European Parliament Members Urge Open Licensing For COVID-19 Products Financed Through EU Grants 27/03/2020 Grace Ren Some 33 Members of the European Parliament released an open letter Friday urging top leadership in the European Commission (EC) to prohibit exclusive licensing for COVID-19 products developed with European Union (EU) grants, and demanding transparency in the research and development pipeline to ensure affordability commitments are met. In a separate letter signed by 37 […] Continue reading -> The COVID-19 Crisis In Health Systems & Prospects For Recovery – The View From Italy 27/03/2020 Nicoletta Dentico No illusion. COVID-19 is closer to us than we may imagine. And getting closer day by day. Around the world, in big cities and small centres alike, people are heading deeper into a sort of dystopian fiction, as if empty streets, latex gloves, face masks and self isolation were the new normal. Some 1.3 billion […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General ‘Welcomes’ Costa Rica Call For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Treatments; G-20 Pledges Broad Support To Emergency Response 26/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the call by Costa Rica’s President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, for WHO to launch an initiative that would “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic.” “I welcome his initiative & call for pooled rights […] Continue reading -> Blood Plasma Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Approved By US FDA For Investigational Use As Treatment 25/03/2020 Grace Ren The US Food and Drug Administration granted investigational emergency use approval for convalescent blood plasma as a potential COVID-19 treatment on Tuesday. Cloned antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients showed impressive ability to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, in cell cultures, according to a paper published Wednesday on the preprint server BioRxiv. Two of […] Continue reading -> Médecins Sans Frontières Announces Campaign For $5 COVID-19 Test On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform 24/03/2020 Grace Ren Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to push for a US $5 price tag on a new COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test that can be used on GeneXpert, a diagnostic instrument widely deployed around the world for diagnosing tuberculosis. The test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, received US Food and Drug […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. 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The COVID-19 Crisis In Health Systems & Prospects For Recovery – The View From Italy 27/03/2020 Nicoletta Dentico No illusion. COVID-19 is closer to us than we may imagine. And getting closer day by day. Around the world, in big cities and small centres alike, people are heading deeper into a sort of dystopian fiction, as if empty streets, latex gloves, face masks and self isolation were the new normal. Some 1.3 billion […] Continue reading -> WHO Director General ‘Welcomes’ Costa Rica Call For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Treatments; G-20 Pledges Broad Support To Emergency Response 26/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the call by Costa Rica’s President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, for WHO to launch an initiative that would “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic.” “I welcome his initiative & call for pooled rights […] Continue reading -> Blood Plasma Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Approved By US FDA For Investigational Use As Treatment 25/03/2020 Grace Ren The US Food and Drug Administration granted investigational emergency use approval for convalescent blood plasma as a potential COVID-19 treatment on Tuesday. Cloned antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients showed impressive ability to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, in cell cultures, according to a paper published Wednesday on the preprint server BioRxiv. Two of […] Continue reading -> Médecins Sans Frontières Announces Campaign For $5 COVID-19 Test On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform 24/03/2020 Grace Ren Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to push for a US $5 price tag on a new COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test that can be used on GeneXpert, a diagnostic instrument widely deployed around the world for diagnosing tuberculosis. The test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, received US Food and Drug […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. 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WHO Director General ‘Welcomes’ Costa Rica Call For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Treatments; G-20 Pledges Broad Support To Emergency Response 26/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the call by Costa Rica’s President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, for WHO to launch an initiative that would “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic.” “I welcome his initiative & call for pooled rights […] Continue reading -> Blood Plasma Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Approved By US FDA For Investigational Use As Treatment 25/03/2020 Grace Ren The US Food and Drug Administration granted investigational emergency use approval for convalescent blood plasma as a potential COVID-19 treatment on Tuesday. Cloned antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients showed impressive ability to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, in cell cultures, according to a paper published Wednesday on the preprint server BioRxiv. Two of […] Continue reading -> Médecins Sans Frontières Announces Campaign For $5 COVID-19 Test On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform 24/03/2020 Grace Ren Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to push for a US $5 price tag on a new COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test that can be used on GeneXpert, a diagnostic instrument widely deployed around the world for diagnosing tuberculosis. The test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, received US Food and Drug […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
Blood Plasma Of Recovered COVID-19 Patients Approved By US FDA For Investigational Use As Treatment 25/03/2020 Grace Ren The US Food and Drug Administration granted investigational emergency use approval for convalescent blood plasma as a potential COVID-19 treatment on Tuesday. Cloned antibodies from recovered COVID-19 patients showed impressive ability to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the disease, in cell cultures, according to a paper published Wednesday on the preprint server BioRxiv. Two of […] Continue reading -> Médecins Sans Frontières Announces Campaign For $5 COVID-19 Test On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform 24/03/2020 Grace Ren Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to push for a US $5 price tag on a new COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test that can be used on GeneXpert, a diagnostic instrument widely deployed around the world for diagnosing tuberculosis. The test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, received US Food and Drug […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
Médecins Sans Frontières Announces Campaign For $5 COVID-19 Test On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform 24/03/2020 Grace Ren Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to push for a US $5 price tag on a new COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test that can be used on GeneXpert, a diagnostic instrument widely deployed around the world for diagnosing tuberculosis. The test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, received US Food and Drug […] Continue reading -> Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
Costa Rica Urges WHO To Lead Global Initiative For Pooled Rights To COVID-19 Diagnostics, Drugs & Vaccines 24/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay Costa Rica’s president, Carlos Alvarado Quesada has appealed to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, to “pool rights to technologies that are useful for the detection, prevention, control and treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic”. The presidential letter dated Monday, 23 March, and co-signed by Minister of Health, Daniel Salas Peraza, […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
New COVID-19 Rapid Diagnostic Approved On ‘GeneXpert’ TB Platform; Could Pave Way For More Testing In Low- & Middle-Income Countries 23/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay US Food & Drug Administration authorization of a rapid COVID-19 test on the GeneXpert platform, one of the most widely-used TB diagnostic tools in the world, could be the first crack in the doorway to wider testing capacity in low- and middle-income countries, leading TB advocates told Health Policy Watch. There are some 23,000 GeneXpert […] Continue reading -> Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
Protective Equipment Manufacturing Must Increase By 80-100 Times During COVID-19 Pandemic; WHO Projects 26 Million Healthcare Workers In Need 20/03/2020 Grace Ren Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic response should be scaled up by 80 to 100 times to meet the projected needs of the healthcare workforce, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Amid a growing PPE shortage crisis in hotspots like Italy, the United States, and Iran, some 26 million healthcare […] Continue reading -> New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
New COVID-19 Diagnostics Offer Hope – But “Broadbased Testing Not Possible” Says Roche Industry Leader 19/03/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay New high-throughput test technologies that can process thousands of COVID-19 samples a day are coming online. But the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals, which recently gained US Food and Drug Administration approval for a new high-volume test, asserted Thursday that “broad-based testing is simply not feasible.” Severin Schwan, Roche CEO, was speaking at a press conference […] Continue reading -> WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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
WHO Announces New International Trial To Search For COVID-19 Treatments 18/03/2020 Editorial team The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday a global “SOLIDARITY Trial” to generate a large, robust study comparing potential treatments for COVID-19. Currently there are 522 trials listed on WHO’s Clinical Trial registry under “COVID-19.” “Multiple small trials with different methodologies may not give us the clear, strong evidence we need about which treatments help to […] 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