Global health

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Norway’s global health envoy: rich countries must expand ODA and find win-win solutions to defeat COVID19

In his new role as Norway’s Global Health Ambassador, John-Arne Røttingen will help the government navigate the coronavirus pandemic while ensuring that precious resources are wisely spent on needs other...

News September 16, 2020

UN chief warns against using ODA to fund coronavirus vaccine for poor countries

UN Secretary General António Guterres says USD 35 billion are needed in the next few months to develop...

News September 11, 2020

OECD: grants to CEPI for corona vaccine research do ‘not count as ODA’

Back in March, Development Today asked the OECD whether donors’ contributions to CEPI for work on developing...

News June 16, 2020

Billion-dollar pneumonia vaccine fund closes after first non-Western firm wins tender. Donors transfer remaining money to COVID19

Over 12 years donors have granted more than USD 1 billion in subsidies to the two Western pneumonia vaccine...

News June 16, 2020

Corona pandemic sparks transformation of Nordic NGOs

The COVID19 pandemic has already changed the way Nordic NGOs work and it will likely affect operations...

News June 11, 2020

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...

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

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