WHO Approves First Ever Malaria Vaccine 06/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the go-ahead for children to get the first-ever malaria vaccine in areas where there is a high to moderate risk of infection. The vaccine, known as RTS,S, is the first to have been approved against a parasitic disease. It has been tested on 800,000 children in Ghana, Kenya […] Continue reading -> New WHO Essential Medicines List Includes Controversial Insulin Analogues; Recommends Action on High Medicines Prices 01/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization published the latest edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) on Friday, making a sweeping move this time to include long-lasting insulin analogues as essential drugs that national health systems should incorporate into their services. The decision reverses the EML Expert Committee’s 2019 decision, rejecting the inclusion of insulin […] Continue reading -> As India Lifts its Vaccine Export Ban – will 600 Million India-made Doses of J&J Vaccine be Shipped to Rich Western Countries? 24/09/2021 Vidya Kirshnan In the coming months, 600 million doses of single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines, manufactured in Hyderabad, are likely to be exported to Europe or the United States, at a time when India grapples with vaccinating its own citizens. Civil-society organisations are concerned that millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine may end up in the […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Health Services in Poorer Countries Need to be ‘Reset’ to Address NCDs 09/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health services in low and middle-income countries have yet to adapt to their growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and still prioritise infectious diseases, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the NCD Alliance. Treatment “silos” for HIV and tuberculosis need to be transformed into integrated universal healthcare services to better serve people […] Continue reading -> WHO Africa Chief Warns that COVID-19 Booster Shots Threaten Continent’s Ability to Fight the Pandemic 24/08/2021 Chandre Prince As the Delta variant spreads across Africa and with the anticipation of a fourth COVID-19 wave later this year, the World Health Organization’s Africa head has called out rich countries that are now offering booster vaccine shots – even as much of the continent’s population waits for their chance at the first shot. WHO regional […] Continue reading -> One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New WHO Essential Medicines List Includes Controversial Insulin Analogues; Recommends Action on High Medicines Prices 01/10/2021 Raisa Santos The World Health Organization published the latest edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) on Friday, making a sweeping move this time to include long-lasting insulin analogues as essential drugs that national health systems should incorporate into their services. The decision reverses the EML Expert Committee’s 2019 decision, rejecting the inclusion of insulin […] Continue reading -> As India Lifts its Vaccine Export Ban – will 600 Million India-made Doses of J&J Vaccine be Shipped to Rich Western Countries? 24/09/2021 Vidya Kirshnan In the coming months, 600 million doses of single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines, manufactured in Hyderabad, are likely to be exported to Europe or the United States, at a time when India grapples with vaccinating its own citizens. Civil-society organisations are concerned that millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine may end up in the […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Health Services in Poorer Countries Need to be ‘Reset’ to Address NCDs 09/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health services in low and middle-income countries have yet to adapt to their growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and still prioritise infectious diseases, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the NCD Alliance. Treatment “silos” for HIV and tuberculosis need to be transformed into integrated universal healthcare services to better serve people […] Continue reading -> WHO Africa Chief Warns that COVID-19 Booster Shots Threaten Continent’s Ability to Fight the Pandemic 24/08/2021 Chandre Prince As the Delta variant spreads across Africa and with the anticipation of a fourth COVID-19 wave later this year, the World Health Organization’s Africa head has called out rich countries that are now offering booster vaccine shots – even as much of the continent’s population waits for their chance at the first shot. WHO regional […] Continue reading -> One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As India Lifts its Vaccine Export Ban – will 600 Million India-made Doses of J&J Vaccine be Shipped to Rich Western Countries? 24/09/2021 Vidya Kirshnan In the coming months, 600 million doses of single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccines, manufactured in Hyderabad, are likely to be exported to Europe or the United States, at a time when India grapples with vaccinating its own citizens. Civil-society organisations are concerned that millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine may end up in the […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Health Services in Poorer Countries Need to be ‘Reset’ to Address NCDs 09/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health services in low and middle-income countries have yet to adapt to their growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and still prioritise infectious diseases, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the NCD Alliance. Treatment “silos” for HIV and tuberculosis need to be transformed into integrated universal healthcare services to better serve people […] Continue reading -> WHO Africa Chief Warns that COVID-19 Booster Shots Threaten Continent’s Ability to Fight the Pandemic 24/08/2021 Chandre Prince As the Delta variant spreads across Africa and with the anticipation of a fourth COVID-19 wave later this year, the World Health Organization’s Africa head has called out rich countries that are now offering booster vaccine shots – even as much of the continent’s population waits for their chance at the first shot. WHO regional […] Continue reading -> One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Health Services in Poorer Countries Need to be ‘Reset’ to Address NCDs 09/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health services in low and middle-income countries have yet to adapt to their growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and still prioritise infectious diseases, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the NCD Alliance. Treatment “silos” for HIV and tuberculosis need to be transformed into integrated universal healthcare services to better serve people […] Continue reading -> WHO Africa Chief Warns that COVID-19 Booster Shots Threaten Continent’s Ability to Fight the Pandemic 24/08/2021 Chandre Prince As the Delta variant spreads across Africa and with the anticipation of a fourth COVID-19 wave later this year, the World Health Organization’s Africa head has called out rich countries that are now offering booster vaccine shots – even as much of the continent’s population waits for their chance at the first shot. WHO regional […] Continue reading -> One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Health Services in Poorer Countries Need to be ‘Reset’ to Address NCDs 09/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Health services in low and middle-income countries have yet to adapt to their growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and still prioritise infectious diseases, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the NCD Alliance. Treatment “silos” for HIV and tuberculosis need to be transformed into integrated universal healthcare services to better serve people […] Continue reading -> WHO Africa Chief Warns that COVID-19 Booster Shots Threaten Continent’s Ability to Fight the Pandemic 24/08/2021 Chandre Prince As the Delta variant spreads across Africa and with the anticipation of a fourth COVID-19 wave later this year, the World Health Organization’s Africa head has called out rich countries that are now offering booster vaccine shots – even as much of the continent’s population waits for their chance at the first shot. WHO regional […] Continue reading -> One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Africa Chief Warns that COVID-19 Booster Shots Threaten Continent’s Ability to Fight the Pandemic 24/08/2021 Chandre Prince As the Delta variant spreads across Africa and with the anticipation of a fourth COVID-19 wave later this year, the World Health Organization’s Africa head has called out rich countries that are now offering booster vaccine shots – even as much of the continent’s population waits for their chance at the first shot. WHO regional […] Continue reading -> One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One TB Vaccine in 100 years – yet more than one COVID vaccine in 100 days 16/07/2021 Paul Adepoju On the 100th anniversary of the world’s only vaccine for tuberculosis, the Stop TB Partnership has urged world leaders and other stakeholders to prioritise the development of an effective, safe and affordable tuberculosis vaccine by 2025. But there is a financial shortfall to achieve this goal, with only around a fifth of the target funding […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Here’s How We Can Move Closer to a World Without TB and HIV 01/07/2021 Lucica Ditiu Before the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s deadliest infectious disease was a different respiratory illness, one that we have lived with for millennia: tuberculosis (TB). Vaccines developed and rolled out in record time are already driving a reduction in deaths due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the outlook for TB remains dark: 4,000 people […] Continue reading -> China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts