J&J Teams up with African Centre to Find New Drugs to Address Antimicrobial Resistance 25/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – A new partnership between African scientists and pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J), aimed at finding solutions to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), was launched in South Africa on Monday. The J&J Satellite Center for Global Health Discovery, housed at the University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Center, will […] Continue reading -> WHO and Pfizer Concerned About Access to New COVID Antiviral Paxlovid – But For Different Reasons 22/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended Paxlovid, the antiviral medicine produced by Pfizer, for patients with COVID-19 at high risk of developing severe disease – but it is concerned about limited access to the life-saving medicine. Friday’s WHO recommendation is aimed at “patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk of developing severe […] Continue reading -> Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? 21/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman More than 100 mysterious cases of hepatitis in children under the age of 10 around the world are raising a red flag among the medical community, with some doctors and scientists starting to hypothesise that the cases could be triggered by a new strain of adenovirus or even COVID-19. “Severe hepatitis in children is very […] Continue reading -> Low COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Undermines Eastern Mediterranean’s Plans To Welcome Pilgrims and Football Fans 20/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Some 42% of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean is fully vaccinated, but only five of the 22 member states have met the global goal of vaccinating 70% of their populations despite enough vaccine stocks being available, according to a media briefing on Wednesday. WHO Region Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, ascribed […] Continue reading -> Row Over COVID-19 Deaths Underscores the Importance of Accurate Mortality Statistics 20/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) expects to publish its COVID-19 death statistics “shortly”, despite objections from the government of India – apparently because the year-long study puts the Indian death toll at around four million while the government’s official death figure is 520,000 (to end 2021). The row between India and the WHO was first […] Continue reading -> ‘Missing’ India Air Pollution Data Restored to WHO Air Quality Database 19/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher India’s air quality data, removed at the last minute from the WHO Air Quality database update just prior to its launch two weeks ago, has been restored again to the online repository. The omission of data from dozens of cities in one of the world’s most polluted nations went unnoticed by major media until it […] Continue reading -> US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
WHO and Pfizer Concerned About Access to New COVID Antiviral Paxlovid – But For Different Reasons 22/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended Paxlovid, the antiviral medicine produced by Pfizer, for patients with COVID-19 at high risk of developing severe disease – but it is concerned about limited access to the life-saving medicine. Friday’s WHO recommendation is aimed at “patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk of developing severe […] Continue reading -> Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? 21/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman More than 100 mysterious cases of hepatitis in children under the age of 10 around the world are raising a red flag among the medical community, with some doctors and scientists starting to hypothesise that the cases could be triggered by a new strain of adenovirus or even COVID-19. “Severe hepatitis in children is very […] Continue reading -> Low COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Undermines Eastern Mediterranean’s Plans To Welcome Pilgrims and Football Fans 20/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Some 42% of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean is fully vaccinated, but only five of the 22 member states have met the global goal of vaccinating 70% of their populations despite enough vaccine stocks being available, according to a media briefing on Wednesday. WHO Region Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, ascribed […] Continue reading -> Row Over COVID-19 Deaths Underscores the Importance of Accurate Mortality Statistics 20/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) expects to publish its COVID-19 death statistics “shortly”, despite objections from the government of India – apparently because the year-long study puts the Indian death toll at around four million while the government’s official death figure is 520,000 (to end 2021). The row between India and the WHO was first […] Continue reading -> ‘Missing’ India Air Pollution Data Restored to WHO Air Quality Database 19/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher India’s air quality data, removed at the last minute from the WHO Air Quality database update just prior to its launch two weeks ago, has been restored again to the online repository. The omission of data from dozens of cities in one of the world’s most polluted nations went unnoticed by major media until it […] Continue reading -> US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Could Mysterious Hepatitis Cases be Triggered by COVID-19? 