While Europe Celebrates – Israel & Bahrain Vaccinate 30/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Jerusalem – The huge neon sign over the city’s football stadium flashed over the highway and into the night. “Jerusalem is vaccinating” – it proclaimed. Across from the stadium, in a giant Arena that in normal times hosts conferences and trade shows, a steady stream of older people – some in wheelchairs, moving with walkers […] Continue reading -> New Support From The Wellcome Trust – For Our Journalism In The Global South 23/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In early January 2020, as our Health Policy Watch team returned to work just after the New Year’s break, our production editor who had returned from a visit to her mother in China, called me to say in a mildly worried tone: “Hi Elaine, there is a strange virus circulating in Wuhan. I thought you […] Continue reading -> US Congress Allocates $4B To Support Gavi Vaccine Equity Plan 23/12/2020 J Hacker Just 2 weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a plea to countries to honor their donor pledges to support its COVAX vaccine procurement scheme to equitably distribute at least a portion of forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines to countries around the world. Without donor support, the globall vaccine procurement facility that over 180 countries have […] Continue reading -> This Research Centre Wants Your Liver – If You’re From Africa 23/12/2020 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – A new antiretroviral drug was supposed to be a game-changer for South Africa, which has one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the world. The drug, dolutegravir, was cheap, had few side effects, and – most importantly – it suppressed the virus quickly. But after a few months on the treatment, many […] Continue reading -> Climate Measures Now Included In UN Human Development Report – Reflecting Countries’ Progress On Emissions Reductions 22/12/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Nearly all countries’ development rankings have been shaken up, following the addition of new climate and environmental metrics in a UN global index designed to measure human progress, with the greatest decline in ranking position occurring among high income and developed countries. The 2020 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […] Continue reading -> Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds 18/12/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the “enormous” contributions that migrants have made to society, they still face discrimination, social exclusion, and struggle to access health services even years after migrating, especially during the current pandemic, the first survey ever of migrant health during COVID-19 has found. The report, which was led by Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen […] Continue reading -> Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Support From The Wellcome Trust – For Our Journalism In The Global South 23/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In early January 2020, as our Health Policy Watch team returned to work just after the New Year’s break, our production editor who had returned from a visit to her mother in China, called me to say in a mildly worried tone: “Hi Elaine, there is a strange virus circulating in Wuhan. I thought you […] Continue reading -> US Congress Allocates $4B To Support Gavi Vaccine Equity Plan 23/12/2020 J Hacker Just 2 weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a plea to countries to honor their donor pledges to support its COVAX vaccine procurement scheme to equitably distribute at least a portion of forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines to countries around the world. Without donor support, the globall vaccine procurement facility that over 180 countries have […] Continue reading -> This Research Centre Wants Your Liver – If You’re From Africa 23/12/2020 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – A new antiretroviral drug was supposed to be a game-changer for South Africa, which has one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the world. The drug, dolutegravir, was cheap, had few side effects, and – most importantly – it suppressed the virus quickly. But after a few months on the treatment, many […] Continue reading -> Climate Measures Now Included In UN Human Development Report – Reflecting Countries’ Progress On Emissions Reductions 22/12/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Nearly all countries’ development rankings have been shaken up, following the addition of new climate and environmental metrics in a UN global index designed to measure human progress, with the greatest decline in ranking position occurring among high income and developed countries. The 2020 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […] Continue reading -> Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds 18/12/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the “enormous” contributions that migrants have made to society, they still face discrimination, social exclusion, and struggle to access health services even years after migrating, especially during the current pandemic, the first survey ever of migrant health during COVID-19 has found. The report, which was led by Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen […] Continue reading -> Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Congress Allocates $4B To Support Gavi Vaccine Equity Plan 23/12/2020 J Hacker Just 2 weeks ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a plea to countries to honor their donor pledges to support its COVAX vaccine procurement scheme to equitably distribute at least a portion of forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines to countries around the world. Without donor support, the globall vaccine procurement facility that over 180 countries have […] Continue reading -> This Research Centre Wants Your Liver – If You’re From Africa 23/12/2020 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – A new antiretroviral drug was supposed to be a game-changer for South Africa, which has one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the