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UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions

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“WHO wants to see restrictions lifted as much as anyone”, he said. “At the same time, lifting restrictions too quickly could lead to a deadly resurgence. The way down can be as dangerous as the way up if not managed properly”. Tedros laid out six factors for consideration, which include that transmission is controlled and sufficient public health and medical… Read More

African Development Bank Group approves $10 million equity in Razorite Healthcare Fund for Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10-million equity investment in Razorite Healthcare Africa Fund 1 (RHAF1) to help improve healthcare infrastructure delivery across the continent. The 10-year deal, approved on 26 February, will resource the Fund to address growing demands for affordable and quality healthcare services in several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa faced with… Read More
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COVID-19 threatening global peace and security, UN chief warns

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António Guterres said heightened solidarity is needed if the world is to defeat the crisis, which he called the “gravest test since the founding of this Organization”, with Governments already struggling to address rising unemployment and economic downturn. “But the pandemic also poses a significant threat to the maintenance of international peace and security — potentially leading to an increase in… Read More
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The African Development Bank and its partners want your ideas for beating the COVID-19 pandemic

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020. The 72-hour competition is a global hackathon – or “ideathon” – to develop effective solutions to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Challenge is open to entrepreneurs, companies, civil society organizations and governments with bankable solutions or ventures to address the pandemic.… Read More
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Coronavirus-driven debt crisis threatens poor countries already at risk, says UN report

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In its report, the UN-led Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for Development explores the steps that governments must take to avert debt overload and address the economic and financial havoc wrought by the pandemic.  “The global community was already falling behind in efforts to end poverty, take climate action and reduce inequalities”, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. “We have… Read More
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100 days on from advent of COVID-19, more action is needed: Tedros

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“We’re committed to doing everything we can to prevent that from happening”, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.But the window for containing the new coronavirus is closing in many countries.  COVID-19 has already taken nearly 80,000 lives, and while infection numbers in Africa are still relatively small, they are growing fast.  The disease is estimated to be 10 times more lethal than… Read More
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Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General

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The dire warning from António Guterres is laid out in a policy brief which details how the new disease is deepening pre-existing inequalities which are in turn amplifying its impacts on the lives of women and girls. “I urge governments to put women and girls at the centre of their efforts to recover from COVID-19. That starts with women as… Read More
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COVID-19 in Yemen: Saudi coalition ceasefire declared in bid to contain coronavirus

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The development comes some two weeks after the UN Secretary-General issued a global appeal to all belligerents to down their weapons to help halt the spread of the new coronavirus. To date, the pandemic has not reached Yemen, but there have been confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia. In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Mr. Guterres responded positively to the… Read More
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5 reasons the world needs WHO, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic

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1) Helping countries to prepare and respond WHO has issued a COVID-19 Strategic Prearedness and Response Plan, which identifies the major actions countries need to take, and the resources needed to carry them out. The plan, which is updated as fresh information and data improve WHO’s understanding of the characteristics of the virus and how to respond, acts as a… Read More
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No need to politicize COVID-19: UN health agency chief

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Responding to criticism levelled on Tuesday at the agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, emphasizing that “my short message is, please quarantine politicizing COVID.” Said the WHO chief: “We should work across party lines, across religious lines. We shouldn’t waste time pointing fingers.” Describing the disease as “Public Enemy Number One”, he also underscored the need for global solidarity at this time.… Read More
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