Biotechnology | COVID-19 | WHO
New COVID-19 variants fueling Africa’s second wave
On Jan. 28, 2021, The WHO announced that COVID-19 cases and deaths were surging in Africa as more…
COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO recommended follow-up care, low-dose anticoagulants for COVID-19 patients
On Jan. 26, 2021, WHO recommends that patients who have COVID-19 – both confirmed and suspected – should…
COVAX announced new agreement, plans for first deliveries
On Jan. 22, 2021, COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for…
Pfizer and BioNTech reached agreement with COVAX for advance purchase of vaccine to combat COVID-19
On Jan. 22, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced an advance purchase agreement with COVAX for up to 40…
UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announced the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile
On Jan. 12, 2021, the four leading international health and humanitarian organizations announced the establishment of a global…
Global scientists doubled down on SARS-CoV-2 variants research
On Jan. 12, 2021, the WHO announced that global scientists were intensifying research into COVID-19 to expand its…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Vaccine | WHO
WHO issued its first EUV for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasized need for equitable global access
On Dec. 31, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use,…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Vaccine | WHO
New SARS-CoV-2 variant identified through viral genomic sequencing in United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
On Dec. 21, 2020, the WHO reported that authorities of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern…
COVAX announced additional access promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates with global rollout starting 2021
On Dec. 18, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had arrangements in place to access…
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Mateon announced development update for ARTIVEDA/ARTISHIELD against COVID-19
On Nov. 30, 2020, Mateon Therapeutics announced that the India arm of ARTI-19 global study was on track…
11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On Nov. 18, 2020, marked the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
WHO and Wikimedia Foundation expanded access to trusted information about COVID-19 on Wikipedia
On Oct. 22, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Wikimedia Foundation announced a collaboration to expand…
Landmark TB trial identified shorter-course treatment regimen
On Oct. 21, 2020, results from an international, randomized, controlled clinical trial indicated that a four-month daily treatment…
Solidarity Therapeutics trial produced conclusive evidence on effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19
On Oct. 15, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Interim that results from the Solidarity Therapeutics Trial,…
Global tuberculosis progress at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
On Oct. 14, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries…
WHO announced position on genetically modified mosquitoes
On Oct. 14, 2020, recognizing the urgent need for new tools to combat vector-borne diseases (VBDs), and in…
One stillbirth occurs every 16 seconds, according to first ever joint UN estimates
On Oct. 8, 2020, UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank Group and the Population Division of the United Nations…
WHO welcomed $90 million contribution from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support COVID-19 global response
On Oct. 2, 2020, the WHO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a contribution agreement in the…
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Global partnership made available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
On Sept. 28, 2020, the World Health Organization announced agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries,…
Countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful COVID-19 pandemic information
On Sept. 23, 2020, the WHO with the UN, specialised agencies and partners called on countries to develop…
Momentous milestone as Africa announced eradication of wild Poliovirus
On Aug. 25, 2020, the independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared that the…
172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
On Aug. 23, 2020, the World Heath Organization (WHO) reported that 172 economies were engaged in discussions to…
2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic
On Aug. 13, 2020, data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) revealed that 43 per cent of…
COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
On Jul. 22, 2020, the WHO and UNICEF announced the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative which will gather and…
WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, the WHO and UNICEF warned of an alarming decline in the number of children…
COVID-19 antibody tests evaluated as diagnostic test in low-resource settings
On Jul. 15, 2020, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported they had joined…
WHO announced independent panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to evaluate world’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Jul. 9, 2020, WHO announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR)…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalled
On Jul. 8, 2020, seventy-three countries warned that they were at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines…
WHO discontinued hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
On Jul. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering…
The 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared over
On Jun. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 10th outbreak of Ebola…