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Social and behavioural insights COVID-19 data collection tool for Africa

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The pandemic continues to highlight a pressing need to use social and behavioural data alongside biomedical data to mount an effective response. Timely data and insights into people’s changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours helps to ensure that the response is tailored and adapted to the needs of the population. Due to the rapidly evolving situation, many countries are facing challenges in the… Read More
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Joint Statement of the Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on Scaling COVID-19 Tools

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At its third meeting, the Multilateral Leaders Taskforce on COVID-19 (MLT), the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – met with the leaders of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), Africa CDC, Gavi and UNICEF to tackle obstacles to rapidly scale-up vaccines in low- and lower middle-income countries, particularly in… Read More
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Moving towards digital documentation of COVID-19 status

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Vaccination certificates are nothing new. They are health documents that record a vaccination event – traditionally as a paper card – with key details including the date, product and batch number of the vaccine administered. The Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates is proposed as a mechanism by which a person’s COVID-19-related health data can be digitally documented via an electronic… Read More
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WHO, Germany open Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin

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To better prepare and protect the world from global disease threats, H.E. German Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director-General, will today inaugurate the new WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, based in Berlin.  “The world needs to be able to detect new events with pandemic potential and to monitor disease control… Read More
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World failing to address dementia challenge

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Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s ‘Global status report on the public health response to dementia’, released today. Half of these countries are in WHO’s European Region, with the remainder split between the other Regions. Yet even in Europe, many plans… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children

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“The lives of thousands of earthquake-affected children and families are now at risk, just because they don’t have access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene”, Bruno Maes, UNICEF Representative in Haiti said on Thursday. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake that ripped through the Caribbean island State on 14 August, was followed days later by Tropical Depression Grace, which exacerbated the suffering and increased the devastation.… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises

Global Author
“Yet, air quality continues to deteriorate despite the increase in laws and regulations seeking to address air pollution”, UNEP chief Inger Andersen said in the foreword to the Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation (GAAPL). Findings on air quality legislation in 194 countries and the European Union (EU), reveal that despite the international movement of pollutants which impact air quality, only… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO

Global Author
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global status report on the public health response to dementia, reveals that the European Region hosts half of all countries offering effective support. Yet even in Europe, many plans are expiring, or have already expired, indicating a need for renewed government commitments. “Dementia robs millions of people of their memories, independence and dignity, but it also… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Producing COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America will ease shortages, protect more people

Global Author
PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne announced the launch of the Regional Platform to Advance the Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines and other Health Technologies in the Americas, describing as an initiative that will “coordinate across sectors – health, science and technology and industry – to strengthen their capacity to produce new technologies”. The UN official explained the need for the platform,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant

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In its weekly epidemiological update, published on Tuesday, WHO warned it was becoming increasingly prevalent in Colombia and Ecuador, and showed signs of possible resistance to vaccines. Mu was first identified in Colombia in January 2021, and since then, there have been “sporadic reports” of cases and outbreaks in South America and Europe, WHO said. While the global prevalence of Mu… Read More
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