world. The drug, dolutegravir, was cheap, had few side effects, and – most importantly – it suppressed the virus quickly. But after a few months on the treatment, many […] Continue reading -> Climate Measures Now Included In UN Human Development Report – Reflecting Countries’ Progress On Emissions Reductions 22/12/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Nearly all countries’ development rankings have been shaken up, following the addition of new climate and environmental metrics in a UN global index designed to measure human progress, with the greatest decline in ranking position occurring among high income and developed countries. The 2020 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […] Continue reading -> Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds 18/12/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the “enormous” contributions that migrants have made to society, they still face discrimination, social exclusion, and struggle to access health services even years after migrating, especially during the current pandemic, the first survey ever of migrant health during COVID-19 has found. The report, which was led by Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen […] Continue reading -> Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
This Research Centre Wants Your Liver – If You’re From Africa 23/12/2020 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – A new antiretroviral drug was supposed to be a game-changer for South Africa, which has one of the largest HIV-positive populations in the world. The drug, dolutegravir, was cheap, had few side effects, and – most importantly – it suppressed the virus quickly. But after a few months on the treatment, many […] Continue reading -> Climate Measures Now Included In UN Human Development Report – Reflecting Countries’ Progress On Emissions Reductions 22/12/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Nearly all countries’ development rankings have been shaken up, following the addition of new climate and environmental metrics in a UN global index designed to measure human progress, with the greatest decline in ranking position occurring among high income and developed countries. The 2020 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […] Continue reading -> Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds 18/12/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the “enormous” contributions that migrants have made to society, they still face discrimination, social exclusion, and struggle to access health services even years after migrating, especially during the current pandemic, the first survey ever of migrant health during COVID-19 has found. The report, which was led by Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen […] Continue reading -> Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Measures Now Included In UN Human Development Report – Reflecting Countries’ Progress On Emissions Reductions 22/12/2020 Madeleine Hoecklin Nearly all countries’ development rankings have been shaken up, following the addition of new climate and environmental metrics in a UN global index designed to measure human progress, with the greatest decline in ranking position occurring among high income and developed countries. The 2020 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), […] Continue reading -> Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds 18/12/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the “enormous” contributions that migrants have made to society, they still face discrimination, social exclusion, and struggle to access health services even years after migrating, especially during the current pandemic, the first survey ever of migrant health during COVID-19 has found. The report, which was led by Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen […] Continue reading -> Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Migrants Struggle To Access Healthcare, First WHO Study Of Migrant Health During Pandemic Finds 18/12/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Despite the “enormous” contributions that migrants have made to society, they still face discrimination, social exclusion, and struggle to access health services even years after migrating, especially during the current pandemic, the first survey ever of migrant health during COVID-19 has found. The report, which was led by Ghent University and the University of Copenhagen […] Continue reading -> Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Two Billion Doses Secured For COVAX Vaccine Facility – Distribution Will Begin in First Quarter 2021 To High Risk Groups in Low- And Middle-Income Countries 18/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The WHO-led COVAX Facility announced Friday that it has now secured some 2 billion vaccine doses and distribution of vaccines will begin in the first quarter of 2021 – ensuring that at least some vaccines will begin to reach the 92 low-income countries that are largely dependent on global philanthropy to access sufficient vaccine supplies. […] Continue reading -> Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Plans to To Send International Team To China In January To Investigate Origins Of SARS-CoV-2 Virus 17/12/2020 Raisa Santos Following months of delay, and delicate backdoor negotiations, WHO now says that it “hopes” an international team has been mandated by the World Health Assembly to investigate the sources of the SARS-CoV2 virus can travel to China in January to begin their fieldwork. “The International team is currently working on logistical arrangements to travel to […] Continue reading -> Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Nearly 6 Million People Could Be Immunized By Vaccines in 2021 – But Low-Income Countries Risk Being Left Out, Warns BMJ 16/12/2020 J Hacker Striking through the politicised warnings and potentially hollow gestures, a new study has found that COVID-19 vaccines could remain out of reach until at least 2022 for nearly one- fifth of the global population – despite months of pleas and appeals to ensure their widespread global distribution. The study, published in The BMJ, is the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts