Global health

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Norwegian-South African diplomatic blitz to increase G20 covid financing

The Norwegian and South African governments have coordinated a comprehensive diplomatic effort to lobby G20 countries to contribute their fair share of the cost of helping developing countries deal with...

News May 21, 2021

France kickstarts new vaccine-sharing hub, Sweden donates one million doses

France is the first country to use the EU mechanism for sharing COVID vaccines with poor countries. An...

News May 08, 2021

Medical oxygen needs spike in wake of India’s covid crisis

Medical oxygen needs in developing countries exceed USD 6 billion, spurred by the COVID-19 crisis in...

News April 28, 2021

USD 287m pledge makes Sweden a top COVID vaccine donor

At a fund-raising event for the vaccine facility COVAX, the hosts Gavi and the US government raised USD...

News April 19, 2021

UK buys 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses from COVAX for domestic use

The United Kingdom and Norway have taken opposite approaches to the rich-country window of the COVAX...

News April 14, 2021

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...

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

Nordic church groups: 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

Nordic church groups: 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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