The GPMB report called for a renewed global social contract for health emergencies that works collectively, across countries, sectors, and communities…reports Asian Lite News. Covid-19 “has exposed a broken world…
Without the WHO nod, Covaxin will not be considered an accepted vaccine by most countries across the world and the delay is likely to affect students, medical tourists, business travellers…
Tedros stressed the need for an urgent reversal of vaccination supply, saying a majority of vaccines are going to high-income countries when low-income countries have only been able to administer…
Ghebreyesus said that the defining characteristic of the pandemic is the lack of sharing: of data, information, pathogens, technologies and resources…reports Asian Lite News. The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that…
The existing systems for naming and tracking genetic lineages of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 – will remain in use by scientists and in scientific research….reports Asian Lite…
WHO chief lamented that so many healthcare workers lost their lives in the last 18 months and many more will lose as long as the pandemic rages…reports Asian Lite News…
Thedemand comes as, last week, the US, Canada and Switzerland laid out plans to begin coronavirus vaccine shots for adolescents….reports Asian Lite News Rich nations must delay their plans to…
It is not clear at this point to what extent the variant was responsible for the rapid increase in cases in India in recent months,said WHO official…reports Asian Lite News…
WHO urged populations to continue practicing the infection control measures as vaccines represent just one approach to dealing with Covid-19…reports Asian Lite News Close to 40 million Covid-19 vaccine doses…
“There remains a shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…reports Asian Lite News The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised what it…