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WHO: Rich Countries Should Donate Vaccines, Not Use Boosters
"We are making conscious choices right now not to protect those in need"
Demonstrators in Cuba Protest Food Shortages, Rising Prices
A resurgence of COVID cases and a troubled economy are among protesters concerns
WHO Recommends Life-Saving Interleukin-6 Receptor Blockers for COVID-19
Tocilizumab and sarilumab are the first drugs found to be effective against COVID since corticosteroids were recommended by WHO in September 2020
Pandemic Deaths Near 4 Million Worldwide Amid Delta Variant Surge
The pace of new cases has dropped globally, but the coronavirus continues to claim lives in hot spots
HIV Generic Drug for Babies Distributed in Africa, says UNITAID
Aid agencies have distributed a strawberry-flavoured tablet for children who have HIV in six African countries, the first generic pediatric version
Indonesia Caught Between Surge and Slow Vaccine Rollout
Inadequate global vaccine supply, geography, and hesitancy among challenges
It’s Official: China Has Eliminated Malaria
China developed new surveillance techniques, medicines, and technologies to break the cycle of transmission
After a Year of Denying Covid-19, Tanzania Orders Vaccines
The East African nation of nearly 60 million people will receive its first vaccines in the coming weeks, a WHO spokesperson says
On Native American Reservations, the Push for More Clean Water and Sanitation
58 out of every 1,000 Native American households don’t have access to indoor plumbing
Up to 900,000 in Ethiopia’s Tigray Face Famine, US Says
The hunger crisis in Tigray is the world’s worst in a decade
Migrant Children Endure "Despair and Isolation" Inside Tent City in Texas
The level of distress among migrant boys and girls held by the U.S. government at a tent city in Texas has become alarming
Delta Coronavirus Variant: Scientists Brace for Impact
The rapid rise of the highly transmissible strain in the United Kingdom has put countries in Europe, North America, and Africa on watch