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GAVI’s COVID19 vaccine initiative under fire for being hasty and secretive

The GAVI secretariat is rushing through a proposal for a multi-billion-dollar financing mechanism for coronavirus vaccine that it will present to donors in two days. The scheme could tie up huge amounts...

News June 02, 2020

Costa Rica behind WHO initiative for pooled corona patents, weak support from rich countries

The OECD’s newest member Costa Rica has called for a platform to pool knowledge and intellectual property...

News May 29, 2020

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Why Sweden funds a vaccine institute in Korea and not Oslo-based CEPI

The International Vaccine Institute, based out of Seoul, has a mandate to develop vaccines for diseases...

News May 24, 2020

Changes in USAID anti-terror clause can open for renewed cooperation with Norwegian People’s Aid

USAID has revised the anti-terror clause in its certification process for NGOs receiving funding from...

News May 22, 2020

Global aid under strain from multiple corona appeals and shrinking aid budgets

While donors reach into their aid budgets to finance the coronavirus response, overall ODA is shrinking...

News May 22, 2020

Most of Norway’s corona pledge is not being counted by EU in global tally

The bulk of Norway’s billion-dollar pledge to this week’s corona summit will not be counted in the official...

News May 08, 2020

Gigantic Norwegian corona pledge will mainly be spent on other diseases

Of 30 countries that pledged money for the global coronavirus appeal, hosted by the EU this week, Norway...

News May 06, 2020

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Donors strongly defend use of aid to fund coronavirus vaccine research

Donors have reached into their aid budgets to provide hundreds of millions of dollars to fund coronavirus...

News April 21, 2020

Nordics condemn Trump’s decision to cut WHO funding

Nordic governments have roundly criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding to the World...

News April 16, 2020