Jenny Lei Ravelo
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Health, COVID-19 take a 'back seat' at G-7, experts say
G-7 leaders said they've exceeded their commitments for shared vaccine doses. But data from March 2022 showed millions of confirmed donations have yet to be received by countries. → Read More
Some LICs make COVID-19 vaccination progress, but far from 70% target
Sixteen of the 34 countries receiving coordinated support to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations since January 2022 have surpassed 10% full vaccination coverage. But that is still far from WHO's ambitious 70% goal. → Read More
Countries agreed to sustainable financing for WHO. What's next?
While member states agreed to adopt the working group’s recommendations on Tuesday evening, the real test is in next year's World Health Assembly, when the first proposed increase in assessed contributions will be put on the table. → Read More
35 companies in 12 nations to manufacture Pfizer's oral COVID-19 drug
Companies can distribute the drug to 95 low- and middle-income countries without royalties, as long as COVID-19 remains a public health emergency of international concern. Outside that, only sales to low-income countries will remain royalty-free. → Read More
Omicron 'unlikely' the last COVID-19 variant, says WHO
Important discussions are taking place on how “much more fit” the COVID-19 virus can become in terms of transmission and transmissibility, according to the World Health Organization. → Read More
Devex CheckUp: How a health NGO closing is a win for the global south
In this week's edition: the localization agenda in action, the "Ebola hunter," and C-TAP's first deal. → Read More
Devex CheckUp: The long game of producing vaccines locally
In today's edition: the challenge of manufacturing medicine and health products locally, the paradox of proving a disease is neglected, and a new mRNA vaccine hub. → Read More
Q&A: ADB's health chief on the bank's $9B vaccine access facility
Devex spoke to Dr. Patrick Osewe about ADB's response to the huge demand for COVID-19 vaccines in low- and middle-income country members, and the need to ensure that rollouts are effective and equitable. → Read More
WHO 'needs more powers' says independent panel co-chair Helen Clark
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response has immediate and long-term recommendations, but stops short of holding any government, organization, or individual accountable, experts say. → Read More
WHO estimates global shortfall of 5.9M nurses as world battles COVID-19
The World Health Organization is urging countries to create millions of new nursing jobs in low- and middle-income countries by 2030 to offset a projected shortage, as health care workers around the world respond to the novel coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Who's who in #globaldev: March 2020 executive appointments
UNRWA has a new commissioner-general. There's also a new U.N. rapporteur for human rights defenders. → Read More
COVID-19
Opinion: Aid in the time of COVID-19 — 3 things donors can do now The unprecedented global reach of COVID-19 will require donors to make tough choices. An international response is in everyone’s interest, write OECD Director Jorge Moreira da Silva and DAC Chair Susanna Moorehead, who outline what needs to be done. Opinion: The anti-virus to global epidemics? Strengthen the health systems While… → Read More
To contain the spread of coronavirus, Manila grapples with lockdown
The Philippines starts its community quarantine. Experts weigh in on the best way to implement social restrictions and how the most vulnerable are impacted. → Read More
Travel in the time of coronavirus
How has global travel changed since SARS — and what does it mean for the novel coronavirus outbreak? → Read More
Novel coronavirus outbreak 'not yet' a global health emergency — Tedros
While WHO decided not to declare the novel coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, the risk of the outbreak is "very high," according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus → Read More
COVID-19 — a timeline of the coronavirus outbreak
Keep abreast of the latest developments in the coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak. → Read More
Food insecurity, DFID uncertainty, and Ebola updates: This week in development
The World Food Program predicts which countries will face potential hunger crises, the United Nations calls for a "Decade of Action," and uncertainty lingers about DFID’s fate. Here is some of the latest development news to start the year. → Read More
Global health highs and lows in 2019
Global health organizations faced immense challenges in 2019, but there were also a few bright spots. → Read More
MSF, WHO lock horns over Ebola vaccine deployment
MSF says WHO is restricting access to Ebola vaccines in DRC. But WHO says it is following protocol. → Read More
Q&A: Market systems innovations for housing
For years, Habitat for Humanity has focused its attention on addressing the problem of access to finance for low-income households. But the organization realized it’s not the only gap it has to address. → Read More