COVAX

COVID-19 patients receive oxygen at a place of worship in Ghaziabad, India.
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UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by COVID 

27 May 2021
Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and 500 million jobs, while wiping trillions of dollars from global balance sheets, Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders on Thursday, appealing for equitable vaccine distribution worldwide. 

Ap Reiki, a local leader shows the V for vaccinated sign after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in Dagana district, Bhutan.
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Share excess COVID-19 vaccines now, UNICEF chief says ahead of G7 summit

16 May 2021
Health

The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases  in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries do not have access to vaccines, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Monday in a bid to get richer nations to share their excess doses.

WHO have launched an intelligence hub which will be a global platform for pandemic and epidemic intelligence.
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Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel

5 May 2021
Health

An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday.

Eunice Marorongwe recovered from COVID-19 and is back at work helping patients.
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Overcoming COVID myths and fears in Malawi

2 May 2021
Health

Healthcare workers in Malawi are concerned that misinformation about COVID-19 is preventing patients in dire need of medical attention not related to the virus, from seeking what could be live-saving treatment.