Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on governments to publicly commit to monthly COVID-19 vaccine redistribution targets by end of October 2021. Ottawa, 06 October 2021 – A new report by MSF warns that millions of people are at risk of dying from COVID-19 if high-income countries, a handful of which are hoarding an estimated […]
Category: COVID 19
State of the European Union: more hollow promises about a global COVID-19 vaccine equity?
In her State of the European Union speech of September 15, 2021, EU Commission President Von der Leyen has yet again underlined the importance of global access to vaccines in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Does this mean the EU’s words will finally turn into deeds? Or is her speech just another empty promise? Since April […]
COVID-19 places further pressure on Gaza’s healthcare system
Between March and April, COVID-19 infections have risen at an extraordinary rate, from less than a thousand reported cases a week to over a thousand reported each day, with an alarming increase in infections among healthcare workers.
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MSF Response: Canada announces donation of 17.7 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses
The Government of Canada announced today that it will donate 17.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to lower-income countries. This is an overdue but welcome step, said MSF. […]
MSF reinforces activities in Brazil, where COVID-19 has cost over 500 thousand lives
As the second winter of the pandemic rolls in, the COVID-19 situation in Brazil is again deeply concerning, with national and international experts warning of a third devastating wave. […]
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MSF Response: Canada declares donation of 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine donation announcement at this weekend’s G7 Summit falls far short of Canada’s, and the world’s, commitment to ensuring equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said.
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Palestine: Immunization urgently needed as COVID-19 overwhelms West Bank hospitals
Since February, another heavy wave of COVID-19 has swept through the West Bank. Over 20,000 patients are currently being treated for COVID-19.
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MSF: Canada must commit to COVID-19 vaccines sharing
Today, it was announced that COVAX – the global mechanism intended to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries – is short at least 140 million doses.
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It’s not only vaccines: Oxygen must be at the heart of the COVID-19 response
With vaccines unavailable in the majority of countries worldwide, people will continue to fall ill with COVID-19 and without a significant investment in oxygen infrastructure, those whose illness is severe and who cannot access oxygen will continue to die.
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Northeast Syria: Hospitals run out of funds and medical supplies during second COVID-19 wave
The true numbers of people affected by COVID-19 is believed to be much higher than what is reported as people continue to struggle to access testing and healthcare.
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