European and African Pharma Sector Want Permanent Platform to Support African Development 14/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan The major players in the European and African pharmaceutical sectors have called on the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) to support the creation of a permanent “business platform” to foster the pharma industry’s development in Africa. This emerged at a workshop Monday hosted by the the European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal […] Continue reading -> Tedros Celebrates WHO’s ‘Baby’, The mRNA Hub in South Africa 11/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – “Our baby is in good hands and will get stronger,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Afrigen CEO Petro Terblanche during a visit to the South African company which was chosen by the WHO as a “hub” to make mRNA vaccines and then share the technology with […] Continue reading -> South Africa Says ‘No Hesitation’ on Joining African Medicines Agency – WHO Head Tours Cape Town mRNA Vaccine Hub 11/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Speaking during a tour by WHO’s Director General of Cape Town’s new mRNA vaccine R&D hub that replicated the Moderna COVID vaccine, South Africa’s Health Minister affirms support for the continental-wide medicines regulatory authority. CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Health Minister signalled that his country intends to join the African Medicines Agency – but that […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC – Mastercard Partnership Helps Improve Vaccine Uptake – Only 0.5% of Doses Received are Wasted 11/02/2022 Paul Adepoju A partnership between Africa CDC and MasterCard Foundation, which has included visits to countries with model vaccination programmes, such as Rwanda and Morocco, is making a difference to other African countries facing challenges in getting jabs into arms. That and other measures aimed at supporting more rapid African roll out of COVID-19 vaccines are proving […] Continue reading -> BA.2 Now Dominant in South Africa: Could New ‘Stealth’ Sub-Variant Delay Hoped-For Pandemic Reprieve? 11/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the head of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Thursday – raising questions about whether the continued global creep of the new SARS-CoV2 sub-variant could dash hopes of a much-needed COVID-19 reprieve. “We have data from South […] Continue reading -> China, not COVAX, Led Vaccine Exports to the World’s Middle Income Countries in 2021 10/02/2022 Xiaoyi Wang While China’s rigorous management of virus risks at home has received considerable attention, particularly as it hosts the 2022 winter Olympics, it’s massive vaccine effort abroad has been underreported. In fact, as of end 2021, Beijing had supplied more COVID vaccines to low- and middle-income countries than the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility. Against the constant […] Continue reading -> The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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Tedros Celebrates WHO’s ‘Baby’, The mRNA Hub in South Africa 11/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – “Our baby is in good hands and will get stronger,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Afrigen CEO Petro Terblanche during a visit to the South African company which was chosen by the WHO as a “hub” to make mRNA vaccines and then share the technology with […] Continue reading -> South Africa Says ‘No Hesitation’ on Joining African Medicines Agency – WHO Head Tours Cape Town mRNA Vaccine Hub 11/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Speaking during a tour by WHO’s Director General of Cape Town’s new mRNA vaccine R&D hub that replicated the Moderna COVID vaccine, South Africa’s Health Minister affirms support for the continental-wide medicines regulatory authority. CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Health Minister signalled that his country intends to join the African Medicines Agency – but that […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC – Mastercard Partnership Helps Improve Vaccine Uptake – Only 0.5% of Doses Received are Wasted 11/02/2022 Paul Adepoju A partnership between Africa CDC and MasterCard Foundation, which has included visits to countries with model vaccination programmes, such as Rwanda and Morocco, is making a difference to other African countries facing challenges in getting jabs into arms. That and other measures aimed at supporting more rapid African roll out of COVID-19 vaccines are proving […] Continue reading -> BA.2 Now Dominant in South Africa: Could New ‘Stealth’ Sub-Variant Delay Hoped-For Pandemic Reprieve? 11/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the head of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Thursday – raising questions about whether the continued global creep of the new SARS-CoV2 sub-variant could dash hopes of a much-needed COVID-19 reprieve. “We have data from South […] Continue reading -> China, not COVAX, Led Vaccine Exports to the World’s Middle Income Countries in 2021 10/02/2022 Xiaoyi Wang While China’s rigorous management of virus risks at home has received considerable attention, particularly as it hosts the 2022 winter Olympics, it’s massive vaccine effort abroad has been underreported. In fact, as of end 2021, Beijing had supplied more COVID vaccines to low- and middle-income countries than the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility. Against the constant […] Continue reading -> The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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South Africa Says ‘No Hesitation’ on Joining African Medicines Agency – WHO Head Tours Cape Town mRNA Vaccine Hub 11/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Speaking during a tour by WHO’s Director General of Cape Town’s new mRNA vaccine R&D hub that replicated the Moderna COVID vaccine, South Africa’s Health Minister affirms support for the continental-wide medicines regulatory authority. CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Health Minister signalled that his country intends to join the African Medicines Agency – but that […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC – Mastercard Partnership Helps Improve Vaccine Uptake – Only 0.5% of Doses Received are Wasted 11/02/2022 Paul Adepoju A partnership between Africa CDC and MasterCard Foundation, which has included visits to countries with model vaccination programmes, such as Rwanda and Morocco, is making a difference to other African countries facing challenges in getting jabs into arms. That and other measures aimed at supporting more rapid African roll out of COVID-19 vaccines are proving […] Continue reading -> BA.2 Now Dominant in South Africa: Could New ‘Stealth’ Sub-Variant Delay Hoped-For Pandemic Reprieve? 11/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the head of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Thursday – raising questions about whether the continued global creep of the new SARS-CoV2 sub-variant could dash hopes of a much-needed COVID-19 reprieve. “We have data from South […] Continue reading -> China, not COVAX, Led Vaccine Exports to the World’s Middle Income Countries in 2021 10/02/2022 Xiaoyi Wang While China’s rigorous management of virus risks at home has received considerable attention, particularly as it hosts the 2022 winter Olympics, it’s massive vaccine effort abroad has been underreported. In fact, as of end 2021, Beijing had supplied more COVID vaccines to low- and middle-income countries than the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility. Against the constant […] Continue reading -> The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa CDC – Mastercard Partnership Helps Improve Vaccine Uptake – Only 0.5% of Doses Received are Wasted 11/02/2022 Paul Adepoju A partnership between Africa CDC and MasterCard Foundation, which has included visits to countries with model vaccination programmes, such as Rwanda and Morocco, is making a difference to other African countries facing challenges in getting jabs into arms. That and other measures aimed at supporting more rapid African roll out of COVID-19 vaccines are proving […] Continue reading -> BA.2 Now Dominant in South Africa: Could New ‘Stealth’ Sub-Variant Delay Hoped-For Pandemic Reprieve? 11/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the head of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Thursday – raising questions about whether the continued global creep of the new SARS-CoV2 sub-variant could dash hopes of a much-needed COVID-19 reprieve. “We have data from South […] Continue reading -> China, not COVAX, Led Vaccine Exports to the World’s Middle Income Countries in 2021 10/02/2022 Xiaoyi Wang While China’s rigorous management of virus risks at home has received considerable attention, particularly as it hosts the 2022 winter Olympics, it’s massive vaccine effort abroad has been underreported. In fact, as of end 2021, Beijing had supplied more COVID vaccines to low- and middle-income countries than the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility. Against the constant […] Continue reading -> The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
BA.2 Now Dominant in South Africa: Could New ‘Stealth’ Sub-Variant Delay Hoped-For Pandemic Reprieve? 11/02/2022 Maayan Hoffman The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in South Africa, the head of Africa’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Thursday – raising questions about whether the continued global creep of the new SARS-CoV2 sub-variant could dash hopes of a much-needed COVID-19 reprieve. “We have data from South […] Continue reading -> China, not COVAX, Led Vaccine Exports to the World’s Middle Income Countries in 2021 10/02/2022 Xiaoyi Wang While China’s rigorous management of virus risks at home has received considerable attention, particularly as it hosts the 2022 winter Olympics, it’s massive vaccine effort abroad has been underreported. In fact, as of end 2021, Beijing had supplied more COVID vaccines to low- and middle-income countries than the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility. Against the constant […] Continue reading -> The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
China, not COVAX, Led Vaccine Exports to the World’s Middle Income Countries in 2021 10/02/2022 Xiaoyi Wang While China’s rigorous management of virus risks at home has received considerable attention, particularly as it hosts the 2022 winter Olympics, it’s massive vaccine effort abroad has been underreported. In fact, as of end 2021, Beijing had supplied more COVID vaccines to low- and middle-income countries than the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility. Against the constant […] Continue reading -> The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
The BMJ: BioNTech Consultancy Sought to Undermine WHO Efforts to Create African mRNA Vaccine Tech Hub 10/02/2022 Editorial team A Maltese-based foundation representing BioNTech, the German company that co-produced with Pfizer a highly successful mRNA COVID vaccine, has been accused of seeking to undermine the World Health Organization’s new initiative to promote an open-source African-based COVID vaccine manufacturing hub – while proposing to ship European-fitted mRNA vaccine facilities to Africa in sea containers as […] Continue reading -> Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Reversing Years of Opposition, Taliban Initiate Polio Vaccination Campaign; Tedros Meets Afghan Health Minister in Geneva 09/02/2022 Shadi Khan Saif As Afghanistan’s fragile health system battles for survival, hard-earned gains of the past 20 years in the tenacious battle against polio are under threat. But on a hopeful note, the new Taliban regime has just launched its first national polio vaccine campaign – reversing years of opposition to the life-saving intervention. Afghanistan witnessed the lowest […] Continue reading -> Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Mexico City Officials in Row Over ‘Misleading’ Paper to Justify its Ivermectin Drive 08/02/2022 Kerry Cullinan Mexico City officials have been dishing out the animal worm treatment, ivermectin, to citizens with COVID-19 – and published a paper in which they apparently attempted to manufacture evidence that the treatment could reduce COVID-19 hospitalisation to justify their actions. The paper was removed from the social science platform, SocArXiv, last week for trying to provide […] Continue reading -> Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Africa CDC is Elevated to Status of Continental Public Health Agency 07/02/2022 Paul Adepoju The African Union has decided to elevate its African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to the status of an autonomous public health agency for the continent – rather than operating simply as technical arm of the AU. “Africa CDC will now be an autonomous health agency for the continent. Until now, Africa […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy