World could have prevented COVID catastrophe, independent panel finds
The scale of the coronavirus pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel has said. Governments and the WHO have been accused of not reacting quickly enough to early warning signs.
A faster international response could have lessened the deadly consequences of the COVID pandemic
The catastrophic scale of the coronavirus pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded Wednesday.
A combination of dithering and poor coordination provided a toxic cocktail that hastened the spread of the virus that has claimed more than 3.3 million lives.
Institutions failed to protect people while science-denying leaders eroded public trust in health interventions, the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) said in its long-awaited final report.
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We end on a sad note on the issue of GBV but we have raised a level of awareness, says Ramaphosa.
He calls on Parliament to hasten the process of finalising the three Bills.
Speak as loudly as we possibly can against those who commit GBV, says Ramaphosa.
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A6: We need to mobilise all of society, particularly men and boys, to ensure they respect the rights of women. Those who perpetrate violence against women, must know they can’t get away. And we must get rid of patriarchy. #GBV#RamaphosaQandA Presidency | South Africa ???? (@PresidencyZA) May 6, 2021
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G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting Communiqué (London, 5 May 2021) Share
I. Preamble
1. We, the Foreign and Development Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7), and the High Representative of the European Union, are meeting today at a critical juncture for our people, our planet, our security and our future prosperity. Democracy is under pressure globally; the pandemic continues to pose acute global challenges; new technological threats are mounting; and the catastrophic effects of climate change are increasing. We commit to strengthening open societies, shared values, and the rules-based international order. We affirm that free and fair trade, and the free and secure flow of capital, data, knowledge, ideas and talent is essential to our long-term prosperity. We affirm that liberal democracy and free and fair markets remain the best models for inclusive, sustainable social and economic advancement. We commit to tackling threats jointly and committing our resources to a
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Dr. Joanne Liu, a pediatric emergency room physician and former international president of Doctors Without Borders, is joining the McGill University’s School of Population and Global Health as a professor “focusing on pandemic and health emergencies.” Liu, who grew up in Quebec City, got her degree in medicine at McGill in 1991. She joined Doctors Without Borders in 1996, working with Malian refugees in Mauritania, and co-ordinating aid projects around the world after natural disasters and epidemics like the Ebola outbreak in 2014. She also sits on the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response.
If Quebec and Canada can get to an “85-ish per cent” vaccination rate, there’s a chance we can attain a type of herd immunity that would relegate COVID-19 to the ranks of an annoying common cold, immunologists forecast. Picking an exact percentage is problematic, Quebec’s public health director Horacio Arruda said Tuesday, because it depends on