Vaccine apartheid in Palestine: The silent war by Israel
In violation of its obligations and responsibilities as an occupying power, Israel has taken little effort in vaccinating Palestinians, leading to very poor vaccination rates in the occupied territories and the general deterioration of health facilities
As World Health Assembly starts, solidarity is missing from the agenda
The 74th World Health Assembly that began on Monday will have to deal with a host of challenges at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the stark inequalities in every aspect of health across the globe
Bill Gates, the white man’s burden and Modi government’s vaccine debacle
An incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that India is now facing
IMF and big business for universal vaccination: Better red than dead
The me-first policy on vaccine sharing will bring losses of $203 billion to $5 trillion to rich countries, while the returns are the highest if they support global universal vaccination
Two injured in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
The airstrikes on Saturday also caused damage to a hospital, a mosque and a several residential buildings. Electricity and water supply of the citizens of Gaza was also affected
COVID-19: Vaccine candidate developed in China reported to have protected monkeys
SARS-CoV-2 was directly put into the lungs of eight Rhesus Macaques. None of the monkeys that had been vaccinated were seen to have developed a full-blown infection.
Public health and private profits under COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic might be devastating countries, the people and their livelihoods, but is good for some companies and their stockholders, like the ones that hold patents for N95 masks, lifesaving medicines or vaccines.
How the Chinese authorities and the WHO handled the Coronavirus
The attack on the Chinese government and the World Health Organization’s work on the novel coronavirus by the Trump administration is unfounded
Defunding the World Health Organization: Unethical, cruel, and dangerous for the world
Ariel Gold of CODEPINK discusses the decision of the US to pull funding from the World Health Organization and the impact that this has on the world
The Covid-19 pandemic evidences the need to cooperate despite political differences
The Cuban government emphasizes the need for solidarity and cooperation in the face of the global pandemic which threatens all of humanity
Houthis release over 2,000 prisoners to prevent COVID-19 spread
The announcement comes amidst news of the first case of COVID-19 being confirmed in Yemen, a country ravaged by more than five years of war and internal violence
International Health Day: Challenges amid the global COVID-19 pandemic
Jaime Amorim of the National Coordination of the MST and the International Committee of Via Campesina reflects on the primary challenges in public health generated by neoliberal capitalism
- Cuba demands an end to the US embargo at the UN General Assembly
- US ‘seizes’ Iranian and other regional news sites, cites ‘disinformation’ and ‘national security threats’
- Fatiha Briki is the latest Algerian human rights activist under detention
- Israeli settlers, security forces invade Sheikh Jarrah, leave several Palestinians injured
- UN criticized for leaving out Israel and Saudi coalition from list of violators of children’s rights
