Top news of the week: 04.10.2022.
Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Announces New Board Membership, Bringing Diverse Expertise to Independent Monitoring
Geneva, 30 September 2022. The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) has today announced the appointment of a new Board membership, with Joy Phumaphi to serve as co-Chair, and Sir ...
Covid-19: is there a ‘twindemic’ coming? – podcast
The UK is currently experiencing another surge in Covid-19 cases, with numbers in England going up by 42% in recent weeks. Ian Sample talks to Prof Peter Openshaw about where we’re at right ...
Implementation of covid-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
Decisions about approving covid-19 vaccines and strategies for their use in the UK must be rapid and transparent, say Azeem Majeed and colleagues , and a sustainable infrastructure should ...
Early income estimates show recovery after COVID-19
By the end of 2021, the median disposable household income in the EU increased by 3.6% compared with 2020. Employment income is estimated to have increased sharply across all quintiles, ...
U.S. Covid-19 Vaccine Donations to Poor Countries Fall Short of Target
Low demand and limited funding have hindered vaccination efforts in Africa and low-income countries elsewhere.
Global environmental climate change, covid-19, and conflict threaten food security and nutrition
Sheryl L Hendriks and colleagues describe the global risks and vulnerabilities associated with health, food security, and nutrition September 2021 saw the United Nations Food Systems ...
Lessons in resilience: what covid-19 taught us about preparing for the crises to come
The covid-19 pandemic won't be the last global health crisis. Maha El Akoum and colleagues look at how we can strengthen health systems in preparation As of September 2022, there have been ...
Covid-19: PAHO calls for Americas to reverse vaccination setbacks caused by pandemic
Senior officials at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have called for renewed efforts to vaccinate the Americas, as setbacks caused by the covid pandemic have left the region ...