Low- & Middle-Income Countries in Africa and Middle East Begin Vaccine Rollout 16/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Kerry Cullinan As low- and middle-income countries begin receiving their first batches of vaccines and commence their vaccination campaigns, at least 40 countries across Africa are seeing a second wave and record case numbers are being reported in the southern African region, where the B.1.351 variant is spreading. Rwanda has become the first country in East Africa […] Continue reading -> South African Health Workers To Get J&J Vaccine As Part of Implementation Trial – AstraZeneca Vaccines Will Be Offered To African Union 16/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Cape Town – The first South African health workers will be vaccinated against SARS-CoV2 on Wednesday with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was recently shown to be unable to stop mild or moderate infection against the B.1351 (501Y.V2) variant dominant in South Africa. In a hastily assembled Plan B, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Roll Out AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine On Continent — Except In Countries Where B-1351 Variant Dominates 11/02/2021 Paul Adepoju In the next two weeks, distribution of millions of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca SARS-COV2 to health workers across Africa will get underway, said the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control in a joint press briefing with the WHO Regional Office for Africa on Thursday. CDC Director John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch that […] Continue reading -> [EXCLUSIVE] Little Vials, Big Crime: Criminals Primed For Onslaught On Africa’s Vaccines 11/02/2021 Darren Taylor/Bhekisisa Weak medicine regulators in Africa mean the continent is vulnerable to falsified COVID vaccines being circulated. Sources at international anti-crime agencies argue that Africa’s strong trade routes with China and India are going to allow criminals to introduce shipments of falsified vaccines into supply chains. The World Health Organisation says the global market for substandard […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Recommend AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Across All Ages & Countries – Signal For Start Of Global COVAX Vaccine Rollout 10/02/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization expert group has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in countries worldwide – and among groups including people over the age of 65. The sweeping recommendation by WHO “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts” (SAGE) marks what WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan described as an “important milestone” […] Continue reading -> New Ebola Case Detected in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Months After End Of Last Outbreak 08/02/2021 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its first case of Ebola on Sunday in Butembo – a city that was one of the epicenters of the last Ebola outbreak – since its last outbreak ended in June 2020. A woman with Ebola-like symptoms was detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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South African Health Workers To Get J&J Vaccine As Part of Implementation Trial – AstraZeneca Vaccines Will Be Offered To African Union 16/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Cape Town – The first South African health workers will be vaccinated against SARS-CoV2 on Wednesday with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was recently shown to be unable to stop mild or moderate infection against the B.1351 (501Y.V2) variant dominant in South Africa. In a hastily assembled Plan B, […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC: Roll Out AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine On Continent — Except In Countries Where B-1351 Variant Dominates 11/02/2021 Paul Adepoju In the next two weeks, distribution of millions of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca SARS-COV2 to health workers across Africa will get underway, said the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control in a joint press briefing with the WHO Regional Office for Africa on Thursday. CDC Director John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch that […] Continue reading -> [EXCLUSIVE] Little Vials, Big Crime: Criminals Primed For Onslaught On Africa’s Vaccines 11/02/2021 Darren Taylor/Bhekisisa Weak medicine regulators in Africa mean the continent is vulnerable to falsified COVID vaccines being circulated. Sources at international anti-crime agencies argue that Africa’s strong trade routes with China and India are going to allow criminals to introduce shipments of falsified vaccines into supply chains. The World Health Organisation says the global market for substandard […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Recommend AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Across All Ages & Countries – Signal For Start Of Global COVAX Vaccine Rollout 10/02/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization expert group has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in countries worldwide – and among groups including people over the age of 65. The sweeping recommendation by WHO “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts” (SAGE) marks what WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan described as an “important milestone” […] Continue reading -> New Ebola Case Detected in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Months After End Of Last Outbreak 08/02/2021 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its first case of Ebola on Sunday in Butembo – a city that was one of the epicenters of the last Ebola outbreak – since its last outbreak ended in June 2020. A woman with Ebola-like symptoms was detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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Africa CDC: Roll Out AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine On Continent — Except In Countries Where B-1351 Variant Dominates 11/02/2021 Paul Adepoju In the next two weeks, distribution of millions of doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca SARS-COV2 to health workers across Africa will get underway, said the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control in a joint press briefing with the WHO Regional Office for Africa on Thursday. CDC Director John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch that […] Continue reading -> [EXCLUSIVE] Little Vials, Big Crime: Criminals Primed For Onslaught On Africa’s Vaccines 11/02/2021 Darren Taylor/Bhekisisa Weak medicine regulators in Africa mean the continent is