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Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do 1

Socso’s PSP for Covid-19 screening : Only RT-PCR tests will do

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation will only accept the ‘Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction’ (RT-PCR) method for Covid-19 screening under its Program Saringan Prihatin (PSP) initiative and not the ‘Rapid Test Kit (RTK) Antibody’ methodology. Socso said it was taking this measure based on the latest guidelines from the Health Ministry (KKM) on Covid-19 screening […]

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WHO and European Investment Bank strengthen efforts to combat COVID-19 and build resilient health systems to face future pandemics

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WHO and the European Investment Bank enhance cooperation to support countries in addressing the health impact of COVID-19 The first phase will address urgent needs and strengthen primary health care in ten African countries Enhanced WHO-EIB partnership will scale up financing to assure the chain of essential supplies, including personal protective equipment, diagnostics and clinical

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Global leaders unite to ensure everyone everywhere can access new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 3

Global leaders unite to ensure everyone everywhere can access new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19

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Heads of state and global health leaders today made an unprecedented commitment to work together to accelerate the development and production of new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 and assure equitable access worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has already affected more than 2.4 million people, killing over 160,000. It is taking a huge toll on

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Commitment and call to action: Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies 4

Commitment and call to action: Global collaboration to accelerate new COVID-19 health technologies

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Our Vision and Mission Grounded in a vision of a planet protected from human suffering and the devastating social and economic consequences of COVID-19, we, an initial group of global health actors (BMGF, CEPI, Gavi, Global Fund, UNITAID, Wellcome Trust, WHO) and private sector partners and other stakeholders, are launching a landmark, global and time-limited

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WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance 5

WHO reports fivefold increase in cyber attacks, urges vigilance

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has seen a dramatic increase in the number of cyber attacks directed at its staff, and email scams targeting the public at large.  This week, some 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords were leaked online along with thousands belonging to others working on the novel coronavirus

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INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2020 #1

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Food safety incidents During the first quarter of 2020, the INFOSAN Secretariat was involved in 38 food safety incidents involving 109 WHO Member States and 9 territories of WHO Member States. There were 25 incidents involving a biological hazard (Salmonella spp. [8], Listeria monocytogenes [5], Norovirus [3] Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli [2], Clostridium botulinum [2]

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Palm oil players in Sabah can resume operation, to adhere to state guidelines 6

Palm oil players in Sabah can resume operation, to adhere to state guidelines

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) and the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) have been diligently engaging with the relevant authorities in Sabah and putting relevant measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the palm oil supply chain. In a joint statement yesterday, both associations said they were also grateful to the

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Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19

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GENEVA, 9 April 2020 – A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the

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Joint Leader’s statement – Violence against children: A hidden crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic

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  The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact across the world. Efforts to contain the coronavirus are vital to the health of the world’s population, but they are also exposing children to increased risk of violence – including maltreatment, gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. As leaders of organisations committed to ending violence against children,

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Breakdown of Funds Donated to Federal and State Governments in the Fight Against the Coronavirus.

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  As the Nigerian Government intensifies efforts in its battle towards Coronavirus, monetary donations have continued to pour in from each sector to help the battle.  High-profile Nigerians and politicians have additionally donated mouth-watering sums to authorities at the federal and state ranges to fight the virus. Others like ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo supplied properties to

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