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Why having COVID-19 data on men and women is critical

By: Siki Kigongo
Reporting COVID-19 data for both men and women is key to developing an effective response, argues Siki Kigongo.
Gender and sex are two fundamental cornerstones of health equity although they are often overlooked as a priority.
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding and addressing the impacts of both sex and gender on health outcomes has never been more crucial. It is from this rationale that the Sex, Gender, and COVID-19 project was born.
The project is a partnership between Global Health 50/50 at the UK-based University College London, the International Center for Research on Women, and the African Population and Health Research Center. It is currently building the world’s largest database of sex-disaggregated data on COVID-19, investigating the roles sex and gender are playing in the outbreak, building the evidence base of what works to tackle gender disparities, and advocating for practical gender-responsive approaches to the pandemic. ....

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Water conflicts, science and the media

25/01/21
The River Nile. Copyright: Image by Ron Porter from Pixabay
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Administration of COVID-19 vaccine may lead to "catastrophic moral failure", warns WHO

Administration of COVID-19 vaccine may lead to “catastrophic moral failure”, warns WHO
As few as 25 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in one of the world’s poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, warning of a “catastrophic moral failure”.
In some of his bleakest comments yet about the pandemic response, director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cast doubt over whether the WHO-backed COVAX facility, created to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, would get the doses it needs as high-income countries forge their own deals with vaccine makers.
The warning comes as cases of the virus continue to rise around the world, with 94 million confirmed cases and 2.03 million deaths recorded globally, according to the WHO. Speaking at the start of the organization’s week-long executive board meeting on Monday, Tedros said: “As the first vaccines begin to be deployed, the promise of equitable access is at se ....

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'Catastrophic moral failure' risk over COVID-19 shots - WHO

‘Catastrophic moral failure’ risk over COVID-19 shots – WHO
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus criticised rich countries and pharmaceutical companies for prioritising bilateral deals over assisting COVAX. Copyright: UN Photo / Elma Okic, (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). This image has been cropped.
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