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Next Although Africa has suffered fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths than other areas of the world, the pandemic’s impact on the continent could be more sustained, deep-rooted, and destabilizing for the entire planet. In one year, the pandemic has halted a quarter-century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains, and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty. But it is not only Africa that is at risk of losing its opportunity to emerge fully from COVID-19. The global e...

EU Leaders Pledge to Donate 100 Million Covid Vaccine Doses May 26 2021, 12:35 AM May 25 2021, 6:01 PM May 26 2021, 12:35 AM (Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders on Tuesday committed to donating at least 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to developing countries by the end of the year, and said they will strive to increase global production as much of the world struggles with inoculation campaigns. (Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders on Tuesday committed to donating at least 100 million Covi...

I. COVID-19 1. The pace of vaccinations has accelerated across the EU and should be sustained. This, along with an improvement in the general epidemiological situation, will allow for a gradual reopening of our societies. However, we need to stay vigilant regarding the emergence and spread of variants and to take action as necessary. Ongoing work to step up vaccine production and secure adequate supply throughout the EU will be key. 2. Efforts to ensure a coordinated approach should continue ah...

Concern for humanity clear at Rome health summit Jon Van Housen and Mariella Radaelli Filed on May 26, 2021 | Last updated on May 26, 2021 at 12.02 am Many causes advocate a united front, but the pandemic has made it far more than a slogan. As it again “flattens the curve”, fighting off a third deadly wave in the Covid-19 pandemic, Italy was indeed the appropriate host for the 2021 Global Health Summit in Rome last Friday as leaders, the pharmaceutical industry and experts from acro...

Germany will supply 30 million vaccine doses for poorer countries by the end of the year, announced Chancellor Angela Merkel following the Global Health Summit.

Global Health Summit G20: We must vaccinate the world quickly 7 days ago The COVID-19 pandemic has underlined the extraordinary importance of international cooperation. To this issue, the Global Health Summit G20 addressed the way forward in healing the world through vaccinations. Leaders around the globe committed to funds and vaccine donations to address the health and economic impact of the coronavirus. The Global Health Summit was chaired by Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi and the Preside...

Comments Off on G20 Health Ministers Dissolve Barriers to Sharing Billion+ Vaccine Doses ROME, Italy, May 23, 2021 (ENS) – Leaders of the G20 have committed to a series of actions to accelerate the end of the COVID-19 crisis throughout the world and better prepare for future pandemics. Agreement was reached Friday at an online summit of health ministers co-hosted by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and G20 chair Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. The G20 Health Ministers�...

updated: May 23 2021, 12:34 ist Recent surges of Covid-19 in India, South America and other regions have left people “literally gasping for breath before our eyes”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, warning that the pandemic is still “very much with us, thriving and mutating". "From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, I warned that no one is safe until everyone is safe….Grossly unequal access to vaccines, tests, medicines and supplies, including oxygen, have left poorer co...

"From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I warned that no one is safe until everyone is safe....Grossly unequal access to vaccines, tests, medicines and supplies, including oxygen, have left poorer countries at the mercy of the virus," Guterres said in his statement to the Global Health Summit on Friday.

Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent action to overcome pandemic Mustapha Temidayo World leaders met in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday at the Global Health Summit, co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy, to adopt an agenda to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, an official statement said. The leaders will develop and endorse a Rome Declaration of principles at a time when the virus is surging and spreading uncontrollably in many parts of the world. “With nine people lo...