WHO Proposes Swiss-Based Global Repository For Sharing Biological Samples Related To Disease Outbreak Threats 13/11/2020 Menaka Rao & Elaine Ruth Fletcher BREAKING – World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has proposed the creation of a Swiss-based global repository for sharing pathogen materials and clinical samples related to potential outbreak threats – allowing for the more rapid development of medical interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the urgent need for this kind of system, said […] Continue reading -> $US 300 Million In New COVID-19 Funding Initiatives Rushed Out By Gates, France & European Commission 12/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A series of new COVID-19 drug and vaccine funding commitments worth just over US$300 million were announced on Thursday by the Gates Foundation, France and the European Commission – amidst a quickening pace of anticipation that at least one, if not two, COVID-19 vaccines may soon become available. Appearing at the Paris Peace Forum, Melinda […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Puts Aside Rivalry Over Taiwan To Move Ahead On WHO Reform And COVID-19 Pandemic Agendas 09/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Assembly members set aside the contentious issue of restoring Taiwan’s observer status at the member state forum – to focus on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and linked to that WHO reform. That was despite a growing push by the United States, backed by Europe and their western Pacific allies for […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Against Shadows of Pandemic Despair & Hopes Incoming US Administration May Resume Global Health Leadership Role 08/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin This year’s 73rd edition of the World Health Assembly resumes virtually on Monday, after a two-day emergency huddle in May – against sharply rising COVID-19 infection rates in Europe and the United States, deep geopolitical divides – and calls for reform of the WHO that could strengthen its mandate but also may be resisted by […] Continue reading -> WHO Seeks To Allay Fears About Threat To Vaccine R&D From COVID-19 Virus Mutation Found Among Mink 06/11/2020 J Hacker & Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is so far no evidence that the outbreak of mutant SARS-CoV-2 virus strains exploding in Danish mink farms threaten the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine, said top World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday. More than 200 mink farms in Denmark have reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections, prompting Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Iweala Is Majority Choice Of WTO Members & Well Qualified To Lead – WHO Africa Regional Director 30/10/2020 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria’s former finance minister and board chair of Gavi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on track to be named World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African Director-General (DG) until the US government blocked her appointment, throwing the final decision to a November 9 meeting of the WTO Council of Ministers. Shy of […] Continue reading -> Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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. 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$US 300 Million In New COVID-19 Funding Initiatives Rushed Out By Gates, France & European Commission 12/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A series of new COVID-19 drug and vaccine funding commitments worth just over US$300 million were announced on Thursday by the Gates Foundation, France and the European Commission – amidst a quickening pace of anticipation that at least one, if not two, COVID-19 vaccines may soon become available. Appearing at the Paris Peace Forum, Melinda […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Puts Aside Rivalry Over Taiwan To Move Ahead On WHO Reform And COVID-19 Pandemic Agendas 09/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Assembly members set aside the contentious issue of restoring Taiwan’s observer status at the member state forum – to focus on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and linked to that WHO reform. That was despite a growing push by the United States, backed by Europe and their western Pacific allies for […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Against Shadows of Pandemic Despair & Hopes Incoming US Administration May Resume Global Health Leadership Role 08/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin This year’s 73rd edition of the World Health Assembly resumes virtually on Monday, after a two-day emergency huddle in May – against sharply rising COVID-19 infection rates in Europe and the United States, deep geopolitical divides – and calls for reform of the WHO that could strengthen its mandate but also may be resisted by […] Continue reading -> WHO Seeks To Allay Fears About Threat To Vaccine R&D From COVID-19 Virus Mutation Found Among Mink 06/11/2020 J Hacker & Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is so far no evidence that the outbreak of mutant SARS-CoV-2 virus strains exploding in Danish mink farms threaten the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine, said top World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday. More than 200 mink farms in Denmark have reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections, prompting Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Iweala Is Majority Choice Of WTO Members & Well Qualified To Lead – WHO Africa Regional Director 30/10/2020 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria’s former finance minister and board chair of Gavi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on track to be named World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African Director-General (DG) until the US government blocked her appointment, throwing the final decision to a November 9 meeting of the WTO Council of Ministers. Shy of […] Continue reading -> Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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. 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World Health Assembly Puts Aside Rivalry Over Taiwan To Move Ahead On WHO Reform And COVID-19 Pandemic Agendas 09/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Assembly members set aside the contentious issue of restoring Taiwan’s observer status at the member state forum – to focus on the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and linked to that WHO reform. That was despite a growing push by the United States, backed by Europe and their western Pacific allies for […] Continue reading -> World Health Assembly Opens Against Shadows of Pandemic Despair & Hopes Incoming US Administration May Resume Global Health Leadership Role 08/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin This year’s 73rd edition of the World Health Assembly resumes virtually on Monday, after a two-day emergency huddle in May – against sharply rising COVID-19 infection rates in Europe and the United States, deep geopolitical divides – and calls for reform of the WHO that could strengthen its mandate but also may be resisted by […] Continue reading -> WHO Seeks To Allay Fears About Threat To Vaccine R&D From COVID-19 Virus Mutation Found Among Mink 06/11/2020 J Hacker & Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is so far no evidence that the outbreak of mutant SARS-CoV-2 virus strains exploding in Danish mink farms threaten the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine, said top World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday. More than 200 mink farms in Denmark have reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections, prompting Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Iweala Is Majority Choice Of WTO Members & Well Qualified To Lead – WHO Africa Regional Director 30/10/2020 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria’s former finance minister and board chair of Gavi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on track to be named World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African Director-General (DG) until the US government blocked her appointment, throwing the final decision to a November 9 meeting of the WTO Council of Ministers. Shy of […] Continue reading -> Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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.
