The Biden administration has come out in support of a World Trade Organization proposal to temporarily lift intellectual property protections for Covid-19 vaccines in a move that could boost ...

Despite Covid-19-induced lockdown measures not having been renewed in recent months, the effect of the pandemic on the U.S. economy is still lingering. As of November, only four states had reached pre ...

The infographic shows that evidence to date confirms that the COVID-19 crisis has had profound and enormous negative impacts on the education, health, employment and empowerment of girls and women in ...

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Unfortunately, the pandemic is not yet behind us and flu season has arrived. We are experiencing high demand and long waits in our emergency departments and urgent cares throughout our region. One of ...

The northwestern city of Xi’an has been scrambling to contain a fresh wave of COVID-19 flare-up, as the number of infections continue to climb. Confirmed local cases in the provincial capital of ...

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can lead to symptoms that last for weeks, months, or even years, and scientists are only just beginning to understand why. The long-term effects of COVID-19 have been ...

Strong primary health care (PHC) saves lives and money and makes health systems work better for all people. The current COVID-19 crisis exacerbated pre-existing weaknesses and inflicted devastating ...

Official figures for deaths caused by COVID-19 in Venezuela are significantly lower than those reported in neighbouring countries such as Brazil and Colombia. Venezuela’s parlous economic state could ...