Tag: Gavi
WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
…Historic RTS,S/AS01 recommendation can reinvigorate the fight against malaria
WED 06 OCT, 2021-theGBJournal- The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle join the Bidens, other world leaders...
The VAX LIVE campaign by Global Citizen is calling on businesses to donate dollars for doses, G7 governments to share excess doses immediately, and...
Gaps remain in countries readiness to deploy COVID-19 vaccines-World Bank
Assessments by World Bank and partners provide insights into more than 120 countries’ readiness to safely distribute vaccines
THUR 18 MARCH, 2021-theGBJournal- As countries undertake...
Nigeria takes delivery of 4 million doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine...
By Audrey Lotechukwu
TUES 02 MARCH, 2021-theGBJournal- Nigeria has taken delivery of 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, marking the first arrival of...
Cote d’Ivoire is second African country to take delivery of COVID-19...
FRI 26 FEB, 2021-theGBJournal- Cote d’Ivoire Friday took delivery of 504,000 doses of the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine and 505,000 syringes, becoming the second African country...
Gates Foundation pledges additional $250 million to support global effort against...
THUR, 10 DEC, 2020-theGBJournal- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced it will commit an additional $250 million to support the research, development,...
Dr Awele Elumelu appointed to Yale Institute for Global Health Advisory...
FRI, 04 DEC, 2020-theGBJournal- Dr Awele Elumelu, Trustee of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Avon Medical has been...
Survey shows rising vaccine hesitancy threatening COVID-19 recovery
A World Economic Forum/Ipsos global survey found the number of people willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine has dropped to 73%
These numbers are significant...
Russia COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results but experts say approval is...
SAT, SEPT 05 2020-theG&BJournal- Report published Friday in The Lancet Journal on the Russian Vaccine, the Sputnik V, said the vaccine induced a strong...
African countries engaging in ground-breaking COVID-19 vaccine initiative
All 54 countries on the continent have expressed interest in COVAX
THUR, SEPT 03 2020-theG&BJournal-While the race to find safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines continues,...