Covid ‘benevolence bump’ endures as acts of kindness 10% higher than before 2020
World Happiness Report 2024 finds volunteering more frequent in most regions as Finland tops chart again and Costa Rica and Mexico enter top 10 The...
Category : Coronavirus
Uncharted territory for the WHO if Trump withdraws US membership
WHO is ‘critical in protecting US business interests’, says CEO of firm that may see lean years if Trump carries out vow The World Health...
African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west
Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality None of the African countries affected by the outbreak...
Failure to deal with mpox outbreak ‘is risk not just to Africa but whole world’
Health leaders warn that global response to virus is test case for equity and preparation for future pandemics A failure to show solidarity with African...
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities A Chinese...
We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28
Continent must have more resilient health systems and local vaccine manufacturing to prevent next pandemic, says public health body Africa’s leading public health body is...
Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says health ministry
Data has been supplied to World Health Organization and China says flu and other known pathogens are culprits A surge in respiratory illnesses across China...
Public health experts excoriate Canada Covid response and call for inquiry
Country failed to collect and share data, masking issues and inequalities, according to editorial in British Medical Journal Prominent public health experts have called on...
US-China cultural exchange at low point after tensions and Covid, data shows
Tourism, academia and literature all exhibit signs that trend of closer ties has gone into reverse Cultural ties between the US and China are at...
Covid-19 likely emerged from laboratory leak, US energy department says
Updated finding a departure from previous studies on how the virus emerged and comes with ‘low confidence’ The virus which drove the Covid-19 pandemic most...
