COVID-19 Pandemic End In Sight Says Bill Gates
MICROSOFT founder and billionaire, Bill Gates who has in past hogged headlines for predicting an Armageddon type of COVID-19 pandemic says he now sees the light at the end of the tunnel and the COVID-19 pandemic’s end could be within our reach. This article is an extract from Gate’s end of year review of the
Read MoreWHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use with aim to increase access to vaccination in lower-income countries
THE World Health Organization issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for NVX-CoV2373, expanding the basket of WHO-validated vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The vaccine, named CovovaxTM, is produced by the Serum Institute of India under licence from Novavax and is part of the COVAX facility portfolio, giving a much-needed boost to ongoing efforts to vaccinate
Read MoreMassive New Bird Flu Outbreak Could Be 2022’s Deadly Pandemic
Israel’s National Security Council has assumed control of a massive bird flu outbreak in the Galilee, which scientists warn could become a “mass disaster” for humans. SOURCE: DAILY BEAST Over half a billion migrating birds pass through the area every year, heading for warm African winters or balmy European summers, making this a catastrophic location
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COVID-19 Halts Two Decades Of Global Healthcare Progress
New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The organizations also reveal that already before the pandemic more than half a billion people were pushed or further pushed into extreme poverty because they
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Texas doctor who promoted ivermectin as COVID treatment suspended from hospital
A doctor was temporarily suspended from a Texas hospital on Friday for promoting anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as a COVID treatment on Twitter. Dr Mary Bowden, an ear, nose throat doctor at Houston Methodist Hospital, had recently joined the staff before she had her privileges revoked. She had posted a series of pro-ivermectin tweets on her
Read MoreUrgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus (GBS) – a common bacterium that can be transmitted in the womb, during birth, or in the early weeks of life – leading to around 150,000 deaths
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Dr Tedros Runs Unopposed For WHO Director General Post Second Term
THE incumbent World Health Organization (WHO) Director General emerged the preferred candidate to head the global health institution for the next five years. By Michael Gwarisa According to a statement that was released by WHO, the election process began when Member States, through a circular letter sent by the WHO Secretariat in April 2021, were
Read MoreCDC Tells UK To Reconsider Vaccination Linked Travel Ban
THE Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), a Specialised Technical Institution of the African Union, has issued a statement asking the United Kingdom (UK) government to reconsider their recent intended ban on travel for foreigners who would have received other vaccines outside the United Kingdon. According to the U.K government, the restrictions
Read MoreWHO Recommends Newest COVID-19 Treatment…As MSF Calls For Equal Access To The Medications
THE World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the two-drug treatment cocktail, casirivimab/imdevimab, for people with COVID-19. HealthTimes Reporter The development comes in the midst of calls by the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on the US pharmaceutical corporation Regeneron, the manufacturer and patent holder of these drugs, to take immediate actions to ensure the medications are affordable
Read MoreMSF Turns Heat On Global Leaders To Ensure Equitable Vaccines Distribution
THE Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is capitalising on the ongoing United Nations (UN) General Assembly to pressure leading global leaders and vaccines manufacturers to remove restrictions on vaccines access for low and middle income countries. By Michael Gwarisa Dr. Maria Guevara, the MSF International Medical Secretary who is attending the UN general assembly highlighted the
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