World Health Assembly Opens Against Shadows of Pandemic Despair & Hopes Incoming US Administration May Resume Global Health Leadership Role 08/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin This year’s 73rd edition of the World Health Assembly resumes virtually on Monday, after a two-day emergency huddle in May – against sharply rising COVID-19 infection rates in Europe and the United States, deep geopolitical divides – and calls for reform of the WHO that could strengthen its mandate but also may be resisted by […] Continue reading -> WHO Seeks To Allay Fears About Threat To Vaccine R&D From COVID-19 Virus Mutation Found Among Mink 06/11/2020 J Hacker & Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is so far no evidence that the outbreak of mutant SARS-CoV-2 virus strains exploding in Danish mink farms threaten the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine, said top World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday. More than 200 mink farms in Denmark have reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections, prompting Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Iweala Is Majority Choice Of WTO Members & Well Qualified To Lead – WHO Africa Regional Director 30/10/2020 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria’s former finance minister and board chair of Gavi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on track to be named World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African Director-General (DG) until the US government blocked her appointment, throwing the final decision to a November 9 meeting of the WTO Council of Ministers. Shy of […] Continue reading -> Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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 Seeks To Allay Fears About Threat To Vaccine R&D From COVID-19 Virus Mutation Found Among Mink 06/11/2020 J Hacker & Elaine Ruth Fletcher There is so far no evidence that the outbreak of mutant SARS-CoV-2 virus strains exploding in Danish mink farms threaten the development of a successful COVID-19 vaccine, said top World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Friday. More than 200 mink farms in Denmark have reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections, prompting Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, […] Continue reading -> Nigeria’s Iweala Is Majority Choice Of WTO Members & Well Qualified To Lead – WHO Africa Regional Director 30/10/2020 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria’s former finance minister and board chair of Gavi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on track to be named World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African Director-General (DG) until the US government blocked her appointment, throwing the final decision to a November 9 meeting of the WTO Council of Ministers. Shy of […] Continue reading -> Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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.
Nigeria’s Iweala Is Majority Choice Of WTO Members & Well Qualified To Lead – WHO Africa Regional Director 30/10/2020 Paul Adepoju IBADAN – Nigeria’s former finance minister and board chair of Gavi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on track to be named World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African Director-General (DG) until the US government blocked her appointment, throwing the final decision to a November 9 meeting of the WTO Council of Ministers. Shy of […] Continue reading -> Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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.
Europe Becomes ‘Epicentre’ For COVID-19 As Spain Declares State Of Emergency & US Cases Rise 26/10/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin & J Hacker Spain announced a state of emergency on Sunday and ordered a nationwide curfew just days after becoming the first Western European country to surpass one million confirmed cases. The curfew and restrictions on gatherings of more than six people has made Spain the latest country in Europe to toughen its guidelines, after France placed 46 […] Continue reading -> Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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.
Virtual World Health Summit Opens In Shadow Of Virus Spread Across Europe & Debate Over Vaccine Access 26/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Raisa Santos The World Health Summit, one of global health’s premier policy conferences got underway today in the shadow of an escalating COVID-19 case surge across Europe. The surge saw WHS sessions shift to an all-virtual platform – after organizers were forced to shelve initial plans for limited in-person participation in Berlin, where the annual conference co-hosted […] Continue reading -> Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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.
Few COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Tests Meet WHO Standards For Accuracy – FIND Study 23/10/2020 Raisa Santos Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could play a critical role in decentralising testing and reaching remote communities as WHO launches an Africa roll-out, but a recent study has found that only two of the six RDTs making it to the final round of testing met WHO accuracy standards. RDTs test for proteins produced by the SARS-CoV-2 […] Continue reading -> Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] 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
Gilead Sciences Ignored WHO Evidence That Remdesivir Fails To Reduce COVID19 Mortality – In US FDA Submission For Drug’s Approval 23/10/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The United States Food and Drug Administration decision Thursday to approve Gilead Science’s Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment failed to consider the results of the recent WHO “Solidarity Trial” – which found no measurable benefits for the drug’s use – because the pharma company failed to include the study in its FDA submission for approval, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts