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EU and Norway seek global hub for sharing covid vaccines, but legal obstacles remain

The EU Commission and Norway are working on a proposal to establish a joint mechanism within COVAX so that hundreds of millions of surplus vaccines can be smoothly shared with poor countries. A team of...

News March 26, 2021

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OECD puts 53% cap on reporting CEPI grants for covid vaccine research as aid

The OECD aid watch dog DAC will review the epidemic response agency CEPI’s business model to determine...

News March 24, 2021

Ulstein’s misstep on vaccine sharing may haunt him at home

Norway’s Development Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein has been a tireless advocate for global vaccine equity...

Editorial March 22, 2021

The only way out of the pandemic is equitable distribution of vaccines

More than 80 per cent of people in Norway, Sweden and Denmark think it is unacceptable for rich countries...

Opinion March 22, 2021

The only way out of the pandemic is equitable distribution of vaccines

More than 80 per cent of people in Norway, Sweden and Denmark think it is unacceptable for rich countries...

Opinion March 22, 2021

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Global Health Ambassador explains why Norway turned down offer to buy 700,000 doses of corona vaccine

The decision to transfer options for buying COVID19 vaccines intended for use in Norway over to developing...

News March 15, 2021

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Norway has donated almost 700,000 corona vaccine doses to poorer nations

Norwegian authorities confirm to Development Today that Norway has given away 677,000 doses of COVID19...

News March 11, 2021

Charities warn of growing medical oxygen emergency while donors ‘sit on their hands’

Prior to the pandemic, medical oxygen was a scarce and expensive commodity in low-income countries where...

February 10, 2021

Norwegian Foreign Ministry disagrees with DT’s reporting on CEPI discussions in OECD

An article in Development Today on 26 January, stating that Norway and the United Kingdom are blocking...

Opinion January 29, 2021

Norway and UK block consensus in OECD on reporting COVID19 vaccine research grants as aid

As vaccine inequality grows, donors continue to argue over how much of their funding for COVID19 vaccine...

News January 26, 2021

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