Momentous milestone as Africa announced eradication of wild Poliovirus
On Aug. 25, 2020, the independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared that the…
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172 countries and multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 vaccine Global Access Facility
On Aug. 23, 2020, the World Heath Organization (WHO) reported that 172 economies were engaged in discussions to…
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2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic
On Aug. 13, 2020, data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) revealed that 43 per cent of…
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Biotechnology | HIV | Infectious Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
China National Medical Products Administration approved Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
On Aug. 11, 2020, Gilead Sciences announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) had approved a…
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COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response
On Jul. 22, 2020, the WHO and UNICEF announced the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative which will gather and…
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COVID-19 antibody tests evaluated as diagnostic test in low-resource settings
On Jul. 15, 2020, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported they had joined…
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WHO and UNICEF warn of a decline in vaccinations during COVID-19
On Jul. 14, 2020, the WHO and UNICEF warned of an alarming decline in the number of children…
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WHO announced independent panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response to evaluate world’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
On Jul. 9, 2020, WHO announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR)…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
Access to HIV medicines severely impacted by COVID-19 as AIDS response stalled
On Jul. 8, 2020, seventy-three countries warned that they were at risk of stock-outs of antiretroviral (ARV) medicines…
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WHO discontinued hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19
On Jul. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering…
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Infectious Disease | USDA | Vaccine | WHO
The 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared over
On Jun. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 10th outbreak of Ebola…
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Sinovac received approval from China for its quadrivalent influenza vaccine
On Jun. 24, 2020, Sinovac Biotech announced the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued a product license…
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WHO announced preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients
On Jun. 16, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that initial clinical trial results from the United…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
Batavia Biosciences and Valneva collaborated to accelerate development of low-cost inactivated polio vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2020, Batavia Biosciences and Valneva announced a collaboration agreement to accelerate market-access of a low-cost…
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WHO reported cluster of COVID-19 in Beijing, China
On Jun. 13, 2020, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reported that it was following up with Chinese authorities…
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No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Jun. 9, 2020, genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) National Institute of…
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WHO welcomed crucial new funding for vaccines
On Jun. 4, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed funding commitments from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s third…
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CEPI granted $141 million to consortium of Bharat Biotech and IVI to advance development of Chikungunya vaccine in collaboration with Ind-CEPI
On Jun. 3, 2020, CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, in collaboration with Ind-CEPI, announced a new…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Measles | Vaccine | WHO
New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Jun. 1, 2020,The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that a new outbreak of…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
International community rallied to support open research and science to fight COVID-19
On May 29, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that thirty countries and multiple international partners and…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Disease | Infectious Disease | Measles | Polio | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupted routine vaccination efforts
On May 22, 2020, COVID 19 disrupted life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children –…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | FDA | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | WHO
Mylan to supply investigational antiviral remdesivir for potential treatment of COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, Mylan announced, as part of its ongoing efforts to support patients and public health…
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WHO reported “no evidence” that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected
On Apr. 25, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported there was currently ‘no evidence’ that people who…
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CHF Solutions doubled production staff of Aquadex SmartFlow consoles due to hospital demand
On Apr. 2, 2020, CHF Solutions announced it has doubled the production staff that builds its next generation…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | WHO
WHO Director-General calls on G20 to fight, unite, and ignite against COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addressed Heads of…
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CHF Solutions announced COVID-19 patients treated with Aquadex therapy for fluid management with Coronavirus treatment
On Mar. 25, 2020, CHF Solutions announced the use of its Aquadex therapy in the treatment of patients…
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Biotechnology | CDC | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
National Emergency declared in U.S. for novel Coronavirus disease outbreak
On Mar. 13, 2020, declared a COVID-related emergency under Section 501(b) of the Stafford Act [18]. Under the…
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Qatar reported one confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus infection
On May 12, 2022, the National IHR Focal Point for Qatar reported two laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East…
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World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic
On Mar. 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. To-date, of the…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Therapeutics | Vaccine | WHO
UN released $15 million to help vulnerable countries battle the spread of the coronavirus
On Mar. 1, 2020, the United Nations Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock released US$15 million from the Central Emergency…
