Will Monkeypox Outbreak Replay AIDS and Covid-19 Script?
The West cannot keep infectious diseases out any more than claim victory over them. Microbes evolve and strike back unless sporadic outbreaks are tackled wherever they occur
Health workers will not stop fighting for a better alternative to WTO COVID-19 response
George Poe Williams from the National Health Workers Union of Liberia comments on the recent outcome of the WTO Ministerial Conference and the disappointment this has caused among health workers
Private monopolies hinder progress on public health: intellectual property at the 75th World Health Assembly
Obstruction by pharmaceutical companies from the Global North and misuse of monopoly privileges continue to slow down research into new vaccines and medicines, with disastrous effects for people’s health in the Global South. Discussions at the 75th World Health Assembly did little to address this
Will health be used as a way to pressure Global South on Ukraine war?
The government of Lithuania reversed its decision to donate almost half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh after the latter abstained during the UN resolution on the war in Ukraine. This sets an alarming precedent
Vaccines don’t block transmissions but reduce hospitalization & deaths
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha looks at the rising cases in Europe and South-East Asia, as well as wider topics of science, technology and health
European Union prefers corporate profits over the health of people across the world
By showing reluctance on the patent waiver on COVID-19-related products even after the majority of its population is vaccinated, the EU leadership has once again taken the side of Big Pharma and perpetuated vaccine apartheid
Israel attacks Gaza again, South African Dairy farmers on strike and other stories
Today we look at renewed attacks by Israel on Gaza, the ongoing strike by workers at the Clover company in South Africa, and more
Omicron: New vaccines get emergency use approval
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha discuss the emerging Omicron situation and new vaccines that have received the emergency use approval in India, including the oral-drug Molnupiravir
Africa’s vaccination rate lags at 8% as booster doses deepen inequity and other stories
Today’s episode looks at the slow vaccination rate in Africa, the postponement of elections in Libya, and an end to the Kellogg’s strike
China and African countries take steps to enhance ties
Mikaela Erskog, a researcher with Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and a member of the Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, talks about the recent Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
Will Omicron trigger new COVID-19 wave?
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talk about the Omicron variant, its transmission rates, and if those who are vaccinated are safe
‘Omicron’ the new Covid-19 variant: What is it all about?
Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewClick’s Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha discuss the new variant, Omicron and the precautions necessary to stop its greater spread
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