The World Health Organization

African leaders, French president seek vaccines for Africa

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African leaders, French president seek vaccines for Africa

African leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron have partnered on an approximately $1-billion project to make vaccines more available in Africa after the COVID-19 pandemic revealed global inequity in vaccine access. The project, known as the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator, will provide financial incentives to vaccine manufacturers. The project comes after African leaders and advocates … Read more

Climate change could increase spread of diseases

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Climate change could increase spread of diseases

The World Health Organization says “urgent action” is needed to research how climate change is affecting malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Rising temperatures are changing how vector-borne diseases – diseases spread by the bite of infected insects – are spread, the WHO said in a press release last week. Climate change expands the geographic … Read more