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[ad_1] Ahead of the International Day of Universal Health Coverage (December 12), as the world struggles to curb COVID-19, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, and IOM Director General António Vitorino , stressed that health services must include all people, including migrants, refugees and internally displaced persons …

[ad_1] 3D illustration of a file with a list of non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Noncommunicable diseases account for seven of the 10 leading causes of death in the world, a sharp increase from two decades ago, and heart disease remains the leading cause of death …

[ad_1] A health worker cares for a 23-year-old Burundian refugee after she gave birth to her baby at the Natukobenyo health clinic in the Kalobeyei settlement, Kenya, October 2020. © UNHCR / Samuel Otieno Ahead of the International Day of Universal Health Coverage (December 12), as the world struggles to …

[ad_1] Australia on Friday canceled an approximately $ 750 million plan for a large order for a locally developed coronavirus vaccine after the inoculation produced false positive results for HIV in some volunteers participating in a trial study. Of the dozens of coronavirus vaccines being tested around the world, the …

[ad_1] By 2021, UNHCR will need $ 271 million to provide life-saving protection and assistance to the most vulnerable internally displaced Yemenis, refugees and asylum-seekers. UNHCR will work with authorities, UN agencies, humanitarian organizations, internally displaced persons, host communities and refugees to assist up to 1.5 million displaced Yemenis and …

[ad_1] Johannesburg – The South African government has officially announced that the country is experiencing a second wave of the new coronavirus pandemic. This week, Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize said that South Africa met the second wave criteria formulated by scientists and modeling teams. Dr. Mkhize said that the …

[ad_1] Young South Africans are calling for tougher measures against the coronavirus, as the country reports an increase in cases and declared a second wave. On Wednesday, South Africa reported 6,700 new cases, the highest since August, bringing the total number of cases since the outbreak to more than 800,000 …

[ad_1] Addis Ababa – Ethiopia has joined the COVID-19 medical research initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI). In his press conference today on ongoing research work, the Institute’s Deputy Director General, Dr. Alemseged Abdissa, said that the institute is working …

[ad_1] Australia on Friday canceled an approximately $ 750 million plan for a large order for a locally developed coronavirus vaccine after the inoculation produced false positive results for HIV in some volunteers participating in a trial study. Of the dozens of coronavirus vaccines being tested around the world, the …

[ad_1] By PTI MELBOURNE: Clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed in Australia were scrapped after trial participants yielded false-positive results for HIV, developers announced Friday. The COVID-19 vaccine, which was being developed by the University of Queensland (UQ) and biotech company CSL, has been scrapped, the company …