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Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

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Indonesia receives WHO’s support in mRNA vaccine production

The World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that Indonesia, along with four other countries, will receive support from one of its mRNA technology transfer hubs in South Africa to locally manufacture mRNA vaccines.

Health 5 years ago

WHO worried COVID 'amnesia' will lead to another pandemic

The World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Monday that the world risked future pandemics if it suffered "amnesia" and did not learn from the current coronavirus crisis.

Business 5 years ago

Report names and shames countries cosy with Big Tobacco

A ranking of 57 countries based on their willingness to keep Big Tobacco at bay puts Japan and Indonesia at the bottom of the list, with Romania, China and Lebanon among the 10 worst offenders.

World 5 years ago

Vaccine alliance raises $2b to buy COVID shots for poor nations

The GAVI alliance said on Friday that the funds for an advance market commitment (AMC) will allow the COVAX facility to buy an initial one billion vaccine doses for 92 eligible countries which would not otherwise be able to afford them.

Health 6 years ago

One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into 'difficult period': WHO

Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world's population vulnerable to the COVID-19 disease it causes.

National 6 years ago

Indonesia’s COVID-19 testing positivity remains far above WHO standard for ‘new normal’

The country recorded a national positivity rate average of 14 percent, an 0.7 percent increase from July.

Health 6 years ago

WHO hopes pandemic over in two years as Europe battles rising cases

The world should be able to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years, as European nations battled rising numbers of new cases.

World 6 years ago

Explainer: World Health Organization's struggle for a global COVID-19 vaccine plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to join a global pact aimed at ensuring less wealthy countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning about the risks from so-called "vaccine nationalism." Here is a look at the WHO's plan and the approaches by wealthier nations.

World 6 years ago

People should not fear spread of COVID-19 in food, packaging: WHO

The World Health Organization said on Thursday it saw no evidence of coronavirus being spread by food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain.

World 6 years ago

Germany urges WHO to hasten review of its handling of pandemic

Germany's health minister urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to speed up its review of how it handled the pandemic, apparently signaling Europe's tougher line on the United Nations body.

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PREMIUM Indonesia receives WHO’s support in mRNA vaccine production

WHO worried COVID 'amnesia' will lead to another pandemic

Report names and shames countries cosy with Big Tobacco

Vaccine alliance raises $2b to buy COVID shots for poor nations

One in 10 may have caught COVID, as world heads into 'difficult period': WHO

Indonesia’s COVID-19 testing positivity remains far above WHO standard for ‘new normal’

WHO hopes pandemic over in two years as Europe battles rising cases

Explainer: World Health Organization's struggle for a global COVID-19 vaccine plan

People should not fear spread of COVID-19 in food, packaging: WHO

Germany urges WHO to hasten review of its handling of pandemic

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Indonesia receives WHO’s support in mRNA vaccine production