vulnerable to falsified COVID vaccines being circulated. Sources at international anti-crime agencies argue that Africa’s strong trade routes with China and India are going to allow criminals to introduce shipments of falsified vaccines into supply chains. The World Health Organisation says the global market for substandard […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Recommend AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Across All Ages & Countries – Signal For Start Of Global COVAX Vaccine Rollout 10/02/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization expert group has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in countries worldwide – and among groups including people over the age of 65. The sweeping recommendation by WHO “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts” (SAGE) marks what WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan described as an “important milestone” […] Continue reading -> New Ebola Case Detected in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Months After End Of Last Outbreak 08/02/2021 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its first case of Ebola on Sunday in Butembo – a city that was one of the epicenters of the last Ebola outbreak – since its last outbreak ended in June 2020. A woman with Ebola-like symptoms was detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
[EXCLUSIVE] Little Vials, Big Crime: Criminals Primed For Onslaught On Africa’s Vaccines 11/02/2021 Darren Taylor/Bhekisisa Weak medicine regulators in Africa mean the continent is vulnerable to falsified COVID vaccines being circulated. Sources at international anti-crime agencies argue that Africa’s strong trade routes with China and India are going to allow criminals to introduce shipments of falsified vaccines into supply chains. The World Health Organisation says the global market for substandard […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Recommend AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Across All Ages & Countries – Signal For Start Of Global COVAX Vaccine Rollout 10/02/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization expert group has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in countries worldwide – and among groups including people over the age of 65. The sweeping recommendation by WHO “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts” (SAGE) marks what WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan described as an “important milestone” […] Continue reading -> New Ebola Case Detected in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Months After End Of Last Outbreak 08/02/2021 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its first case of Ebola on Sunday in Butembo – a city that was one of the epicenters of the last Ebola outbreak – since its last outbreak ended in June 2020. A woman with Ebola-like symptoms was detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Experts Recommend AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Across All Ages & Countries – Signal For Start Of Global COVAX Vaccine Rollout 10/02/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization expert group has recommended the use of the AstraZeneca two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for use in countries worldwide – and among groups including people over the age of 65. The sweeping recommendation by WHO “Strategic Advisory Group of Experts” (SAGE) marks what WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan described as an “important milestone” […] Continue reading -> New Ebola Case Detected in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Months After End Of Last Outbreak 08/02/2021 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its first case of Ebola on Sunday in Butembo – a city that was one of the epicenters of the last Ebola outbreak – since its last outbreak ended in June 2020. A woman with Ebola-like symptoms was detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Ebola Case Detected in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Months After End Of Last Outbreak 08/02/2021 Editorial team The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded its first case of Ebola on Sunday in Butembo – a city that was one of the epicenters of the last Ebola outbreak – since its last outbreak ended in June 2020. A woman with Ebola-like symptoms was detected in Butembo, a city in North Kivu Province, […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Civil Society Organizations & Health Industries Unite In Call For Ratification of African Medicines Agency 08/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Civil society organizations, pharmaceutical industries, and other stakeholders support the ratification of the AMA Treaty. On the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty, over 40 patient and civil society organizations, health and pharmaceutical industries, and product development partnerships called upon African Union member states to ratify the Treaty. Rapidly […] Continue reading -> Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Regulators Under Pressure As Illegal Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Soars 05/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – The South African police have arrested six people in the past two weeks for trying to smuggle large quantities of the anti-parasitic medicine, ivermectin, into the country from India as demand for the drug as a treatment for COVID-19 surges internationally. Ivermectin is only registered to treat parasitic infections in animals in […] Continue reading -> COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVAX To Begin Dispatch Of 90 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Africa 04/02/2021 Editorial team COVAX aims to start shipping nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the continent this month – in what will be Africa’s largest ever mass vaccination campaign, said WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti at a press briefing Thursday. COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for the first phase of […] Continue reading -> Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Uganda Defends Price Paid For AstraZeneca COVID19 Vaccine; New Study Suggests Vaccine Could Cut Transmission By Two-Thirds 03/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA, UGANDA – Responding to a swell of global criticism, a senior Ugandan health official told Health Policy Watch that Uganda’s government is not paying unreasonably higher prices for it’s AstraZeneca vaccines, in comparison to other African countries – or Europe. “You cannot compare prices directly between countries because there are many factors to consider. […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts