US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Debt Relief & National Economic Reforms Pitched as ‘Big Picture’ Global Health Solutions Ahead of G-20 Meeting 26/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher An ambitious wish list of global economic and fiscal measures that the world should adopt to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has been floated by the World Health Organization- just ahead of a critical G-20 meeting of the world’s most industrialized nations this weekend. These include proposals for massive debt relief to debt-ridden countries and a […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> Rabies is Proof That Vaccine Inequality is Nothing New – But it Can be Changed 22/10/2021 Louis Nel In the US, cases of dogs infected with the rabies virus being brought into the country are significant enough to warrant national headlines and a year-long dog importation ban on dogs from hundreds of countries worldwide. Yet, in India, rabies does not get much media attention but it accounts for a shocking total of 20,000 […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Debt Relief & National Economic Reforms Pitched as ‘Big Picture’ Global Health Solutions Ahead of G-20 Meeting 26/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher An ambitious wish list of global economic and fiscal measures that the world should adopt to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has been floated by the World Health Organization- just ahead of a critical G-20 meeting of the world’s most industrialized nations this weekend. These include proposals for massive debt relief to debt-ridden countries and a […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> Rabies is Proof That Vaccine Inequality is Nothing New – But it Can be Changed 22/10/2021 Louis Nel In the US, cases of dogs infected with the rabies virus being brought into the country are significant enough to warrant national headlines and a year-long dog importation ban on dogs from hundreds of countries worldwide. Yet, in India, rabies does not get much media attention but it accounts for a shocking total of 20,000 […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> Rabies is Proof That Vaccine Inequality is Nothing New – But it Can be Changed 22/10/2021 Louis Nel In the US, cases of dogs infected with the rabies virus being brought into the country are significant enough to warrant national headlines and a year-long dog importation ban on dogs from hundreds of countries worldwide. Yet, in India, rabies does not get much media attention but it accounts for a shocking total of 20,000 […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> Rabies is Proof That Vaccine Inequality is Nothing New – But it Can be Changed 22/10/2021 Louis Nel In the US, cases of dogs infected with the rabies virus being brought into the country are significant enough to warrant national headlines and a year-long dog importation ban on dogs from hundreds of countries worldwide. Yet, in India, rabies does not get much media attention but it accounts for a shocking total of 20,000 […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Rabies is Proof That Vaccine Inequality is Nothing New – But it Can be Changed 22/10/2021 Louis Nel In the US, cases of dogs infected with the rabies virus being brought into the country are significant enough to warrant national headlines and a year-long dog importation ban on dogs from hundreds of countries worldwide. Yet, in India, rabies does not get much media attention but it accounts for a shocking total of 20,000 […] Continue reading -> Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Climate Change Accelerating Health Crises, Endangering More Lives, Warns New Lancet ‘Countdown’ Report 21/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar Surging fossil fuel use to feed a COVID economic recovery and record numbers of heat-wave days for older groups and agricultural workers; these are just a few of the sobering messages contained in the new Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, just 10 days before the start of the Glasgow Climate Conference. The report, […] Continue reading -> Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Discuss TRIPS Waiver, Health Activists Urge the European Council 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health activists have appealed to the European Council (EUCO) to discuss a waiver on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) on all health goods necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic, but there is no indication that this is on the agenda of the meeting which started in Brussels on Thursday afternoon. While COVID-19 is on […] Continue reading -> Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Can COVAX Finally Deliver on its Delayed Vaccine Promises? 20/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The global vaccine facility, COVAX, is on the cusp of delivering large amounts of vaccines to countries that need them the most – but will poorer countries have the ability to properly absorb these? And how can COVAX ensure that it has the trust of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) who need the vaccines most, […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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.
Taliban to Resume Afghanistan’s House-to-House Polio Vaccination Campaign 19/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization and UNICEF welcome the decision made by Taliban to support the resumption of house-to-house polio vaccination across Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign, which begins 8 November, will be the first in over three years to reach all children in Afghanistan, including more than 3.3 million children in some parts of the country […] 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