The Australian Global Health Alliance is delighted to welcome UNSW’s School of Population Health as the newest member of the Alliance. The University of New South Wales’s School of Population Health is the oldest and largest health management program in Australia, ranked top 50 globally for public health research. The school’s work ranges from responding to […]
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries A full access package includes WHO policy guidance on the use of antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests, manufacturer volume guarantees for low and middle-income countries, catalytic funding to assist governments to deploy the tests and an initial US$50 million […]
September 22nd, 2020 STATEMENT: Re Australian Government signatory to COVAX Facility Melbourne, 22 September, 2020: Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Chair of Pacific Friends of Global Health, commended Australia’s commitment to global vaccine access: “The COVAX Facility is our best shot at getting out the other side of this pandemic as quickly and as safely as we […]
Global Fund COVID-19 Situation Report – 9 September 2020 Global cases: : 27,205,275 confirmed. Global deaths: 890,392 confirmed. Countries, areas or territories with cases: 216 (as of 8 September, WHO). The Americas carry the highest burden of COVID-19 globally. The WHO South-East Asia Region continued to show the highest increase in new cases in the past week […]
MEDIA RELEASE Australia to commit $80m to guarantee access to COVID vaccine for all Melbourne, 26 August, 2020: The Australian Government has announced today that it will contribute $80m to a global initiative that will guarantee fair access to safe and effective COVID vaccines for developing countries to ensure that the world’s poorest don’t miss out. […]
MEDIA RELEASE 13 August 2020 Australia leads on elimination of global cervical cancer Australia has led the way by sponsoring a resolution at the most recent World Health Assembly calling for World Health Organization (WHO) Member States to adopt the WHO Global Strategy: Accelerating the Elimination of Cervical Cancer as a Public Health Problem. VCS […]
Global Fund COVID-19 Situation Report – 21 July 2020 Global cases: : 14,348,858 confirmed. Global deaths: 603,691 confirmed. Countries, areas or territories with cases: 216 (as of 14 July, WHO). As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue rising globally, WHO expressed deep concerns about COVID-19 impact on indigenous people, especially at risk. WHO also warned of a decline […]
Geneva – On the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, Unitaid celebrates the progress made in the fight against Hepatitis C in the past few years. Notably, thanks to quality medicines and tests that are simpler to administer, affordable and adapted to the needs of people in low- and middle-income countries. Close to 400,000 people continue dying […]
Global Fund COVID-19 Situation Report – 28 July 2020 Global cases: 16,301,736 confirmed. Global deaths: 650,069 confirmed. Countries, areas or territories with cases: 216 (as of 28 July, WHO). On 25 July, WHO reported the biggest single-day rise in global COVID-19 infections since the pandemic started. China recorded highest new COVID-19 cases since April after fresh clusters […]
Global Fund COVID-19 Situation Report – 21 July 2020 Global cases: : 14,348,858 confirmed. Global deaths: 603,691 confirmed. Countries, areas or territories with cases: 216 (as of 14 July, WHO). As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue rising globally, WHO expressed deep concerns about COVID-19 impact on indigenous people, especially at risk. WHO also warned of a decline […]
Global Fund COVID-19 Situation Report – 14 July 2020 Global cases: : 12,929,306 confirmed. Global deaths: 569,738 confirmed. Countries, areas or territories with cases: 216 (as of 14 July, WHO). As COVID-19 infections and deaths toll continues to rise globally, WHO Director-General called to reinforce leadership and unity, and launched the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and […]
The COVAX pillar aims to ensure that the most viable COVID19 vaccine candidates get the support needed to succeed, and are then produced at scale to reach everyone, everywhere. Read this Q&A from Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley, where he explains why it is so important for countries to join the COVAX Pillar and how this […]
Application deadline extended: 17 July 2020 The COVAX Pillar – one of the four pillars of the Act-Accelerator – are seeking applications for its expert Independent Product Group. Objectives The Independent Product Group will be set up with the aim of establishing an independent process to advise the COVAX Facility and the COVAX Pillar more […]
EOI closes July 24, 2020 – Unitaid and FIND are calling for expressions of interest (EOI) to accelerate the availability and manufacturing scale-up of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens. This EOI is has been prepared in the context of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator Diagnostics Pillar. Launched by FIND and Unitaid, it supports the […]
