COVID-19 update: India to grant emergency authorisation to vaccines approved by foreign regulators
No pre-approval bridging study will be required, said the Union health ministry
Countries agree to sustainably finance WHO amid COVID-19 pandemic
The aim is to reach 50 per cent of WHO’s budget by 2028-2029 if possible
COVID-19 surge due to JN.1; 6 deaths reported on December 20
COVID-19 deaths cannot directly be attributed to the new variant, say experts
Simply Put: COVAX funds
37 of 55 countries facing health worker shortages in Africa: WHO
Shortage of health workers in Africa is predicted to reach 6.1 million by 2030
The COVID-19 pandemic turns 3-years-old
As the pandemic enters its fourth year, it is turning endemic
A better post-pandemic future means not giving in to COVID-19 now
Simply being tired of the pandemic is not reason to let it burn through the population
Now, TB test recommended for COVID-19 patients in case of persisting cough
Experts hail decision as opportunity to increase detection of both COVID-19 and TB
Simply Put: Old virus, new strain
COVID-19 impacted global migration trend in 2020: UN report
The number of emigrants increased to 281 million in 2020 from 272 million in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa’s debt burden increased to record $702 billion in 2020 — highest in a decade
The region has more debt than it can pay off
Simply Put: The Deal
COVID-19:The world is not on the track to green recovery, finds UN report
Only 18% of recovery spending to deal with COVID-19 impact was green, the report said
Simply Put: Vaccine for a vaccine
COVID-19 pushed 119-124 million into poverty: World Bank updates estimates
The number of pandemic-induced new poor is forecast to rise to 143-163 million in 2021
Coronavirus update: Delhi Metro resumes even as India keeps adding more than 90,000 cases a day
India added 90,802 new cases in the last 24 hours, overtakes Brazil in total case tally
COVID-19: Africa could suffer 1.2 bln infections, 3.3 mln deaths, UN agency warns
A host of factors make the continent particularly vulnerable to the pandemic, it said
Simply Put: CoVID-19 treatment
COVID-19: Government drops first hint of community transmission
ICMR epidemiology head, however, witholds details
COVID-19: Curves that matter
Projected paths of the pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic may have led to 14% spike in number of underweight children in Bihar, Odisha: Study
The proportion of underweight children increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent between June 2017 and July 2021, the study found
Post-pandemic blues of predatory pharma
Huge stockpiles of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, along with a steep drop in revenues, tell a sorry tale of Big Pharma’s greed
How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it’s so tricky
Tracking down the origins of a virus involves a combination of extensive fieldwork, thorough lab testing and quite a bit of luck
Re-design health innovation ecosystem for the common good: WHO
WHO’s Council on the Economics of Health for All issues brief on equitable health innovation
COVID-19 second wave throws up unique problems in Arunachal Pradesh
The sparsely populated state of various tribal lineage across a challenging topography stretches administration even as …