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COVAX Announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries

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COVAX announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; rollout to commence with successful execution of supply agreements. Additionally, COVAX announced that, pending WHO emergency use listings, nearly 150 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford candidate are anticipated to be available in Q1 2021, via existing agreements with the Serum Institute… Read More
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Healthier world means ‘safer America’ Tedros stresses, as UN-led vaccine initiative announces deal for 40 million doses 

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Commenting on the deal at the regular end-of-week press conference in Geneva, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said pending emergency authorization, close to 150 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine should also be available for COVAX to distribute, up to the end of March.  February delivery date  “Together, these announcements mean COVAX could begin delivering doses in February, provided we can finalize a supply… Read More
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Pandemic will not end for anyone, ‘until it ends for everyone’ 

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“The virus can still travel from the vastly unvaccinated massive population of the Global South to the Global North, including in its increasingly mutating forms”, Obiora Okafor, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international solidarity, said in a statement.  He explained that with mutations constantly evolving, only inoculating rich countries would likely “complicate or delay” the eradication of the… Read More
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Fauci announces US intention to resume major role in global health

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Addressing the WHO’s Executive Board Meeting, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser to the new US President, said that Mr. Biden intended to issue a directive within hours so that the country can become part of the COVAX platform to advance multilateral efforts to distribute coronavirus vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics.  Speaking one year ago “to the day” since the United… Read More
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Neglected tropical diseases: WHO to formally launch new road map for next decade

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The World Health Organization (WHO) will formally launch its new road map for neglected tropical diseases on 28 January 2021. Registration is open for the virtual launch which comprises a 2-hour programme with the participation of Heads of State, Ministers of Health of several countries, WHO Director-General and Regional Directors and partner organizations.  ‘Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable… Read More
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Guterres urges world to ‘work together in solidarity’ as US moves to re-join WHO

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In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres said that supporting the UN health agency “is absolutely critical” to the world’s effort for a better coordinated response against COVID-19.  The UN chief also urged global solidarity to defeat the coronavirus.   “Now is the time for unity and for the international community to work together in solidarity to… Read More
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WHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities

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Public settings, such as schools, childcare centres, nursing homes, hospitals and correctional facilities and all other canteens of public institutions, can play a key role in ensuring people are provided with healthy food and helping prevent the 8 million annual deaths currently caused by unhealthy diets. A new WHO Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service… Read More
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Early childhood development in conflict-affected countries is key to life-long health, wellbeing and prosperity, says WHO and partners

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The early years in a child’s life are critical in building a foundation for optimal development through a stable and nurturing environment. However, for infants and young children living in humanitarian settings, risks such as forced displacement, migration, malnutrition, limited access to health services and insecurity threaten their chances to survive and thrive. In 2018, more than 29 million children… Read More
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Global scientists double down on SARS-CoV-2 variants research at WHO-hosted forum

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Global scientists are intensifying research into COVID-19, as the World Health Organization (WHO) moves to expand its scientific collaboration and monitoring of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A day-long virtual meeting of scientists from around the globe, convened by WHO, brought together more than 1 750 experts from 124 countries to discuss critical knowledge gaps and research… Read More
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WHO publishes a series of case studies on the implementation of the Chemicals Road Map

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In 2017 the 70th World Health Assembly approved the  Road map to enhance health sector engagement in the strategic approach to international chemicals management towards the 2020 goal and beyond. As called for in the Road Map, WHO has established a Global Chemicals and Health Network, the goal of which includes to facilitate implementation of the road map by promoting collaboration… Read More
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