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UN agencies supporting mammoth India COVID-19 vaccine rollout
On 16 January, the first day of the campaign, 207,229 vaccine shots…
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WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access
Addressing the agency’s Executive Board, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed fear that…
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Health experts arrive in Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, was addressing the latest session of…
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Step up vigilance for emerging coronavirus variants, WHO urges
Alongside monitoring, virus and serum samples should be shared via globally agreed…
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UNICEF chief: Closing schools should be ‘measure of last resort’
“Despite overwhelming evidence of the impact of school closures on children, and…
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Get COVID-19 vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations underway within 100 days worldwide, Tedros urges
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was briefing…
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Vaccinating equitably ‘saves lives, stabilizes health systems’ – WHO chief
“And we also have the right of first refusal on an additional…
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‘An unwanted prison sentence’ for seafarers stuck at home and stranded at sea
Throughout the year, the maritime transport industry has managed stay afloat, allowing…
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WHO chief begins 2021 with plea for ‘less politicking’ over health
In his first regular media briefing of the new year, the head…
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Make 2021 ‘safer, healthier world for children’, UNICEF chief urges
“The children born today enter a world far different than even a…
