Shortage Of Oxygen In Low- & Middle-Income Countries Leaves COVID-19 Patients Gasping For Breath 24/06/2020 Grace Ren As new coronavirus cases surge around the world, shortages of supplemental oxygen, a crucial treatment for people suffering drastically low blood oxygen levels due to COVID-19, have left patients in many low- and middle- income countries gasping for breath. “WHO estimates that at the current rate of about 1 million new cases a week, the […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization Reports Record Surge In New Coronavirus Cases; Some Patients Reporting Persistent Symptoms Even After Recovery 22/06/2020 Grace Ren The World Health Organization has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The number of new daily COVID-19 cases has risen each day for the last three days, and more than 9 million people have contracted the virus around the world. It […] Continue reading -> Lifting Lockdowns During Pandemic In Africa May Prevent Deaths From Other Causes 11/06/2020 Grace Ren African countries are lifting lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases across the continent reached a grim new milestone, topping 200,000 cases. The pandemic took only 19 days to reach 200,000 cases in Africa, while it took 98 days to reach the first 100,000 cases. Yet carefully easing lockdown orders in Africa may be the right move […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 May Have Been Circulating From August, 2019 – Study of Wuhan Hospital Traffic & Online Keyword Searches 09/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A novel study published in preprint form by Harvard University suggests that cases of the novel SARS-COV-2 virus that has caused a global pandemic may have begun appearing in Wuhan hospitals as early as August 2019 – several months before China officially admitted that a new coronavirus was circulating. The study Tuesday found an unusual […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines 05/06/2020 Grace Ren In the wake of widespread demonstrations in the United States against police brutality, catalyzed by the death of George Floyd while being pinned under an officer’s knee, the World Health Organization has urged protestors to protect themselves against COVID-19. “We have certainly seen a lot of passion this week, we’ve seen people who’ve felt the […] Continue reading -> United Kingdom Pauses Massive Hydroxychloroquine Trial After Finding “No Benefit” For COVID-19 Patients; The Lancet Retracts Hydroxychloroquine Paper 04/06/2020 Grace Ren In a series of flip-flops on Friday, the United Kingdom suspended the enrollment of new patients into the hydroxychloroquine arm of its massive RECOVERY trial, one of the largest randomised COVID-19 clinical trials in the world, after preliminary data showed “no benefit” for COVID-19 patients receiving the drug. The suspension of the trial came just […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Organization Reports Record Surge In New Coronavirus Cases; Some Patients Reporting Persistent Symptoms Even After Recovery 22/06/2020 Grace Ren The World Health Organization has reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. The number of new daily COVID-19 cases has risen each day for the last three days, and more than 9 million people have contracted the virus around the world. It […] Continue reading -> Lifting Lockdowns During Pandemic In Africa May Prevent Deaths From Other Causes 11/06/2020 Grace Ren African countries are lifting lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases across the continent reached a grim new milestone, topping 200,000 cases. The pandemic took only 19 days to reach 200,000 cases in Africa, while it took 98 days to reach the first 100,000 cases. Yet carefully easing lockdown orders in Africa may be the right move […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 May Have Been Circulating From August, 2019 – Study of Wuhan Hospital Traffic & Online Keyword Searches 09/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A novel study published in preprint form by Harvard University suggests that cases of the novel SARS-COV-2 virus that has caused a global pandemic may have begun appearing in Wuhan hospitals as early as August 2019 – several months before China officially admitted that a new coronavirus was circulating. The study Tuesday found an unusual […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines 05/06/2020 Grace Ren In the wake of widespread demonstrations in the United States against police brutality, catalyzed by the death of George Floyd while being pinned under an officer’s knee, the World Health Organization has urged protestors to protect themselves against COVID-19. “We have certainly seen a lot of passion this week, we’ve seen people who’ve felt the […] Continue reading -> United Kingdom Pauses Massive Hydroxychloroquine Trial After Finding “No Benefit” For COVID-19 Patients; The Lancet Retracts Hydroxychloroquine Paper 04/06/2020 Grace Ren In a series of flip-flops on Friday, the United Kingdom suspended the enrollment of new patients into the hydroxychloroquine arm of its massive RECOVERY trial, one of the largest randomised COVID-19 clinical trials in the world, after preliminary data showed “no benefit” for COVID-19 patients receiving the drug. The suspension of the trial came just […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Lifting Lockdowns During Pandemic In Africa May Prevent Deaths From Other Causes 11/06/2020 Grace Ren African countries are lifting lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases across the continent reached a grim new milestone, topping 200,000 cases. The pandemic took only 19 days to reach 200,000 cases in Africa, while it took 98 days to reach the first 100,000 cases. Yet carefully easing lockdown orders in Africa may be the right move […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 May Have Been Circulating From August, 2019 – Study of Wuhan Hospital Traffic & Online Keyword Searches 09/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A novel study published in preprint form by Harvard University suggests that cases of the novel SARS-COV-2 virus that has caused a global pandemic may have begun appearing in Wuhan hospitals as early as August 2019 – several months before China officially admitted that a new coronavirus was circulating. The study Tuesday found an unusual […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines 