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Canada’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
February 24, 2021COVID-19
TACOMA, Washington The COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard in underdeveloped nations. A recent report from the World Health Organization issued a stern warning that these countries may not have the necessary access to a vaccine until 2024. However, Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution goals include ensuring that impoverished countries will have access through the WHO’s COVAX program. Not only is Canada the second-largest provider of funds to the program but it has further planned to oversee the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Canada’s Proactive Approach
Canada has taken a proactive approach to vaccinate impoverished nations. Some watchdogs were concerned that Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan involved the hoarding of vaccines. The reality is that even though Canada made plans during purchasing that would cover its population five times over, donations to impoverished countries w
The Impact of Peace Corps Volunteers in Ghana
CHICAGO, Illinois The Peace Corps is an independent, U.S. government-run agency. Across the world, Peace Corps volunteers impact communities with projects catered specifically to the country’s needs. Around 19% of volunteers serve in areas like Central and South America; however, 45% of volunteers serve in Africa. Of those volunteers, almost 4,800 have worked in Ghana. Peace Corps members work on projects involving community economic development, agriculture and AIDs relief. Through an interview with a former Peace Corps volunteer, this article will articulate the issues Ghana is facing along with the admirable successes of the country.
Poverty in Honduras and How to Help
SEATTLE, Washington Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the world. The World Bank reported a poverty rate of 48.3% in 2018. This is a decrease from the 2016 level of 68.5%. This decrease comes both from the fact that Honduras is the second-highest economically growing country in Central America and the fact that the poverty line was redefined to a lower threshold. Poverty in Honduras is a pressing, pervasive and complicated issue.
Overview of Poverty in Honduras
Even with the recent economic growth, Honduras has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to have a 7.1% decrease in GDP for 2020. Part of the reason that poverty in Honduras is so prevalent is the high inequality within the country. Of its impoverished residents, 60.1% live in rural areas and 38.4% live in urban areas. This results in one of the smallest middle classes in all of Central America.
GHTC urges Congress to pass COVID-19 relief bill with funding for global health innovation
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The Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) urges Congress to pass a COVID-19 emergency supplemental bill that includes at least $11 billion for global health programs to support the international response to this unprecedented global health emergency. As the death toll of this pandemic crosses a grim threshold of more than 1.6 million lives lost worldwide, global solidarity and cooperation to defeat COVID-19 are essential. However, GHTC notes that international funding has not been included in any of the bill proposals released in the past month. If not corrected in the final bill taken up by Congress this week, this grave oversight will have profound long-term implications for health and economic recovery globally and here in the United States.