Outbreak News

WHO listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

7 May 2021 News release (WHO) WHO today listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this…

admin May 7, 2021

Global Health News

COVID-19 continues to disrupt essential health services in 90% of countries

Some signs of recovery emerging but major efforts required to restore and strengthen health services The second round of a…

admin Apr 23, 2021

Global Health News

WHO urges countries to build a fairer, healthier world post-COVID-19

World Health Day 2021 COVID-19 has unfairly impacted some people more harshly than others, exacerbating existing inequities in health and…

admin Apr 7, 2021

National Plan, Policy & Guidelines

Enhanced Surveillance on Sero-prevalence of SARS-COV-2 in General Population

Overview The Ministry of Health and Population has published a new report on Enhanced Surveillance on Sero-prevalence of SARS-COV-2 in…

admin Apr 4, 2021

National Plan, Policy & Guidelines

Responding to COVID-19: Health sector preparedness, response and lessons learnt

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has published a report on Health sector preparedness, response and lessons learnt during…

admin Mar 29, 2021

Global Health News

COVAX updates participants on delivery delays for vaccines from Serum Institute and AstraZeneca

HIGHLIGHTS The COVAX Facility has notified participating economies that deliveries of doses from the Serum Institute of India (SII) will…

admin Mar 28, 2021

Global Health News

Gaps Remain in Countries Readiness to Deploy COVID-19 Vaccines

Assessments by World Bank and partners provide insights into more than 120 countries’ readiness to safely distribute vaccines WASHINGTON, March…

admin Mar 20, 2021

Global Health News

Statement of the WHO GACVS COVID-19 subcommittee on safety signals related to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

As of 17 March 2021, more than 120 million cases of COVID-19 infections, with more than 2 million deaths, had…

admin Mar 20, 2021

Global Health News

WHO adds Janssen vaccine to list of safe and effective emergency tools against COVID-19

12 March 2021 News release Geneva The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for…

admin Mar 13, 2021

Global Health News

No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB), through ESIS Inc., a Chubb company, signed an agreement on…

admin Feb 24, 2021

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