Thailand plans to implement a measure that allows pregnant employees to work from home and receive full pay. Moreover, employee benefits under the labour protection laws will be considered to change in response to the...
Maldives provides the first dose of COVID vaccine to 20,239 children or over 50 percent of those whose age between 12 and 17. They were administered the Pfizer vaccine. The program has received widely support from both in the Male’ area...
Laos plans to purchase additional Covid-19 vaccines in 2022 because vaccines from the COVAX initiative will be ended by this year. Currently, a total of 1,387,083 people received the first dose or 18.9% of the total population. While the second dose vaccinations...
The Government of Tanzania has received new funding to fight the COVID-19 crisis and accelerate the end of the epidemics of HIV, TB and malaria while building resilient and sustainable systems for health. During a virtual launch ceremony, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu...
Uganda, along with much of sub-Saharan Africa, has faced extraordinary challenges since the pandemic hit. Before the pandemic, Uganda’s economy grew, on average, by about 6%. However, even then, per capita income growth had started to slow because of ...
WHO Regional Office for Europe in collaboration with WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan and WHO Barcelona Office for Health Systems Financing published a report titled “Health financing in Kyrgyzstan: obstacles and opportunities in the response to COVID-19” (2021)....
Health Minister of Belarus Dmitry Pinevich (on the photo) announced that by 2023 the home-grown vaccine made in Belarus would be released for mass use. This information was made public when the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited the high-tech biological...
According to the Minister of Health of Armenia Anahit Avanesyan (on the photo), persons unvaccinated from COVID-19 will have to take a PCR test for coronavirus twice a month. This policy will affect at least school teachers and university professors, employees of...
According to a document published on the Government website, starting from September 1, at least 80% of all government employees must receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and get the second dose by October 1 or have certificates of immunity from...
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Nepal has an agreement with GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, to procure 4 million doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine purchase is financed by the World Bank through the COVAX cost-share option. The expected date of vaccine delivery is March...
Bangladesh starts COVID vaccinations for Rohingya refugees who live in congested camps due to a rise of coronavirus cases. The first phase plans to cover 48,000 refugees whose aged over 55. In addition, massive...
Sri Lanka prioritizes people age 60 and over and people with chronic diseases for receiving PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests as well as the vaccination. This is because they have a higher risk of death if they are not vaccinated. Thus, they...
Brunei has released a vaccination programme for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers due to their higher risks if contract COVID-19. This programme is going to start from August 16, aiming to protect pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers, including...
