IOC Joins Forces With WHO And The UN To Promote Health During COVID-19 23/06/2020 Editorial team To mark Olympic Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched a partnership with the WHO and the UN to inspire healthy behavior around the world, announced a WHO statement on Tuesday. As COVID-19 upends daily routines and lives around the world, we need to pay attention to our own mental and physical health and help […] Continue reading -> New Digital Tools Bring Up Old Ethical Dilemmas Around Public Health Surveillance In The COVID-19 Response 23/06/2020 Grace Ren New digital technologies such as smartphone apps and localization data have been used to model and monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. But along with hopes that these tools will help curb the pandemic, their use by both authoritarian and democratic governments can invoke images of dystopian surveillance. These tensions and more will be discussed Wednesday at […] 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 -> Africa Must Develop Its Own Solutions To COVID-19, Say Experts Across The Continent 19/06/2020 Paul Adepoju 19 June 2020 (Ibadan, Nigeria) – We are at war with COVID-19, a war we must win to survive, said Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control, on Friday at a workshop on “Home-Grown Solutions to the COVID-19 Health Crisis,” hosted by the United Nations Development Programme. Since the continent’s first confirmed […] Continue reading -> Increase In Forced Displacement Raises Pandemic Fears About Vulnerable Refugee Populations 19/06/2020 Grace Ren As the world hit a sober new milestone of reporting more than 150,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, another slow burning crisis has also reached new heights. There are now nearly 80 million refugees around the world, making more than 1% of the world’s population forcibly displaced by the end of 2019, according to […] Continue reading -> MMV Releases “COVID Box” Of Compounds Showing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Accelerate Drug Research 19/06/2020 Grace Ren A standardized set of more than 80 compounds with known or predicted activity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been compiled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture in an effort to catalyze the discovery of drugs for the disease. The announcement comes amidst rapid shifts in the research around potential COVID-19 treatments. Just […] Continue reading -> A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Digital Tools Bring Up Old Ethical Dilemmas Around Public Health Surveillance In The COVID-19 Response 23/06/2020 Grace Ren New digital technologies such as smartphone apps and localization data have been used to model and monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. But along with hopes that these tools will help curb the pandemic, their use by both authoritarian and democratic governments can invoke images of dystopian surveillance. These tensions and more will be discussed Wednesday at […] 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 -> Africa Must Develop Its Own Solutions To COVID-19, Say Experts Across The Continent 19/06/2020 Paul Adepoju 19 June 2020 (Ibadan, Nigeria) – We are at war with COVID-19, a war we must win to survive, said Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control, on Friday at a workshop on “Home-Grown Solutions to the COVID-19 Health Crisis,” hosted by the United Nations Development Programme. Since the continent’s first confirmed […] Continue reading -> Increase In Forced Displacement Raises Pandemic Fears About Vulnerable Refugee Populations 19/06/2020 Grace Ren As the world hit a sober new milestone of reporting more than 150,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, another slow burning crisis has also reached new heights. There are now nearly 80 million refugees around the world, making more than 1% of the world’s population forcibly displaced by the end of 2019, according to […] Continue reading -> MMV Releases “COVID Box” Of Compounds Showing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Accelerate Drug Research 19/06/2020 Grace Ren A standardized set of more than 80 compounds with known or predicted activity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been compiled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture in an effort to catalyze the discovery of drugs for the disease. The announcement comes amidst rapid shifts in the research around potential COVID-19 treatments. Just […] Continue reading -> A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] 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 -> Africa Must Develop Its Own Solutions To COVID-19, Say Experts Across The Continent 19/06/2020 Paul Adepoju 19 June 2020 (Ibadan, Nigeria) – We are at war with COVID-19, a war we must win to survive, said Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control, on Friday at a workshop on “Home-Grown Solutions to the COVID-19 Health Crisis,” hosted by the United Nations Development Programme. Since the continent’s first confirmed […] Continue reading -> Increase In Forced Displacement Raises Pandemic Fears About Vulnerable Refugee Populations 19/06/2020 Grace Ren As the world hit a sober new milestone of reporting more than 150,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, another slow burning crisis has also reached new heights. There are now nearly 80 million refugees around the world, making more than 1% of the world’s population forcibly displaced by the end of 2019, according to […] Continue reading -> MMV Releases “COVID Box” Of Compounds Showing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Accelerate