The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will lend the Philippines a combined $700 million (about P33.9 billion) by March to buy vaccines and inoculate Filipinos against the COVID-19 disease. Documents of the Beijing-based...
The Philippines has seen relatively more challenges due to the Covid-19 Pandemic than perhaps its other South-east Asian counterparts. Despite the crafting of the historic Universal Health Care (UHC) Law over two years ago, the Pandemic has exposed several gaps in...
Singapore’s Multi Ministry Taskforce (MTF) along with the World Health Organization and the country’s Heath Sciences Authority (HSA) has made procurement of vaccines along with quality checks their foremost agenda. This includes signed Advance Purchase Agreements with...
The Singapore Government's commitment to safeguarding public health and the future of its citizens especially in the wake of COVID 19 can be seen in the over 40% share of this year’s Budget that goes to the COVID-19 Resilience Package. Mr. Heng Swee Keat, the...
Indonesia is procured more than 420 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 180 million people as of last month according to the Head of the COVID-19 Response and National Economic Recovery team (PCPEN). A breakdown of the procurement would reveal 125.5 million of the...
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"The government’s stimulus packages have been comprehensive, rapid and well-sequenced, constituting 15 per cent of GDP. Almost half of respondents to a recent survey reported having received government support. Modelling estimates suggest that while government...
On Monday, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire became the first countries to vaccinate their citizens against Covid-10 thanks to Covax. In Côte d'Ivoire, vaccination began on Monday March 1 in Abidjan. The first AstraZeneca dose was delivered to Patrick Achi, Secretary...
On Monday, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire became the first countries to vaccinate their citizens against Covid-10 thanks to Covax. In Côte d'Ivoire, vaccination began on Monday March 1 in Abidjan. The first AstraZeneca dose was delivered to Patrick Achi, Secretary...
One year after the 1st case of covid19 was recorded on its territory, Senegal has drawn up a plan to introduce a vaccine against the coronavirus disease.
La première phase de cette stratégie nationale de vaccination va intéresser les personnes vulnérables à la maladie à coronavirus âgées de plus de 60 ans.
https://lenouvelliste.com/article/226793/covid-19-les-medecins-residents-de-lhopital-universitaire-justinien-se-mettent-en-quarantaine " Les 40 médecins résidents de l’hôpital universitaire Justinien au Cap-Haïtien (nord d'Haïti) se sont placés volontairement ce...
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The Budget Execution Report, released on February 15th, shows a relevant increase in domestic expenditure in health in Mozambique, from 18.985 million MT (263 M$) to 25.318 million MT (351 M$), a +33% change. This prioritization of health with domestic...
In a joint statement, WHO and UNICEF announce that to date (10/02/2021), almost 130 countries, representing 2.5 billion people, have not yet administered a single dose. Tunisia is on its way out of this hole with a loan of several tens of millions of...
