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COVID-19: First mRNA vaccine tech transfer hub a ‘great step forward’

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The facility will allow manufacturers from developing countries to receive training in how to produce vaccines, and the relevant licenses to do so, as part of global efforts to scale-up access to lifesaving treatments.  Vaccine inequity has demonstrated that in a crisis, low-income countries can’t rely on vaccine-producing countries to supply their needs.Delighted to announce with my brother President @CyrilRamaphosa,… Read More
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COVID-19: Vaccines donated next year, ‘too late for those who are dying today’

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That was one of the main messages relayed to reporters on Friday by World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who said if richer countries and pharmaceutical companies wait to donate and produce more shots until next year, that will be “too late for those who are dying today.” Lauding Guinea’s expected announcement on Saturday that its latest Ebola… Read More
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One in every 100 dies by their own hand, each suicide ‘a tragedy’ – WHO

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Based on its estimates that more than 700,000 people, or one-in-100, died by suicide in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) produced new LIVE LIFE guidelines to help countries reduce that rate by a third, no later than 2030. “We cannot – and must not – ignore suicide”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. COVID pressure From job loss to financial… Read More
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New WHO guidance seeks to put an end to human rights violations in mental health care

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Globally, the majority of mental health care continues to be provided in psychiatric hospitals, and human rights abuses and coercive practices remain all too common. But providing community-based mental health care that is both respectful of human rights and focused on recovery is proving successful and cost-effective, according to new guidance released today by the World Health Organization. Mental health… Read More
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Statement for healthcare professionals: How COVID-19 vaccines are regulated for safety and effectiveness

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Healthcare professionals and public health authorities have a central role in discussing vaccination against COVID-19 with their patients. Vaccines play a critical role in preventing deaths, hospitalisation caused by infectious diseases. Emerging data on effectiveness indicates that licenced COVID-19vaccines are contributing to controlling the spread of the disease. Until widespread vaccination has been achieved, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people need… Read More
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G7 announces pledges of 870 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which at least half to be delivered by the end of 2021

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COVAX welcomes dose sharing commitments for 870 million additional doses to support equitable access to vaccines in 2021 and 2022, with the aim to deliver at least half by the end of 2021.   The G7 has committed one billion doses since the February 2021 virtual G7 Early Leaders’ Summit, including pledges made at the G20 Global Health Summit hosted… Read More
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The ACT Accelerator partnership welcomes commitment of 870 million vaccine doses and calls for more investment in all tools to end the pandemic

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Total funding committed to the ACT-Accelerator partnership remains US$ 15.1 billion with a gap of over US$16 billion. At the close of this year’s G7 Leaders’ summit, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland announced a donation of an additional 870 million vaccine doses from attendees, with the majority to be delivered through COVAX,… Read More
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Five polio vaccination workers shot dead in Afghanistan; UN condemns ‘brutal’ killings

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The UN humanitarian coordination office OCHA, said the deaths and injuries occurred during five separate attacks on health workers – the latest in a recent spate which saw three health workers killed in March during the national polio vaccination effort in Nangahar. Earlier this month, humanitarian workers with the Halo Trust demining group, came under attack in northern Afghanistan,  where extremists… Read More
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‘Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: UN health agency  

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In a statement coinciding with the launch, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the health threat was growing, in line with the “mounting ‘tsunami of e-waste’”.  “In the same way the world has rallied to protect the seas and their ecosystems from plastic and microplastic pollution, we need to rally to protect our most valuable resource –the health of our children… Read More
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