World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN)
WHO Philippines Representative Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe said the COVAX facility has committed to provide the country with COVID-19 vaccines to cover 20 percent of its population.
He said the figure includes the A1 group or the frontline healthcare workers and the A2 group composed of the elderly population.
“We continue to urge the government to follow the prioritization to ensure that we achieve high coverages in the A1 and A2 groups,” Abeyasinghe said in a public briefing Monday, May 24.
“We do understand that there is a need to start protecting the other groups. But when we see that coverage particularly in the A2 group is around 10 percent, its still premature from our perspective to agree to use Covax vaccines to any of the other groups because while recognizing the other groups are important, it is clearly defined that the largest number of deaths and severe c
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged both the national and local government units in the Philippines to follow the sequence of prioritization in rolling out the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines coming from the Covax facility to ensure its impact on public health.
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May 07, 2021 12:52:11 PM World Health Organisation Representative to the South Pacific Dr Akeem Ali says some tough choices need to be made right now to keep the deadly coronavirus at bay. Dr Ali said the first death from local transmission reminds every one of the real grave impact that this virus can have on individuals and families, communities and the country. He while speaking in a press conference last night said the government needs to take drastic action to address this very serious public health emergency. “It will be a greater challenge for the government to provide essential health services and other services in the country in the next few days.
WHO out to assist Fiji contain the spread of deadly virus Friday, May 7, 2021 IWK Bureau
The World Health Organization is leading the coordinated efforts of foreign bodies and missions to help Fiji curb the further spread of COVID-19.
The four latest cases, sees 42 active cases in isolation, nine in border quarantine, 29 locally transmitted cases, and four under investigation for their sources.
With sources unknown for four cases, including that of the man who died on Wednesday, has sent the Fijian health machinery into overdrive.
WHO, which is already fighting a battle around the world to curb the pandemic, says the Fiji response plan was activated last year, when the first wave hit.
03 MAY 2021, NEW DELHI, INDIA
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Roderico Ofrin, Representative in India, World Health Organization (WHO):
“I think this is this is an important message that we have a responsibility in curbing the spread. And more than the variants, the original SARS-COV2 is still the dominant virus. So in that sense, these measures are still very valid and continue to be effective, so that that needs to be done.”
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03 MAY 2021, NEW DELHI, INDIA
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Roderico Ofrin, Representative in India, World Health Organization (WHO):
“I think the difference is in terms of scale. The pattern of how this has spread, of the waves whether it is in Europe or the US was fairly similar, but the scale is very different. The density of population is probably also a factor for this and that s why if you notice, as you have said, the spikes are in the metros.”