Never too late to fight back against pandemic
“While we await further breakthroughs, we have seen that the virus can be effectively contained through the application of tried and tested public health measures.”
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India to receive 100M coronavirus vaccine doses from Russia.
By IAR Desk India will receive 100M coronavirus vaccine doses from Russia.India is reportedly one
Massive Investment in mental health required: WHO
Geneva, 27 August 2020 – Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public
Covid-19 cases escalating rapidly in Libya
WHO has requested US$ 22.3 million to respond to COVID-19 in Libya. Thus far, it has received just over US$ 2.3 million in signed contributions.
Push for stronger health systems as Africa battles COVID-19
Since Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 cases in February the continent has recorded more than 1.1 million cases.
Russian COVID-19 vaccine in India: Russia seeks collaboration for manufacturing Sputnik V: sources
The Russian government has reached out to India seeking a collaboration for manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ and conducting its phase 3 clinical trial here,
Momentous achievement: Africa becomes polio free
The last case of wild poliovirus in the region was detected in 2016 in Nigeria. Since 1996, polio eradication efforts have prevented up to 1.8 million children from crippling life-long paralysis and saved approximately 180,000 lives.
172 Countries engaged in Covid-19 Vaccine global access facility
COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, is the only global initiative that is working with governments and manufacturers to ensure COVID-19 vaccines are available worldwide to both higher-income and lower-income countries.
Children have ‘nowhere to turn’, reports UNICEF
Disruptions to services for preventing and responding to violence in the home , due to the global pandemic, has left children in more than 100 countries vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) survey has found.
Israel shares groundbreaking technology with AIIMS to tackle Covid-19
Embassy of Israel and private Israeli companies contribute medical equipment and technology to All India Institute of Medical Sciences to fight COVID-19