05/06/2020 Grace Ren In the wake of widespread demonstrations in the United States against police brutality, catalyzed by the death of George Floyd while being pinned under an officer’s knee, the World Health Organization has urged protestors to protect themselves against COVID-19. “We have certainly seen a lot of passion this week, we’ve seen people who’ve felt the […] Continue reading -> United Kingdom Pauses Massive Hydroxychloroquine Trial After Finding “No Benefit” For COVID-19 Patients; The Lancet Retracts Hydroxychloroquine Paper 04/06/2020 Grace Ren In a series of flip-flops on Friday, the United Kingdom suspended the enrollment of new patients into the hydroxychloroquine arm of its massive RECOVERY trial, one of the largest randomised COVID-19 clinical trials in the world, after preliminary data showed “no benefit” for COVID-19 patients receiving the drug. The suspension of the trial came just […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 May Have Been Circulating From August, 2019 – Study of Wuhan Hospital Traffic & Online Keyword Searches 09/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A novel study published in preprint form by Harvard University suggests that cases of the novel SARS-COV-2 virus that has caused a global pandemic may have begun appearing in Wuhan hospitals as early as August 2019 – several months before China officially admitted that a new coronavirus was circulating. The study Tuesday found an unusual […] Continue reading -> WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines 05/06/2020 Grace Ren In the wake of widespread demonstrations in the United States against police brutality, catalyzed by the death of George Floyd while being pinned under an officer’s knee, the World Health Organization has urged protestors to protect themselves against COVID-19. “We have certainly seen a lot of passion this week, we’ve seen people who’ve felt the […] Continue reading -> United Kingdom Pauses Massive Hydroxychloroquine Trial After Finding “No Benefit” For COVID-19 Patients; The Lancet Retracts Hydroxychloroquine Paper 04/06/2020 Grace Ren In a series of flip-flops on Friday, the United Kingdom suspended the enrollment of new patients into the hydroxychloroquine arm of its massive RECOVERY trial, one of the largest randomised COVID-19 clinical trials in the world, after preliminary data showed “no benefit” for COVID-19 patients receiving the drug. The suspension of the trial came just […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Urges Demonstrators To Protect Themselves From COVID-19, Issues New Mask Guidelines 05/06/2020 Grace Ren In the wake of widespread demonstrations in the United States against police brutality, catalyzed by the death of George Floyd while being pinned under an officer’s knee, the World Health Organization has urged protestors to protect themselves against COVID-19. “We have certainly seen a lot of passion this week, we’ve seen people who’ve felt the […] Continue reading -> United Kingdom Pauses Massive Hydroxychloroquine Trial After Finding “No Benefit” For COVID-19 Patients; The Lancet Retracts Hydroxychloroquine Paper 04/06/2020 Grace Ren In a series of flip-flops on Friday, the United Kingdom suspended the enrollment of new patients into the hydroxychloroquine arm of its massive RECOVERY trial, one of the largest randomised COVID-19 clinical trials in the world, after preliminary data showed “no benefit” for COVID-19 patients receiving the drug. The suspension of the trial came just […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United Kingdom Pauses Massive Hydroxychloroquine Trial After Finding “No Benefit” For COVID-19 Patients; The Lancet Retracts Hydroxychloroquine Paper 04/06/2020 Grace Ren In a series of flip-flops on Friday, the United Kingdom suspended the enrollment of new patients into the hydroxychloroquine arm of its massive RECOVERY trial, one of the largest randomised COVID-19 clinical trials in the world, after preliminary data showed “no benefit” for COVID-19 patients receiving the drug. The suspension of the trial came just […] Continue reading -> Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance Receives Big Private Industry Funding Commitments – Ahead Of Pledging Summit 03/06/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren A day ahead of a major pledging event, Gavi-the Vaccine Alliance has received some US $70 million in pledges from a broad range of corporations, foundations, initiatives and individual philanthropists to modernise, streamline and strengthen its delivery of vaccines to children in the world’s poorest countries over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Médecins sans Frontières […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Has ‘Severely’ Disrupted Chronic Disease Care, WHO Warns 01/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A new survey by WHO has found that the COVID-19 pandemic has ‘severely’ disrupted the delivery of services to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in almost 80% of countries surveyed – or 122 out of 150 countries. This is of “significant concern” WHO said on Monday in a statement, because people with NCDs also […] Continue reading -> 40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
40 Million Health Professionals Call On G20 Leaders To Back ‘Green Recovery’ From COVID-19 – Ahead Of Critical G7 Summit In June 26/05/2020 Gauri Saxena & Elaine Ruth Fletcher More than 40 million health professionals from 90 countries worldwide have issued an open letter to G20 leaders and their chief medical advisors, urging them to support climate smart development in their plans for economic recovery from COVID-19. The appeal to the Group of 20 of the world’s most industrialized countries, supported by some 350 […] Continue reading -> Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Some 80 Million Infants At Risk Of Infectious Disease Due To Coronavirus-Disrupted Vaccination Campaigns 25/05/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Zixuan Yang Due to COVID-19, polio and measles campaigns have been suspended in 27 countries, and polio vaccination campaigns have been put on hold in 38 countries, UNICEF’s Executive Director Henrietta Fore has warned. Some 80 million infants in at least 68 countries are likely to be affected by the suspension of routine immunization services, said Fore […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts