SARSCoV2 Virus Hunt: Unlock Mysteries of Missing Data, Bat Coronaviruses and Mojiang Mine, Scientists Appeal To WHO Member States 30/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new appeal about the course of the SARS-CoV2 virus hunt, penned by an international group of scientists, urges WHO member states to seize the moment of the upcoming World Health Assembly to adopt a much tougher mandate, with more rigorous scientific measures, to get to the truth of whether the SARS-CoV2 virus first infected […] Continue reading -> Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 Surge Coincides With ‘Worrying’ Global Increases, Say WHO Officials 16/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the world quickly approaches the highest weekly rate of infection recorded since the start of the pandemic over a year ago, several countries that have largely held COVID-19 at bay so far are seeing surges in infections. Papua New Guinea (PNG), a small Pacific island state that successfully shielded itself from the SARS-CoV2 virus […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Papua New Guinea’s COVID-19 Surge Coincides With ‘Worrying’ Global Increases, Say WHO Officials 16/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the world quickly approaches the highest weekly rate of infection recorded since the start of the pandemic over a year ago, several countries that have largely held COVID-19 at bay so far are seeing surges in infections. Papua New Guinea (PNG), a small Pacific island state that successfully shielded itself from the SARS-CoV2 virus […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Russian And Chinese Bilateral Vaccine Deals & Donations Outmaneuver Europe & United States 04/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Esther Nakkazi CAPE TOWN & KAMPALA – From Asia to the Americas, vaccines are fast becoming the new currency by which nations and geopolitical blocs wield influence and buy political favours – with more value than oil or bitcoin. But nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in Africa, Latin America and south Asia, where both Russia […] Continue reading -> WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Experts Unable to Find ‘Missing Link’ in SARS-CoV2 Virus Transmission in China 09/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most likely way that the SARS-CoV2 virus spread in Wuhan was from an animal intermediary that transmitted the virus from bats to humans, while the least likely was that it resulted from a laboratory “incident”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) team on the origin of the virus, which completed a month-long investigation […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New WHO Roadmap Sets Ambitious Targets To Reduce By 90% Neglected Tropical Disease Burden Within Decade 28/01/2021 Paul Adepoju The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday released a new road map for reducing by 90% illnesses related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the year 2030. The plan proposes ambitious targets and a more integrated and holistic approach to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion people worldwide, mainly poor, and which thrive […] Continue reading -> WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Proposes New Mode Of Engaging With Non-State Actors 28/01/2021 Esther Nakkazi The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to make its engagement with non-state actors (non-state actors) more meaningful and efficient with a new proposal to establish a number of NSA fora that would allow exchange with WHO and member state representatives outside of official meetings. The new proposal — which will be tested during the 74th […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts