Studying related coronaviruses in animals including horseshoe bats and pangolins revealed that "the presence of SARS-CoV-2 has not been detected through sampling and testing of bats or of wildlife across China," WHO team said. Keep Reading
The secretary of State announced $30 million in U.S. government support for the ongoing response and said tech experts were also being deployed to the region. "As we’ve learned, this is an issue where our fates are bound together," Blinken said. Keep Reading
The initial consignment of vaccines received will support the vaccination of health care workers and people above 45 with chronic medical conditions, living in areas with high transmission or anticipated high transmission. Keep Reading
Since the start of the pandemic, affordable and sustainable access to oxygen has been a growing challenge in low- and middle-income countries. Keep Reading
Investigation into the source of the infection has been completed and revealed that the child lives on a farm with swine present. Keep Reading
The importance of integrating mental health into preparedness and response plans for public health emergencies was emphasized by WHO Member States at the WHO Executive Board meeting held in January 2021. Keep Reading
Former President Trump announced in May that the U.S. would pull out of WHO because it "failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms." Keep Reading
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response found critical elements to be “slow, cumbersome and indecisive” in an era when information about new disease outbreaks is being transmitted faster than countries can formally report on them. Keep Reading
Before achieving licensure, the vaccine was administered to more than 350,000 people in Guinea and in the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under a protocol for “compassionate use.” Keep Reading
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations. Keep Reading
A better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding are needed to change the global trajectory of the disease and reach internationally-agreed targets. Keep Reading
The ACT-Accelerator is the proven, up-and-running, global collaboration accelerating the development, production, and equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines. Keep Reading
Science, fact and information are being diluted to a point where truth and fiction are colliding internationally. The result, at best, is confusing messages. It is an emergency. It is a crisis. It is a rapidly evolving situation. Keep Reading
The goal is to ensure that laws protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and that they adhere to international human rights standards. Keep Reading
The World Health Organization and UNICEF warned today of an alarming decline in the number of children receiving life-saving vaccines around the world. This is due to disruptions in the delivery and uptake of immunization services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Keep Reading
The 75 countries, which would finance the vaccines from their own public finance budgets, partner with up to 90 lower-income countries that could be supported through voluntary donations to Gavi’s COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC). Keep Reading
Over the last two years, the annual number of new HIV infections has plateaued at 1.7 million and there was only a modest reduction in HIV-related death, from 730 000 in 2018 to 690 000 in 2019. Keep Reading
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Panel will be co-chaired by former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark and former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Keep Reading
Micro-droplets of infectious coronavirus could be airborne for hours and social distancing practices may not be enough to stop infection and spread, experts said. Keep Reading
Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a WHO survey released today. Keep Reading