65% of Africans Had COVID – Nearly 100x More than Reported Cases, says WHO in Major Review 07/04/2022 Paul Adepoju Nearly two-thirds of Africans have already been infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus responsible for COVID-19, WHO said, announcing the release of a new assessment of virus seroprevalence on the continent. The analysis, a systematic review of some 150 studies, was published on the pre-print server, medRXiv.org. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Dr Matshidiso […] Continue reading -> WHO Slams Both Russian and Ethiopian Forces for Turning Civilians into ‘Pawns of War’ 30/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In some of his most forceful remarks to date, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other senior WHO officials slammed both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Ethiopia’s blockade of Tigray for both withholding vital health and humanitarian aid – as well as deliberately targeting civilians or putting them in harms way. Speaking from […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Caution on Africa’s Rollback of COVID-19 Measures 24/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Even while other parts of the world see upticks, or in the case of Asia, huge spikes in COVID-19 cases, an increasing number of African countries are scaling back COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures – a trend that the World Health Organization finds worrisome in the continent that still has the lowest rates of vaccination […] Continue reading -> From COVID to Humanitarian Crises – Medical Oxygen Needs More Prioritization for its Lifesaving Capacities 17/03/2022 Raisa Santos From patients lying in the parking lots of hospitals, in the back seats of cars suffocating as their family members searched frantically for oxygen in India during its second wave of COVID last year, to the inability to receive emergency care amidst constant bombing and shelling in current war-torn Ukraine, global health experts and leaders […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Slams Both Russian and Ethiopian Forces for Turning Civilians into ‘Pawns of War’ 30/03/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In some of his most forceful remarks to date, WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other senior WHO officials slammed both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Ethiopia’s blockade of Tigray for both withholding vital health and humanitarian aid – as well as deliberately targeting civilians or putting them in harms way. Speaking from […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Caution on Africa’s Rollback of COVID-19 Measures 24/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Even while other parts of the world see upticks, or in the case of Asia, huge spikes in COVID-19 cases, an increasing number of African countries are scaling back COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures – a trend that the World Health Organization finds worrisome in the continent that still has the lowest rates of vaccination […] Continue reading -> From COVID to Humanitarian Crises – Medical Oxygen Needs More Prioritization for its Lifesaving Capacities 17/03/2022 Raisa Santos From patients lying in the parking lots of hospitals, in the back seats of cars suffocating as their family members searched frantically for oxygen in India during its second wave of COVID last year, to the inability to receive emergency care amidst constant bombing and shelling in current war-torn Ukraine, global health experts and leaders […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Urges Caution on Africa’s Rollback of COVID-19 Measures 24/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Even while other parts of the world see upticks, or in the case of Asia, huge spikes in COVID-19 cases, an increasing number of African countries are scaling back COVID-19 surveillance and quarantine measures – a trend that the World Health Organization finds worrisome in the continent that still has the lowest rates of vaccination […] Continue reading -> From COVID to Humanitarian Crises – Medical Oxygen Needs More Prioritization for its Lifesaving Capacities 17/03/2022 Raisa Santos From patients lying in the parking lots of hospitals, in the back seats of cars suffocating as their family members searched frantically for oxygen in India during its second wave of COVID last year, to the inability to receive emergency care amidst constant bombing and shelling in current war-torn Ukraine, global health experts and leaders […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From COVID to Humanitarian Crises – Medical Oxygen Needs More Prioritization for its Lifesaving Capacities 17/03/2022 Raisa Santos From patients lying in the parking lots of hospitals, in the back seats of cars suffocating as their family members searched frantically for oxygen in India during its second wave of COVID last year, to the inability to receive emergency care amidst constant bombing and shelling in current war-torn Ukraine, global health experts and leaders […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
At Pandemic’s Two Year Milestone: More Investment in the World’s Nurses is Needed – Now 11/03/2022 Howard Catton The applause has long ceased – while the ongoing pressures of the pandemic have left long-term scars on the physical, moral and mental health of the world’s nurses. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, governments need to offer better solutions. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, and the world […] Continue reading -> Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pandemic’s Long Shadow on African Women – from Uptick in Maternal Deaths to Domestic Violence 04/03/2022 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa will feel the disruptive force of the pandemic for many years to come – with upticks in maternal deaths and prolonged disruptions in maternal, child and reproductive health services issues the continent must grapple with now. About 40% of African countries are reporting continued disruptions to sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and […] Continue reading -> Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Expanding Global Research Capabilities to Prepare for Future Pandemics 27/02/2022 Raisa Santos From increasing disease surveillance and developing a pan-coronavirus vaccine to ‘eco-health’ and public trust, participants in the COVID-19 Global Research and Innovation Forum considered ways to globally prepare for future pandemics and end the current one. The third such forum, hosted by the World Health Organization, brought together over 100 research scientists, experts, policy makers, […] Continue reading -> In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In a Pandemic, Put the Last Mile First 26/02/2022 Elke Konings & Lisa Stone The past 10 days have seen a flurry of new US initiatives to meet the World Health Organizations target of vaccinating 70% of the global population – including a new Global Action Plan; involvement of PEPFAR networks to strengthen health system response; and most recently, a special US thrust in Nigeria, the continent’s most populous nation. […] Continue reading -> Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Marks One Year Since Beginning of COVID Vaccine Rollout – its Largest-Ever 24/02/2022 Paul Adepoju Within one year, Africa has gone from waiting for its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment from the WHO-supported global COVAX facility to having excess doses available that some countries are struggling roll out efficiently. Reflections on the first anniversary of the massive COVAX vaccine rollout. On 24 February 2021, Health Policy Watch reported the global COVAX […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts