WB extends $750m loan to S.Africa to accelerate anti-COVID 19 response
The World Bank approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan (DPL). ...
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China’s nucleic acid-testing mobile lab to empower global healthcare
Models of BGI Genomics’ Huo-Yan Air Laboratory, a star nucleic acid-testing mobile lab product of ...
COVAX delivers its 1 billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose
A shipment of 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda included the billionth dose supplied via ...
Oxford Univ. introduces new blood test identifying cancer
A University of Oxford study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association ...
2.5 bn doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine administered worldwide in one year
Some 2.5 billion doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine have been administered across the world in ...
WFP, TAPF team up to enhance India’s school meals
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and the Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) will work together ...
UK pledges £105 m to help vulnerable countries against Omicron
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has pledged up to £105 million of UK emergency aid ...
New film of UK’s Better Health Smoke Free campaign focuses on adult smokers’ impact on teens
A new film from the UK government Better Health Smoke Free campaign has been released ...
Norway allocates $ 1.5m to secure healthy meals for 50,000 students in Malawi
Norway contributed about $ 1.5 million to support the provision of locally produced school meals ...
EU authorizes fifth effective COVID-19 vaccine
The European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorization (CMA) for the COVID‑19 vaccine Nuvaxovid, ...
Coca-Cola grants $5 m to support children’s mental healthcare in Georgia
The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded a $5 million grant to help Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ...
WHO announces 2022 global campaign “Tobacco: Threat to our environment”
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the 2022 global campaign for World No Tobacco Day ...
Lifebuoy telehealth service reaches millions of people in Asia
Lifebuoy has teamed up with leading telehealth providers in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Pakistan ...
FIFA, WHO launch ACTogether campaign for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO), FIFA and the Qatari authorities are launching the #ACTogether campaign ...
UK allocates over £23 m to end new HIV infections by 2030
The UK government has bolstered its commitment to achieve zero new HIV infections, AIDS and ...
One Health focuses on global human, animal, ecosystem health
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal ...
AstraZeneca develops new vaccine reducing COVID-19 risk symptoms by 83%
AstraZeneca developed new vaccine (AZD7442) that proved to be effective in reducing COVID-19 risk symptoms ...
UN agencies committed to assisting School Meals Coalition
United Nations agencies have announced their strong support for an international coalition aiming to rapidly ...
$ 150m financial guarantee to help low-income states confront pandemic
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and UNICEF ...
Egypt Health Passport app launched as alternative for paper vaccination cards
Egypt Health Passports application was launched to be an alternative to substitute paper vaccination certificates ...
Saudi German Hospital organizes breast cancer awareness day
The Saudi German Hospital organized a breast cancer awareness day under the patronage of the ...