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WHO CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS TO FOCUS ON VACCINE EQUITY

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The World Health Organization is urging leaders attending the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to guarantee equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and other life-saving tools; ensure the…

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Twelve months ago, the world came together to support COVAX, a multilateral initiative aimed at guaranteeing global access to lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. With the support of the international community, COVAX…

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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have launched a new collaboration to strengthen community…

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New Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Vaccine Equity finds low-income countries would add $38 billion to their GDP forecast for 2021 if they had the same vaccination rate as high-income countries.…

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23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunisation services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 – according to official data published by WHO and…

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UNICEF has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV to supply up to 220 million doses of the J&J single-dose vaccine for all 55 Member States of the African Union (AU) by the end…

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COVAX was built on the principle of equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect the health of people all across the globe. That means protecting their lives and livelihoods, including…