AU and WHO defend AstraZeneza vaccine in Africa despite doubts in Europe. 18 MARCH 2021 – The African Union (AU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged on Thursday to continue vaccinating against covid-19 in Africa, even with the AstraZeneca vaccine…
WHO Director-General calls on G20 to Fight, Unite, and Ignite against COVID-19
WHO Director-General calls on G20 to Fight, Unite, and Ignite against COVID-19. 26 MARCH 2020 – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, addressed Heads of State at today’s extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit focused on COVID-19.
COVID-19 cases top 10 000 in Africa.
COVID-19 cases top 10 000 in Africa. 7 APRIL 2020 – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to more than 10 000 and caused more than 500 deaths. While the virus was slow to reach the continent…
COVID-19, Can the world produce enough vaccines.
If a coronavirus vaccine arrives, can the world make enough? Researchers warn production constraints and hoarding could limit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supplies.
The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape.
The COVID-19 vaccine development landscape. 9 APRIL 2020 – The genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, was published on 11 January 2020, triggering intense global R&D activity to develop a vaccine against the disease. The scale of the…
New COVID-19 health technologies
Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies 24 APRIL 2020 – Global health actors, private sector partners and other stakeholders are launching a landmark collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable global access to new COVID-19 essential health technologies….
Push for Local Vaccine Production
Push for Local Vaccine Production as race for COVID-19 antidote continues. 6th JULY 2020 – The World is facing an unprecedented health challenge that has seen the loss of over 500,000 in just 7 months. The novel 2019 Corona Virus Disease…
HIV raises the risk of death from COVID-19 in South Africa’s Western Cape
HIV raises the risk of death from COVID-19 in South Africa’s Western Cape. 8 JULY 2020 – HIV raises the risk of death from COVID-19 in South Africa’s Western Cape province and around eight percent of deaths from COVID-19 in the…
African Union aims to scale up COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials
African Union aims to scale up COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. 10 JULY 2020 — Currently there is only one clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in sub-Saharan Africa, taking place in South Africa. But the African Union and World Health…
COVID-19 Vaccine trial at Groote Schuur to be rolled out next week
COVID-19 Vaccine trial at Groote Schuur to be rolled out next week. 23 JULY 2020 – South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine trial will be rolled out in the Western Cape by next week. Over 700 volunteers have so far been screened to…