Drug Research 19/06/2020 Grace Ren A standardized set of more than 80 compounds with known or predicted activity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been compiled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture in an effort to catalyze the discovery of drugs for the disease. The announcement comes amidst rapid shifts in the research around potential COVID-19 treatments. Just […] Continue reading -> A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Must Develop Its Own Solutions To COVID-19, Say Experts Across The Continent 19/06/2020 Paul Adepoju 19 June 2020 (Ibadan, Nigeria) – We are at war with COVID-19, a war we must win to survive, said Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control, on Friday at a workshop on “Home-Grown Solutions to the COVID-19 Health Crisis,” hosted by the United Nations Development Programme. Since the continent’s first confirmed […] Continue reading -> Increase In Forced Displacement Raises Pandemic Fears About Vulnerable Refugee Populations 19/06/2020 Grace Ren As the world hit a sober new milestone of reporting more than 150,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, another slow burning crisis has also reached new heights. There are now nearly 80 million refugees around the world, making more than 1% of the world’s population forcibly displaced by the end of 2019, according to […] Continue reading -> MMV Releases “COVID Box” Of Compounds Showing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Accelerate Drug Research 19/06/2020 Grace Ren A standardized set of more than 80 compounds with known or predicted activity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been compiled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture in an effort to catalyze the discovery of drugs for the disease. The announcement comes amidst rapid shifts in the research around potential COVID-19 treatments. Just […] Continue reading -> A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Increase In Forced Displacement Raises Pandemic Fears About Vulnerable Refugee Populations 19/06/2020 Grace Ren As the world hit a sober new milestone of reporting more than 150,000 new COVID-19 cases in one day, another slow burning crisis has also reached new heights. There are now nearly 80 million refugees around the world, making more than 1% of the world’s population forcibly displaced by the end of 2019, according to […] Continue reading -> MMV Releases “COVID Box” Of Compounds Showing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Accelerate Drug Research 19/06/2020 Grace Ren A standardized set of more than 80 compounds with known or predicted activity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been compiled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture in an effort to catalyze the discovery of drugs for the disease. The announcement comes amidst rapid shifts in the research around potential COVID-19 treatments. Just […] Continue reading -> A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
MMV Releases “COVID Box” Of Compounds Showing Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Accelerate Drug Research 19/06/2020 Grace Ren A standardized set of more than 80 compounds with known or predicted activity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been compiled by the Medicines for Malaria Venture in an effort to catalyze the discovery of drugs for the disease. The announcement comes amidst rapid shifts in the research around potential COVID-19 treatments. Just […] Continue reading -> A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A Paradigm Shift To Improve Diets And Food System Resilience 18/06/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay In the past forty years, the world has done “really well” on improving food availability. But meanwhile, diets have shifted in “very bad”, unhealthy directions. Even people who can afford nutritious food are opting for junk food instead, said Steve Godfrey, of the Geneva-based food and nutrition NGO, GAIN, at a conference on food systems […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Violence Against Children Exacerbated By COVID-19 Lockdowns 18/06/2020 Grace Ren While children seem to largely escape the worst COVID-19 infections, lockdowns to curb the pandemic have increased exposure to a different threat to children’s health – abuse and violence. In Eastern Uganda, where so far no child has been infected with COVID-19, lockdowns have led to an uptick in reports of child abuse, exploitation, and […] Continue reading -> Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes On Pause Due To COVID-19 18/06/2020 Grace Ren As COVID-19 puts the world collectively on pause, essential programmes for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are also feeling the cut. NTDs are estimated to impact up to 1.3 billion people around the world, mostly prevalent in poor, marginalized communities with low access to healthcare. “One of the things that’s been severely affected is our neglected […] Continue reading -> World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Health Organization To Include Dexamethasone In Updated COVID-19 Care Guidelines; Drops Hydroxychloroquine From Massive Solidarity Trial 17/06/2020 Grace Ren A rising star in the COVID-19 treatment arena, dexamethasone – a powerful corticosteroid – has stirred excitement among World Health Organization experts and researchers around the world, following the publication of promising early results from the United Kingdom’s Recovery trial. In COVID-19 patients only receiving supplemental oxygen, the trial found that dexamethasone reduced mortality by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts