade to boost Africa’s access to technologies needed to make medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The bank’s board approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation with an eye to towards creating what […] Continue reading -> Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sanofi Launches Nonprofit Pharmaceuticals Line with Insulin and Cancer Treatments for Low-Income Countries 05/07/2022 John Heilprin French drugmaker Sanofi is the latest pharmaceuticals manufacturer to offer a package of essential medicines at cost to health systems in the world’s most impoverished countries – including much-needed cancer and diabetes treatments. Sanofi on Monday announced the launch of the new nonprofit Impact® brand for dozens of medicines, that is supposed to ease support […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts