Geneva, Switzerland - A three-year campaign to bring vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) to low-income countries has prevented 1.4 million cervical cancer deaths, the vaccine alliance Gavi said Monday. "An estimated 86 million girls are now protected against the leading cause of cervical cancer, thanks to a concerted three-year effort...
Saudi Arabia scouts Europe for business tie-ups in healthcare, mining sectors
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- Saudi Arabia is aiming to establish a slew of business partnerships in healthcare and mining sectors with companies in the UK, Germany, besides discussing humanitarian cooperation in Spain. In this connection, Saudi officials are engaged in productive meetings to strengthen partnerships and explore collaborations. Saudi minister of...
Children to be vaccinated in quake-hit northwest Syria
CAIRO/AMMAN, EGYPT/JORDAN - Measles and polio vaccination campaign will be launched on Saturday across northwest Syria to protect some 800,000 children under five years from the two potentially deadly but preventable diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. The vaccination drive, supported by WHO, the Vaccine Alliance...Qatar Fund for Development donates $10m for vaccination in poor countries
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed a five-year agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and donated $10 million between 2021 and 2025 to support Gavi's efforts to enhance equitable and sustainable access to vaccines in low-income countries. Under the agreement, QFFD will support Gavi to enhance access to vaccines...
Vaccine inequality alarming: UN
The UN leaders released a joint statement in which they condemned what they called the ‘crisis of vaccine inequity,’ among countries.
G7 leaders pledge 1b Covid vaccine doses to poor countries
Delivery of at least half of the doses pledged expected by the end of 2021 G7 countries will add to vaccine efforts announced at G20 Summit and Global Vaccine Summit Leaders of major industrial nations have pledged to share about 1 billion Covid vaccine doses with low-income...