21/04/2022 Maayan Hoffman More than 100 mysterious cases of hepatitis in children under the age of 10 around the world are raising a red flag among the medical community, with some doctors and scientists starting to hypothesise that the cases could be triggered by a new strain of adenovirus or even COVID-19. “Severe hepatitis in children is very […] Continue reading -> Low COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Undermines Eastern Mediterranean’s Plans To Welcome Pilgrims and Football Fans 20/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Some 42% of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean is fully vaccinated, but only five of the 22 member states have met the global goal of vaccinating 70% of their populations despite enough vaccine stocks being available, according to a media briefing on Wednesday. WHO Region Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, ascribed […] Continue reading -> Row Over COVID-19 Deaths Underscores the Importance of Accurate Mortality Statistics 20/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) expects to publish its COVID-19 death statistics “shortly”, despite objections from the government of India – apparently because the year-long study puts the Indian death toll at around four million while the government’s official death figure is 520,000 (to end 2021). The row between India and the WHO was first […] Continue reading -> ‘Missing’ India Air Pollution Data Restored to WHO Air Quality Database 19/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher India’s air quality data, removed at the last minute from the WHO Air Quality database update just prior to its launch two weeks ago, has been restored again to the online repository. The omission of data from dozens of cities in one of the world’s most polluted nations went unnoticed by major media until it […] Continue reading -> US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Low COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage Undermines Eastern Mediterranean’s Plans To Welcome Pilgrims and Football Fans 20/04/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Some 42% of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean is fully vaccinated, but only five of the 22 member states have met the global goal of vaccinating 70% of their populations despite enough vaccine stocks being available, according to a media briefing on Wednesday. WHO Region Director for Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, ascribed […] Continue reading -> Row Over COVID-19 Deaths Underscores the Importance of Accurate Mortality Statistics 20/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) expects to publish its COVID-19 death statistics “shortly”, despite objections from the government of India – apparently because the year-long study puts the Indian death toll at around four million while the government’s official death figure is 520,000 (to end 2021). The row between India and the WHO was first […] Continue reading -> ‘Missing’ India Air Pollution Data Restored to WHO Air Quality Database 19/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher India’s air quality data, removed at the last minute from the WHO Air Quality database update just prior to its launch two weeks ago, has been restored again to the online repository. The omission of data from dozens of cities in one of the world’s most polluted nations went unnoticed by major media until it […] Continue reading -> US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Row Over COVID-19 Deaths Underscores the Importance of Accurate Mortality Statistics 20/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) expects to publish its COVID-19 death statistics “shortly”, despite objections from the government of India – apparently because the year-long study puts the Indian death toll at around four million while the government’s official death figure is 520,000 (to end 2021). The row between India and the WHO was first […] Continue reading -> ‘Missing’ India Air Pollution Data Restored to WHO Air Quality Database 19/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher India’s air quality data, removed at the last minute from the WHO Air Quality database update just prior to its launch two weeks ago, has been restored again to the online repository. The omission of data from dozens of cities in one of the world’s most polluted nations went unnoticed by major media until it […] Continue reading -> US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
‘Missing’ India Air Pollution Data Restored to WHO Air Quality Database 19/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher India’s air quality data, removed at the last minute from the WHO Air Quality database update just prior to its launch two weeks ago, has been restored again to the online repository. The omission of data from dozens of cities in one of the world’s most polluted nations went unnoticed by major media until it […] Continue reading -> US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
US Will No Longer Enforce Masks for Travel While Mask-less European Airlines See Jump in Staff COVID Cases 19/04/2022 Raisa Santos The Biden administration will no longer enforce its mask mandate for travel after a federal judge in Florida struck down the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate for planes, buses and trains Monday afternoon. US District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund which had […] Continue reading -> As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
As Ukraine War Intensifies, WHO Moves Supplies and Supports Efforts to Assist Rape Survivors 19/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Getting medical supplies and equipment to those Ukrainians who need it as fighting intensifies is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) biggest concerns, according to WHO Europe spokesperson, Bhanu Bhatnagar on Tuesday. “An increase in fighting could further threaten our supply chains in and out of affected areas.,” said Bhatnagar, who is currently in […] Continue reading -> Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Data-Sharing in the Time of COVID – Could Researchers Agree to Use a Common Clinical Trial ‘Repository’? 15/04/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, a senior scientist at the Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative (DNDi) has a vision that could be critical to halting the next pandemic – but is esoteric, difficult to organize and even more challenging to build the trust and buy-in needed to make it really work. The vision is of a common clinical-trial […] Continue reading -> Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts
Call to Save African Vaccine Producer Aspen as Countries Opt for Donations Not Orders 14/04/2022 Kerry Cullinan Aspen, the South African based pharmaceutical company licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, has not yet received a single order from the African continent and might close its COVID vaccine production line. This was disclosed by Dr John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, at a media […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older Posts Newer Posts