Coronavirus vaccine: Pakistan to purchase 1.2m doses from China’s Sinopharm
Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudry said…
One year later – WHO Director-General’s new year message
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General As people around the world celebrated New Year’s Eve 12 months ago, a…
Joint statement calling for urgent country scale-up of access to optimal HIV treatment for infants and children living with HIV
Global partners that are committed to ending paediatric AIDS have come together to call on countries to rapidly scale up…
Mobilizing youth to End TB
Since the global youth movement, 1+1 youth Initiative was launched on World TB Day 2019, followed by the adoption of the…
Pakistan govt liaising with coronavirus vaccine manufacturers, NCOC told
The federal government has informed the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) that it is liaising with leading manufacturers of…
BioNTech says can make vaccine for new coronavirus variant detected in UK within 6 weeks
The co-founder of BioNTech said Tuesday it was “highly likely” that its vaccine against the coronavirus works against the mutated…
Behavioural considerations for acceptance and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines
The Behavioural Insights Unit of the WHO released a meeting report of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on the…
Australia confirms two cases of new fast-spreading coronavirus strain
Australia confirmed on Monday it has detected two cases of a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain that has forced Britain to…
CDC issues guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination after allergic reactions
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday said it was monitoring reports of allergic reactions to…
New study highlights cost-effectiveness of bans on pesticides as a suicide prevention strategy
National bans on highly hazardous pesticides can be a cost-effective and affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths in countries with…