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Articles tagged with: World Health Organisation
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Health
By Medicines Discovery Catapult
Medicine Discovery Catapult’s Psychiatry Consortium announces new international collaboration to tackle depression
The University of Trento and the University of Bologna are collaborating with global pharmaceutical companies including, Biogen Inc, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV and Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. in a new Psychiatry Consortium project that will seek to define a new pharmacological approach to treat depression.
WHO Recommends Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine For All Ages And Backs UK's 12-Week Gap Between Doses
Coronavirus
By Alain Tolhurst
WHO Recommends Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine For All Ages And Backs UK's 12-Week Gap Between Doses
The World Health Organisation has recommended the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 for all age groups, including the over-65s.
When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries
Coronavirus
By Baroness Sheehan
When a Covid-19 vaccine is found, equal access must be given to poorer countries
To treat all priority groups with a Covid-19 vaccine, in all countries, we must scale-up manufacturing to meet global demand. To do this, broad sharing of knowledge is essential.
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Health
By Philippa Whitford MP
Africa has finally been declared free from wild polio, but the fight is not over
Covid-19 is disrupting routine vaccination programmes across the world. It is crucial to achieve high rates of immunisation if we’re to safeguard our future health
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Foreign affairs
By Alain Tolhurst
Tom Tugendhat: 'China runs as a very big open prison'
Despite his summer of receiving threats, Tom Tugendhat isn’t one to be silenced. The Foreign Affairs Committee chair speaks to Alain Tolhurst, about China, increasing Britain’s influence, and why he supports the ‘rebalance’ of less commuting
Government must act on British complicity in China’s forced organ harvesting
Health
By Lord Hunt and Baroness Finlay
Government must act on British complicity in China’s forced organ harvesting
An amendment to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill could ensure human body tissue and organs that have been forcibly harvested are not allowed to enter the UK for medicines or medical testing.
Mike Pompeo tells MPs World Health Organisation chief has been ‘bought’ by China
Coronavirus
Mike Pompeo tells MPs World Health Organisation chief has been ‘bought’ by China
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told MPs that the head of the World Health Organisation was “bought” by China, as he accused the international body of being responsible for “dead Britons”.
No 10 rejects Cabinet minister’s claim coronavirus mistakes down to ‘wrong’ scientific advice
Coronavirus
No 10 rejects Cabinet minister’s claim coronavirus mistakes down to ‘wrong’ scientific advice
Downing Street has sought to distance itself from the claim by a Cabinet minister that any mistakes made in the coronavirus response are down to "wrong" scientific advice.
Theresa May slams ‘incoherent’ global response to coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Theresa May slams ‘incoherent’ global response to coronavirus pandemic
Theresa May has criticised the world's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
China’s lies about coronavirus could be costing the world hundreds of thousands of lives
Coronavirus
By Damian Collins MP
China’s lies about coronavirus could be costing the world hundreds of thousands of lives
For the sake of China’s future status, it now needs to be an honest broker, and put the health of the world above internal politics and oppression.
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Coronavirus
By Lord McConnell and Theo Clarke MP
It’s nonsensical not to fight Covid-19 as one world
Covid-19 is a global crisis, the case for global cooperation and coordination in both a response and exit strategy has never been stronger
Chinese ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus costing lives, say MPs
Coronavirus
Chinese ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus costing lives, say MPs
Chinese “disinformation” about the coronavirus pandemic has “already cost lives”, an influential group of MPs has warned.