Why India is banking on health diplomacy to grow African footprint
How and to what extent might Africa benefit from India’s growing interest?
Nigeria isn’t ready to deal with rising COVID-19 cases
The country needs to monitor and manage the spread of the Delta variant with special focus on testing and genomic sequencing
COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: An opportunity to revive the public health sector
The WHO has developed a framework for the production and distribution of vaccines. But the developed countries and their vaccine manufacturers, …
COVID-19 policy briefs must be realistic: A review by young southern African scientists
The young scientists highlighted the need for policies that are appropriate for people’s real lives
COVID-19 testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: Progress mustn’t stop now
In the past three years, focus of disease testing moved from simple detecting & understanding to incorporating speed, efficiency & …
Bihar not testing enough despite surging COVID-19 cases, official data shows
Bihar government has not focussed on ramping up testing despite its claims to the contrary, say activists
Steroid misuse in COVID-19 patients can cause life threatening infections
Long-term use of steroids can cause a rise in blood glucose levels, which may trigger bacterial or fungal infections
Permaculture: Stricken by drought years ago, a Nepal village comes back to life
Hundreds left Kurule Tenupa village in Nepal’s Dhankuta district a decade ago; they are now returning home to newer ways of farming
COVID-19 surge due to JN.1; 6 deaths reported on December 20
COVID-19 deaths cannot directly be attributed to the new variant, say experts
A better post-pandemic future means not giving in to COVID-19 now
Simply being tired of the pandemic is not reason to let it burn through the population
Omicron in southern Africa: Zimbabwe tries to pull all stops
The country recorded 4,367 new cases December 14, 2021
Pfizer wants to sell vaccines in India at no profit
The Pfizer vaccine is yet to be registered in India although it had applied months ago
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Simply Put: The Deal
How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak - and why it’s so tricky
Tracking down the origins of a virus involves a combination of extensive fieldwork, thorough lab testing and quite a bit of luck
How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO’s technology transfer hub in Africa
The actions of BioNTech and Moderna will prolong the social and economic costs of the pandemic
Two years on: India’s index COVID-19 patient describes her ordeal
On January 30, 2020, India reported its first case of COVID-19; the patient was a Thrissur resident studying medicine at Wuhan University. Here …
A look at India’s flawed public health policies through COVID-19’s prism
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed many glaring loopholes in the implementation of public health management in India. Read on to know what they are
WHO adds another lifesaving drug to the list of COVID-19 medicines
When administered, tocilizumab and sarilumab reduce the odds of death by 13 per cent, compared to standard care
COVID-19: A viral change in the regime
The pandemic has brought out not only many socio-economic and political fault lines in global governance, but also in individual countries
Few takers for Bihar’s revised COVID-19 death toll
Most experts say the government did not count deaths of people at homes, in ambulances, private hospitals and rural areas
COVID-19: More than half of India still not testing enough, data shows
Data shows that testing is relatively limited to people with high suspicion of COVID-19 and may miss new chains of transmission in the community
Massive surge in COVID-19 infections in Uttarakhand’s remote villages. But who will treat them?
Residents in several villages report symptoms but not tested; many doctors and medical officers infected
COVID-19 killed more people in 16 months than natural disasters in 20 years
No disaster has killed more than 3 million people in recent history and in such a short time period
COVID-19 reinfection not common but elderly more at risk, finds new Lancet study
Vaccination is a better protection from reinfection than past infection, the study noted