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The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University reports that as of March 11, 2022, there have been 453,387,068 cases and 6,028,428 deaths ...

The greatest challenges facing humanity require countries to work together. At the Marseille Conference on March 8, Europe explored the way forward for international collaboration in ...

As Australians are struggling to gain access to rapid antigen tests (RATs) and third booster shots for the Omicron strain, spare a thought for millions of ...

Even after visiting the first pioneering Covid vaccine development project in South Africa, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus still believes that big international ...

Here is a summary of current scientific news. Easier-to-produce COVID vaccine shows promise in trials; Nasal spray vaccine booster works in mice Here is a summary ...

In 1998, the South African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association joined forces with 39 drug companies to sue Nelson Mandela’s government for suspending international trade agreements that protected ...

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine is ready for administration at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., December 21, 2020. Photo by Navy DOD ...

Headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have shown restraint in imposing new trade restrictive measures related to COVID-19 ...

In the first week that the Omicron variant sparked global fears of a new wave of infections, a small handful of investors and executives along with ...

The ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical role of North Carolina’s life science industry in tackling our most serious public health threats. ...

GENEVA / NEW YORK, 4 NOVEMBER 2021—As Moderna today released its third quarter 2021 sales figures showing astronomical profits from the COVID-19 vaccine, the international medical ...

The NGO Rio de Paz commemorates more than 40,000 lives lost due to COVID-19, Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 11, 2020 © Jorge hely ...

By Jamshed Baruah The world trade organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala hailed India’s pledge of support to the WTO and the success of the 12th ...

Only one in seven doses of Covid vaccine promised to the world’s poorest countries has been delivered, a report reveals. Of the 1.8 billion doses promised ...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday that its member countries had again not agreed to suspend intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, with some ...

Millions of people around the world are grateful for Chinese vaccines MB October 2021 Special Report | China at the WTO During the election campaign that ...

US President Joe Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes at the Covid-19 summit late last month. However, it turned out to be ...

Here is a summary of the current health briefs. Henrietta Lacks estate claims drug company took advantage of stolen cells The estate of a black woman ...

US President Biden’s earlier support for a vaccine patent waiver raised hopes for his summit more than a week ago. However, it turned out to be ...

Looking at the news these days, I often remember a scene from the second movie “The Lord of the Rings”, in which the hobbits Mary and ...

The inequity in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine became sharper on Thursday as many leaders of African countries, whose populations have little or no access ...

Heading a social service agency in four states, Jennifer Hancock has traveled throughout the region overseeing addiction treatment, veterans services, mother and baby programs, and shelters ...

A Ministry of Science and Technology will help reverse Peru’s low rates of scientific production, thus having a positive impact on the national economy in addition ...

A Ministry of Science and Technology will reverse Peru’s low rates of scientific production, thus having a positive impact on the national economy in addition to ...

COVID-19 vaccine makers put profits before lives, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, as it demanded 2 billion doses for the poorest countries by the end of ...

Holness says that the potential untapped for centuries is within our grasp. Photo courtesy of Loop Jamaica. KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness said there ...

There has been a lot of speculation about how the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and the drastic change of power there will affect Central ...

While over 48% of the US population is fully vaccinated, only about 15% of the world is. Such disparities have led members of the World Trade ...

Residents, including those classified as A5 or the indigent in Mandaluyong City, line up for their dose of COVID-19 vaccine on June 16, 2021. Some cities ...

On May 5, 2021, the Biden administration ad its support for lifting intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines. Naturally, the news made headlines and elicited passionate ...

Aid, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Global, Securities, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, TerraViva United Nations Notice SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, July 20, 2021 (IPS) ...

MUMBAI: After patient groups and civil society organizations, more than 100 global academic and intellectual property (IP) experts have now supported the TRIPS waiver, jointly proposed ...

RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to relax the provisions of its Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for ...

A health worker administers Covishield, the Serum Institute of India’s version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, during a drive-through vaccination program in Kolkata, India on Wednesday, June ...

LOS ANGELES–(COMMERCIAL THREAD) – AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest provider of HIV / AIDS care and treatment, echoes World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi ...

The UN chief asked if he supported measures to waive vaccine-related patents. (FILE) The United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has supported India and South Africa’s ...

Why the citizens of the world should care Equitable access to vaccines is essential to ending the COVID-19 pandemic for everyone, everywhere. Patent restrictions have limited ...

Members of the World Trade Organization have agreed to begin negotiations next week on a temporary waiver of intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines. South Africa ...

GENEVA (June 9, 2021) – UN human rights experts * today called on leaders of the world’s largest economies to ensure people in the South have ...

An airport employee checks the shipment of Covax COVID-19 vaccines upon arrival in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. A resolution approved ...

Leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled plans to increase global access to COVID ...

As Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan wrapped up his term as Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO), he said there was ...

World Bank Says US Must Release Excess Covid Vaccines For Latin America The President of the World Bank said on Tuesday that he was U.S. releases ...

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WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said friday a total waiver of corporate patents on the Covid-19 vaccine under the auspices of the World Trade Organization – sought ...

In an effort to move to text-based discussions on their proposal to waive certain provisions of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), ...

Much ink has been spilled on the potential benefits of waiving intellectual property rights (IPRs) on COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and therapeutics protected by the Agreement on ...

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The head of the World Trade Organization said on Thursday that it was of the utmost importance to diversify vaccine manufacturing and have more production in ...

Africa and Latin America have 0.17% and 2% of global production capacity respectively, World Trade Organization chief said on the eve of a global health summit ...

By JAMEY KEATEN GENEVA (AP) – Ambassadors of World Trade Organization countries on Wednesday resumed talks on trade rules protecting the technological know-how behind COVID-19 vaccines ...

In contrast to medicine, patent launch won’t make it simpler to fabricate COVID-19 vaccines, says Cipla’s Hamied A sequence of articles in surprising publications had a ...

The comparatively optimistic short-term outlook for world commerce is marred by regional disparities The quantity of world merchandise commerce is anticipated to extend by 8% in ...

The Biden administration is deeply targeted on the difficulty of increasing vaccine manufacturing and supply around the globe, a State Division official stated on Tuesday. The ...

On the finish of final month, a gaggle of mental property organizations despatched a letter to members of Congress and officers from the patent and copyright ...

Wealthy nations maintain key to leaders’ possibilities at World Financial institution and IMF conferences to cease pandemic and avert $ 9 trillion catastrophe Wealthy nations should ...

Researchers in England are deliberately exposing volunteers to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The aim is to accelerate the development of new vaccines and treatments. But ...

Updated March 11, 2021, 2:39 p.m. ET President Biden on Thursday signed the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The colossal bill, known as the American ...

MANILA FORUM. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun (top right) pays tribute to the Association of Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) first Manila Forum held online ...

The Chinese language authorities is doing quite a bit for its favourite firms. “Free land, loans that by no means need to be repaid in the ...