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ACM 21st Public Lecture: Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) And Advocacy for A Global Treaty to End VAWG
DATE: WED,30TH MAR, 2021 TIME: 4:00PM VENUE: ONLINE ON MICROSOFT TEAMS SPEAKER: DR. ELEANOR NWADINOBI SYNOPSIS For 1.3 billion women and girls around the world, living a life free of violence is a distant dream. For them, there is no easy path to justice. Laws, government systems, and social norms favour perpetrators. In courtrooms, media, …
First malaria vaccine could be rolled out to billions as World Health Organisation experts give approval
The new jab prevents 30% of severe cases of malaria, even in areas with high uptake of other measures, such as bed nets impregnated with insecticide. The first vaccine against malaria could be rolled out to billions of people after key advisers to the World Health Organisation (WHO) gave it the green light. Experts on …
Global COVID-19 deaths on the rise again
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Several states report spikes in COVID-19 cases
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FDA adds J&J COVID-19 vaccine warning
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Healthcare COVID vaccine mandates COVID-19 in dialysis patients
Indonesia’s surge intensifies; other Asian nations set daily COVID records
Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jul 13, 2021 The country is ordering oxygen supplies from other nations, enough for home treatment.
Pfizer COVID vaccine shows 78% efficacy in pregnancy
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News Jul 13, 2021 Two doses of the vaccine were safe and 78% effective in preventing infection in pregnant women.