WHO Director General ‘Welcomes’ Costa Rica Call For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Treatments; G-20 Pledges Broad Support To Emergency Response 26/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the call by Costa Rica’s President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, for WHO to launch an initiative that would “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic.” “I welcome his initiative & call for pooled rights […] Continue reading -> Testing For Coronavirus – Can Latin America and Africa Build Upon The Asian Model? 25/03/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 In normal times, Diego Zapata, undersecretary in the City of Medellin’s Mobility Department, worries about how to advance better public transit systems, cycling and pedestrian networks – to get more people moving around the city. But recently, he and his boss Carlos Cadena began supporting the City’s Health Department in its scramble to reduce travel […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> Costs Of COVID-19 Tests Could Be Limiting Scale-Up in Europe; WHO Says ‘Herd Immunity’ Approach Lacks Evidence Base 17/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A leading medicines access group in Europe has issued a protest against the high price of COVID-19 tests in France, amidst rising concerns that the cost of the diagnostic test may also be limiting the number of people who are being tested in Europe – the new global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Testing For Coronavirus – Can Latin America and Africa Build Upon The Asian Model? 25/03/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 In normal times, Diego Zapata, undersecretary in the City of Medellin’s Mobility Department, worries about how to advance better public transit systems, cycling and pedestrian networks – to get more people moving around the city. But recently, he and his boss Carlos Cadena began supporting the City’s Health Department in its scramble to reduce travel […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> Costs Of COVID-19 Tests Could Be Limiting Scale-Up in Europe; WHO Says ‘Herd Immunity’ Approach Lacks Evidence Base 17/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A leading medicines access group in Europe has issued a protest against the high price of COVID-19 tests in France, amidst rising concerns that the cost of the diagnostic test may also be limiting the number of people who are being tested in Europe – the new global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> Costs Of COVID-19 Tests Could Be Limiting Scale-Up in Europe; WHO Says ‘Herd Immunity’ Approach Lacks Evidence Base 17/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A leading medicines access group in Europe has issued a protest against the high price of COVID-19 tests in France, amidst rising concerns that the cost of the diagnostic test may also be limiting the number of people who are being tested in Europe – the new global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> Costs Of COVID-19 Tests Could Be Limiting Scale-Up in Europe; WHO Says ‘Herd Immunity’ Approach Lacks Evidence Base 17/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A leading medicines access group in Europe has issued a protest against the high price of COVID-19 tests in France, amidst rising concerns that the cost of the diagnostic test may also be limiting the number of people who are being tested in Europe – the new global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Costs Of COVID-19 Tests Could Be Limiting Scale-Up in Europe; WHO Says ‘Herd Immunity’ Approach Lacks Evidence Base 17/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A leading medicines access group in Europe has issued a protest against the high price of COVID-19 tests in France, amidst rising concerns that the cost of the diagnostic test may also be limiting the number of people who are being tested in Europe – the new global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. In France, […] Continue reading -> Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Going ‘Virtual’ In Global Health – Practices Are Changing Fast – But At An Uneven Pace 12/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 crisis seeps into financial markets, corporate board rooms, and global health systems, there may be one silver lining in an otherwise dark cloud. The 21st century era of digital health, virtual meetings and teleworking is upon us. Countries as far-flung as the Republic of Korea, Israel and even some forward-looking US health […] Continue reading -> World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Trade Organization Cancels Meetings At Geneva Headquarters Following COVID-19 Case; WHO Ramps Up Safety Measures 10/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Trade Organization’s director general Roberto Azevêdo announced on Tuesday that he was suspending all WTO meetings at its Geneva offices, following the confirmation of a COVID-19 case among staff. It was the first publicly-announced case of the novel coronavirus infection at a Geneva-based United Nations or UN-affiliated organization since the epidemic began, which […] Continue reading -> ‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘World Is Inching Towards a COVID-19 Pandemic – But One We Can Control’, Says WHO 09/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “The world is inching towards a pandemic,” admitted WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a WHO media briefing Monday, which saw COVID-19 cases more than double over the weekend in France, Germany and Spain, as well as the USA. In an unprecedented move, Italy’s Prime Minister put the entire country under emergency lockdown […] Continue reading -> ‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘We Need To Fight …Now’ – WHO Director General Urges Countries To ‘Face The Fire’ On COVID-19 Threat 05/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to redouble their efforts on COVID-19 containment, saying that China’s stunning success shows that goal still may be attainable – even as 16,470 new cases of the fatal virus mushroomed elsewhere across the globe in the past 24 hours. “This not a drill. This is not […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Begins To Impact Drug Supplies; Infections Accelerate in Iran, Across Europe & United States 04/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the COVID-19 continued its march across the planet, shortages of some key drug ingredients were beginning to be felt in some markets, and iconic events such as the World Bank’s annual spring meeting were to be moved to a virtual platform. In Geneva, parallel sessions and side events involving the ongoing annual meetings of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts