Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> More Investments Needed To Fight Covid-19 And Further Disease Outbreaks 09/03/2021 Chandre Prince African governments, the private sector, and development partners need to invest more in health and health systems to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and any future disease outbreaks, according to health experts speaking at the African Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) on Tuesday. The experts agreed that a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach is needed […] Continue reading -> Innovation is No Longer a Male Domain, African Women Leaders Tell AHAIC 08/03/2021 Chandre Prince Innovation has, until recently been a male-dominated preserve, but a group of women pioneers speaking at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference on Monday told of how the right mindset and a desire to improve lives has helped change the landscape. Speaking during a virtual panel discussion on Women in Innovation: Providing leadership, creating solutions […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
More Investments Needed To Fight Covid-19 And Further Disease Outbreaks 09/03/2021 Chandre Prince African governments, the private sector, and development partners need to invest more in health and health systems to intensify the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and any future disease outbreaks, according to health experts speaking at the African Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) on Tuesday. The experts agreed that a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach is needed […] Continue reading -> Innovation is No Longer a Male Domain, African Women Leaders Tell AHAIC 08/03/2021 Chandre Prince Innovation has, until recently been a male-dominated preserve, but a group of women pioneers speaking at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference on Monday told of how the right mindset and a desire to improve lives has helped change the landscape. Speaking during a virtual panel discussion on Women in Innovation: Providing leadership, creating solutions […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Innovation is No Longer a Male Domain, African Women Leaders Tell AHAIC 08/03/2021 Chandre Prince Innovation has, until recently been a male-dominated preserve, but a group of women pioneers speaking at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference on Monday told of how the right mindset and a desire to improve lives has helped change the landscape. Speaking during a virtual panel discussion on Women in Innovation: Providing leadership, creating solutions […] Continue reading -> Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Universal Health Coverage: Only Half of Africans Have Access to Health Care 08/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Less than half of Africa’s citizens (52%) – some 615 million people – have access to the healthcare they need, the continent’s quality of health services is generally poor and the family planning needs of half the continent’s women and girls are unmet. This is according to a report on Africa’s progress toward achieving universal […] Continue reading -> Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Fewer African Women Infected by COVID-19 Than Men, Says WHO 05/03/2021 Paul Adepoju Women in Africa account for a slightly smaller proportion of Covid-19 infections and deaths than men although a health expert cautions that access to testing and reluctance to being treated in hospitals could mean that women’s cases are undercounted. Unveiling findings of a preliminary analysis of COVID-19 gender-specific epidemiological data in 28 African countries, the […] Continue reading -> Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Nigeria Receives COVAX’s Largest Shipment Yet Of COVID Vaccines – But Still Not Enough For Africa’s Most Populous Country 03/03/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria has received the largest single shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the WHO global COVAX initiative to date – with initial delivery of some 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines out of a total of 16 million doses that have been allocated to the country through the platform for the first phase […] Continue reading -> Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ghana Kicks Off COVID Global Vaccine Campaign; ‘Regrettable’ That COVAX Rollout Is 3 Months Later Than In Rich Countries 01/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have become the first countries in the world to start vaccinating their health workers against COVID-19 with a supply of doses from the WHO co-sponsored global COVAX facility. But it is “regrettable” that this milestone has come almost three months after vaccine campaigns already began in rich countries, World Health Organisation’s […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts