News
31/08/2020
Source: WHO
In recognising and addressing the needs of marginalised groups during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Athens is promoting health equity and building a more just city
30/08/2020
Source: GOV.UK
30/08/2020
Source: WHO
27/08/2020
Source: GOV.UK
The latest weekly statistics show that the service has consistently reached the vast majority of those testing positive and their contacts in 3 months of operation
25/08/2020
Source: WHO
172 economies are now engaged in discussions to potentially participate in COVAX, a global initiative aimed at working with vaccine manufacturers to provide countries worldwide equitable access to safe and effective vaccines, once they are licensed and approved. COVAX currently has the world’s largest and most diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio - including nine candidate vaccines, with a further nine under evaluation and conversations underway with other mayor producers.
25/08/2020
Source: WHO
The Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) congratulates the national governments of the 47 countries in the WHO African Region for today’s achievement.
23/08/2020
Source: GOV.UK
Statement from the Chief Medical Officers and Deputy Chief Medical Officers of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales on the evidence of risks and benefits to health from schools and childcare settings reopening.
19/08/2020
Source: Department of Health (DH)
Infection survey to expand from testing 28,000 people per fortnight to 150,000 by October