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Yemen: Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines a ‘gamechanger’

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The 360,000 doses were shipped through the COVAX Facility, the global equity initiative, and will enable health workers and other priority populations to be protected against the disease.  “The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine doses is a critical moment for Yemen”, said Philippe Duamelle, Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a COVAX partner along with the Coalition for Epidemic… Read More
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COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’ – WHO chief

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“This report is a very important beginning, but it is not the end”, said WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We have not yet found the source of the virus, and we must continue to follow the science and leave no stone unturned as we do.” He welcomed the findings of the 34-member team, which in January, visited the Chinese city… Read More
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World leaders call for new international treaty to improve pandemic response

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In a joint article published on Tuesday across leading news platforms, the signatories said that the coronavirus pandemic had been a “stark and painful reminder that nobody is safe until everyone is safe” and that “there will be other pandemics and other major health emergencies”.  ‘Not if, but when’ “The question is not if, but when. Together, we must be… Read More
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Guterres calls on US to lead global vaccination plan effort, climate action, welcoming Blinken to Headquarters

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“I welcome the many initiatives the new United States administration has already taken to support multilateral responses to global challenges, and to strengthen cooperation between the US and the UN”, said António Guterres, sharing a screen with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and the host country’s new UN Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Back in the multilateral fold The UN chief cited rejoining… Read More
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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS

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UNAIDS adopted the new Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026 during a special session, chaired by the Minister of Health of Namibia, held on 24 and 25 March 2021. The new #GlobalAIDSStrategy is here! The strategy aims to get every country and every community on-track to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Find out more ?? — UNAIDS (@UNAIDS) March… Read More
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International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries 

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At the beginning of the year, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had called for countries to work together, so that all States could begin vaccinating within the first 100 days of 2021.  “177 countries and economies have started vaccination”, he said at a regular press briefing, adding that with just 15 days left before the 100 days are up, 36… Read More
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Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn

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The independent expert body also highlighted the negative impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the global supply of medicines, and on the well-being of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders.  An ‘alarming trend’  “The pandemic has caused great harm to the health and the well-being of older people. However, there is also a hidden epidemic of drug… Read More
Development Mozambique 

OP-ED: Mozambique holds the key to Southern Africa’s clean energy transition

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By Fhedzi Modau, Mozambique Country Manager, Wartsila Energy Business With its massive gas reserves and billions of dollars of investment flowing in to monetize them, Mozambique has a unique opportunity to deploy a flexible power strategy that will bring major benefits across both its domestic and regional electricity markets. Countries across Southern Africa have established ambitious targets to increase access… Read More
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Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off

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The number of new deaths from the coronavirus levelled off after a six-week decrease, with just over 60,000 new deaths reported. Europe and the Americas continued to account for nearly eight in 10 of all cases and deaths, while the only region to report a decline in fatalities was the Western Pacific, down nearly a third, compared to the previous… Read More
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Inequity of COVID-19 vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief

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“In January, I said that the world was on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure unless urgent steps were taken to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines”, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists at a regular news briefing.  “Today, AstraZeneca announced positive results from a trial of the vaccine among 32,000+ people in ??… Read More
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