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90 percent of countries’ health services continue to be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

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There are some signs of progress however: in 2020, countries surveyed reported that, on average, about half of essential health services were disrupted. In the first 3 months of 2021, that figure had dropped to just over one third of services. Overcoming disruptions Many countries have now stepped up efforts to mitigate disruptions. These include informing the public about changes to… Read More
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Were the Deaths of Chad and Tanzania Presidents Prophesied by Wiseman Daniel?

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BY Akin Badmus Merely a few weeks after the sudden passing of Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, the death of yet another African President, Chad’s own Idriss Déby, was announced to the world on Tuesday 21st April 2021, but was all this foretold by Nigerian cleric Wiseman Daniel? In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Wiseman Daniel, the founder of… Read More
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COVID-19: Greta Thunberg contributes 100,000 Euros to vaccine equity initiative

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The contribution from her foundation to the WHO Foundation will support the COVAX Facility to provide vaccines to people in need and comes as cases worldwide rose for an eighth consecutive week.  Speaking during WHO’s regular media briefing from Geneva, she urged the international community to address the “tragedy” of vaccine inequity, describing COVAX as the best path forward to… Read More
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Global shortage of innovative antibiotics fuels emergence and spread of drug-resistance

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The world is still failing to develop desperately needed antibacterial treatments, despite growing awareness of the urgent threat of antibiotic resistance, according to report by the World Health Organization. WHO reveals that none of the 43 antibiotics that are currently in clinical development sufficiently address the problem of drug resistance in the world’s most dangerous bacteria. “The persistent failure to… Read More
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US$ 1.4 trillion lost every year to tobacco use – New tobacco tax manual shows ways to save lives, money and build back better after COVID-19

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WHO’s new technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration shows countries ways to cut down on over US$1.4 trillion in health expenditures and lost productivity due to tobacco use worldwide. Improved tobacco taxation policies can also be a key component of building back better after COVID-19, where countries need additional resources to respond and to finance health system recovery. “We… Read More
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Benefits of continuing to provide life-saving HIV services outweigh the risk of COVID-19 transmission by 100 to 1

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UNAIDS and WHO have supported mathematical modelling to establish the benefits of continuing HIV services compared to the potential harm of additional COVID-19 transmission. The analysis shows that maintaining HIV services would avert between 19 and 146 AIDS-related deaths per 10 000 people over a 50-year time horizon, while the additional COVID-19-related deaths from exposures related to HIV services would be… Read More
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WHO calls for comprehensive, equitable access to healthcare for every Chagas disease patient

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Today on World Chagas Disease Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for comprehensive and equitable access to health care and services to everyone affected by Chagas disease. An estimated 6 to 7 million people worldwide are infected by Trypanosoma cruzi – the parasite that causes the disease.  “It is sad to note that despite progress, millions of people… Read More
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New WHO Global Compact to speed up action to tackle diabetes

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The World Health Organization’s  new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who need it  ̶  100 years after the discovery of insulin. The Compact is being launched today at the Global Diabetes Summit, which is co-hosted by WHO and the Government of Canada, with the support of… Read More
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Vaccine equity the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares, as governments call for solidarity, sharing

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The summit – held in virtual format on the theme, “A Vaccine for All” – brought together senior officials from the UN, government, business, the scientific community and civil society, who explored ways to guarantee equal access to the vaccine as a global public good, and to strengthen countries’ readiness for its distribution. “Vaccine equity is the challenge of our… Read More
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COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever, WHO warns

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“Around the world, cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his regular briefing.  “Globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled over the past two months. This is approaching the highest rate of infection that we have seen so far during the pandemic.”  As of Friday,… Read More
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