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    WHO announces first technology recipients of mRNA vaccine hub with strong support from African and European partners - 2 year(s) ago

    Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia to establish mRNA vaccine productionAt the European Union – African Union summit in Brussels today WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines on the African continent. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia all…

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      #Egypt🇪🇬 #Kenya🇰🇪 #Nigeria🇳🇬 #Senegal🇸🇳 #SouthAfrica🇿🇦 #Tunisia🇹🇳 will be the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines on the African continent, announced @DrTedros ➡️ https://t.co/0rGS1VMYsR #VaccinEquity https://t.co/PnNhgqwv0X

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    Inequality monitoring in immunization - 2 year(s) ago

    Ensuring universal access to immunization promotes better population health and improved outcomes across diverse aspects of development. Unfortunately, however, the benefits of vaccines are spread unevenly. Monitoring inequality in vaccination coverage is a way to identify where inequalities exist and where disadvantaged subgroups stand in terms of access to and utilization of health services….

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      Help ensure universal access to immunization in your country. Take our free #OpenWHO course on monitoring inequality in immunization to help close gaps and support #VaccinEquity. 👉https://t.co/vR9BOqWLGx https://t.co/6q3TWwYURY

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    Commonwealth and WHO to strengthen cooperation on health, including access to vaccines - 2 year(s) ago

    The Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Health Organization (WHO) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing to strengthening their collaboration on a broad range of public health issues of particular concern to Commonwealth member states and governments, such as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine equity, advancing universal health coverage, and building resilient…

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      Today WHO and @commonwealthsec expand their partnership to advance global public health by focusing on: ✅ ending the #COVID19 pandemic ✅ advancing Universal Health Coverage ✅ addressing #VaccinEquity ✅ strengthening digital health systems https://t.co/c2cMtgkv5C https://t.co/5JmktwuQuJ

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    IOC and WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote vaccine equity and healthy lifestyles - 2 year(s) ago

    The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to discuss ways to further strengthen collaboration between their two organisations. The meeting took place after the WHO Director-General ran with the Olympic Torch on the day of the Opening…

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      .@WHO looks forward to continuing its collaboration with the @Olympics Committee to promote #VaccinEquity and building sport for health initiatives in future Games, starting with Paris 2024. #StrongerTogether https://t.co/R7p5mvrxlN https://t.co/zyuD5fROsR

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    IOC and WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote vaccine equity and healthy lifestyles - 2 year(s) ago

    The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 to discuss ways to further strengthen collaboration between their two organisations. The meeting took place after the WHO Director-General ran with the Olympic Torch on the day of the Opening…

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      International @Olympics Committee and WHO reaffirm collaboration to promote #VaccinEquity and healthy lifestyles 👉 https://t.co/5S3C2rkFRL #Beijing2022 https://t.co/bcZryWRjq9

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    Interim Statement on COVID-19 vaccines in the context of the circulation of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant from the WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) - 2 year(s) ago

    Key messages: WHO has established the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) to review and assess the public health implications of emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOC) on the performance of COVID-19 vaccines and to provide recommendations to WHO on COVID-19 vaccine composition, as needed.In the context of the circulation of Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant of…

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      @DrTedros "The group also emphasised that while some countries recommend #COVID19 boosters, the immediate priority for the 🌍 is accelerating access to primary vaccination, particularly for groups at greater risk of developing severe disease"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity https://t.co/18FmXB6Pvf

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      @DrTedros "TAG-CO-VAC also said that a vaccination strategy based on repeated booster doses of the original #COVID19 vaccine composition is unlikely to be sustainable"-@DrTedros https://t.co/18FmXB6Pvf

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      @DrTedros "Yesterday, TAG-CO-VAC emphasized the urgent need for broader access to the vaccines we have, and that further vaccines are needed that have a greater impact on preventing infection and transmission"-@DrTedros #COVID19 https://t.co/18FmXB6Pvf

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      @DrTedros "In September last year, WHO established the Technical Advisory Group on #COVID19 Vaccine Composition, or TAG-CO-VAC, a group of experts to review the implications of variants of concern on the composition of vaccines"-@DrTedros https://t.co/18FmXB6Pvf

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    Covid-19’s Devastating Effect on Tuberculosis Care — A Path to Recovery | NEJM - 2 year(s) ago

    Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Covid-19’s Devastating Effect on Tuberculosis Care — A Path to Recovery

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      For the first time in more than a decade, #tuberculosis mortality has increased. Reversing this devastating trend requires: 1⃣ #VaccinEquity to end #COVID19 & allow access to care 2⃣ Increased funding in TB treatment 3⃣ Improved TB case detection https://t.co/Y8L9l6817H

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      This piece by @paimadhu, @doctorsoumya & @TerezaKasaeva powerfully illustrates how #COVID19 impacts access to #Tuberculosis care. With 10 million people developing TB in 2020, every undiagnosed & untreated case is a life put at risk. https://t.co/Y8L9l6817H

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