New Zealand is committed to support the pacific neighbors
The New Zealand government has signed a purchase agreement with Pfizer for 4.7 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for delivery in 2022. These vaccines will be vaccinated to those who didn’t get the vaccination in 2021. In addition, New Zealand is committed to...
A quarter of Moldova’s population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19
A quarter of the population of the Republic of Moldova was immunized with the full scheme against COVID-19. The data were made public today by the leadership of the Ministry of Health. Secretary of State Svetlana Nicolaescu mentioned that the highest immunization rate...
Kazakhstan’s President instructed re-vaccination against COVID-19 with a booster dose
"The epidemiological situation remains unstable - up to 30 deaths are recorded daily" - said Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on November 4, according to Kazinform news agency. “All of this is happening while the rate of vaccination is decreasing. Coverage of the...
Russia launched a hotline “AntiFakeCovid” to battle infodemia
The Russian "Public Chamber on countering dissemination of inaccurate information, public control and Internet security" is launching an online hotline "AntiFakeCovid" aimed at increasing the effectiveness of countering the spread of fake information about the...
Leaving no one behind: COVID-19 vaccine equity and universal health coverage (UHC) in Ghana
How does the rolling out of COVID-19 vaccines relates to UHC and its vision of leaving no one behind? What could be the key lessons? Ghana was the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX in February 2021. On 29 March, 2021, UHC2030 in joint...
Four donor countries support Ghana with Astrazeneca vaccines
On 6th October, 2021, Ghana received over 500,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines from Germany, Denmark, Norway and Iceland through the COVAX facility to assist its vaccination programme. Receiving the vaccines, chairman of the health commodity group...
We need US$200 Million for the national vaccine institute- Committee
Following the global shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the government of Ghana planned to establish a national vaccine institute. The mandate of the institute would include establishing local vaccine manufacturing plants, deepening research and development for vaccines....
Ministers of Health of Azerbaijan and Russia signed an agreement on health collaboration
First Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Acting Minister of Healthcare Teymur Musayev received a delegation led by Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko. The event was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to...
CIS executive committee bulletin from November 5 on CIS efforts against Coronavirus
CIS executive committee has released its weekly issue for October 29- Novermber 4 period of the Bulletin titled "CIS countries efforts in the fight against coronavirus disease". The Bulletin traditionally includes review of 11 CIS Member States' activities in times of...
UNICEF donated $ 132,000 worth of hand disinfection dispensers to Turkmenistan
In October, the UNICEF Country Office in Turkmenistan donated 5,400 hand sanitizer dispensers to the government of Turkmenistan to support effective infection control and hygiene measures as part of the National Acute Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan....
Kazakhstan made a work-plan to review fees for medical care reimbursed by the Social health insurance fund
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Healthcare has approved a work plan to develop and review tariffs (fees) for medical services provided within the guaranteed volume of free medical care and the mandatory social health insurance for year 2022. The workplan includes...
Groupe sectoriel santé – Côte d’Ivoire: minutes of June 24 meeting
Benin: Generalized health insurance in January 2022
Benin's public health professionals are holding a meeting this Monday, November 8 at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou, to discuss the country's plan to generalize health insurance. Called "Bénin santé 2021" (Benin Health 2021), the meeting is organized by Benin's...
Workshop to consolidate and validate the analysis of the health financing and social protection situation in Burundi, 10-12 Nov 21 in Gitéga
From November 10 to 12, 2021, some forty national players involved in health financing and social protection in Burundi met in the political capital Gitéga. The work was divided into two sequences. First, consolidation of data and analysis of strengths and weaknesses...
Timor-leste launches the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children age 12 to 17
Timor-Leste has launched the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 12 to 17 years, aiming to reduce the impacts of COVID as well as to protect children and their families. The vaccination will minimize severe illness, hospitalization, and deaths...