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BY SILAS NKALA The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has implored State and non-State actors to uphold the right of people to good health by joining the World Health Organisation (WHO) in calling for an equitable rollout of vaccines in every country. The ZLHR made the remarks as it joined the world in celebrating the World Health Day which is observed every year on April 7. This comes at a time when Zimbabwe has since started rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination programme, starting with the frontline workers. The country has so far vaccinated over 140 000 people with Chinese vaccines, Sinopham and Sinovac, since February 22. “Coronavirus (COVID-19) has revealed the stark global inequality that exists with regards to access to quality healthcare. High-income countries that have robust healthcare systems, despite being harshly affected by COVID-19, have been able to respond to the pandemic through the manufacture and speedy rollout of vaccines,” the lawyers’ group said. “In contrast, low-income nations with vulnerable less resilient health systems have borne the brunt of the suffering caused by the pandemic.” The lawyers added: “This inequity of health outcomes highlights the need for all nations to cooperate on the manufacture of vaccines and their distribution to all persons across the globe as soon as possible. “The attainment of a society that is fairer and healthier is dependent on this collaboration of all nations in the fight against COVID-19.” This year, WHO has called for the acceleration of vaccine equity for all healthcare workers and those who are at highest risk of contracting COVID-19. According to WHO, the best way to end the pandemic, stop future variants, save lives and limit the spread of the virus is to vaccinate quickly and equitably, starting with healthcare workers. “Healthcare workers have been at the forefront of the pandemic since its beginning and they remain disproportionately exposed to the virus in comparison to other population groups. ” “Therefore, inclusive vaccination of all healthcare workers is necessary for the prevention of the spread of the virus to the rest of the population,” ZLHR said. Follow Silas on Twitter @silasnkala
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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
A federal judge in Pittsburgh was right to rule against the lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign challenging Pennsylvania’s rules for mail voting and poll watchers. U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, a Trump appointee, ruled that the campaign did not prove a serious threat of voter fraud. The lawsuit against Pennsylvania questioned the use … Continued
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The monetary sector hasn’t been the most effective place to mine for good inventory buys throughout the pandemic and ensuing recession — at the very least normally phrases. The sector…
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaican Football Federation has confirmed it will carry out extensive COVID-19 testing of locally-based national players, before the squad leaves for next month’s international friendly doubleheader against Saudi Arabia.
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By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalize ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of U.S.-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day. The deal, which would deepen Sudan's engagement with the West, follows Trump's conditional agreement this week to remove the North African nation from the list of state sponsors of terrorism if it pays compensation to American victims of terror attacks. It also delivers a foreign policy achievement for Trump just days before the U.S. election […]
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The numbers are especially concerning to Black communities who have suffered disproportionately during the pandemic due to systemic racism affecting health outcomes on all levels.
The commitment by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to help increase opportunities and recognize the plight of African Americans as outlined in an exclusive editorial with Black Press USA resonated quite loudly with African American publishers and national board members from the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA).
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• Working through the Senate Armed Services Committee to provide support for military bases and defense contractors from Huntsville to Mobile.• Negotiating, together with Senator Richard Shelby and Congresswoman Terri Sewell an adjustment in the wage index rate for calculating Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, which boosted the payments to all hospitals in the state who […]
Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow says voters who have been required to be in self-isolation or have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-1) ahead of the November 11 general elections, will not be allowed to vote.
Going once, going twice-the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences are two Stanford economists whose work lets the world make mobile phone calls, switch on a light, and buy and sell on eBay. Robert Wilson and Paul Milgrom, are famous for their groundbreaking work on auction theory. They took the 2,500-year-old practice of selling goods to the […]
The health of Senator Mitch McConnell was called into question after bruises and bandages were on display during a public... View Article
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A total of 18 male players have been called up to the CSA men's national academy.
RICHMOND, Virginia-Research examining the link between hot weather and construction methods is allowing city officials to right decades-old wrongs resulting from discriminatory banking practices. A four-year study conducted by the Science Museum of Virginia shed [...]
Two Broiler units, which will see the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) becoming more self-sufficient in food production and result in major cost savings, were officially commissioned into service on Thursday. This was done at the Tamarind...
GENEVA/ZURICH, (Reuters) - Health officials reviewing Gilead Science Inc’s remdesivir against COVID-19 should consider all evidence, including a trial in which the medicine failed, before giving it the green light, the top WHO scientist said yesterday.
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In one of the most unique voter mobilization efforts this year, Atlanta Metro area NAACP branches and other civil rights organizations will “Party at the Polls” on Saturday, Oct. 24, the last weekend of early voting, in an ambitious one-day event to get more than 100,000 African-American voters to the polls., part of a voter mobilization effort across19 Georgia counties […]
Breaking - Remdesivir, a drug President Donald Trump took to help treat his Covid, has gotten FDA approval - the first such drug to gain access to the US market. Covid deaths per day: 1,100 Days to election: 11 Ballots already cast: > 46 million Top voting states for far: Texas - 5.9 million votes California - 5.6 million votes […]
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans are voting by mail, raising the possibility of ballots being rejected because they arrive too late. Postal data through Oct. 9, the latest numbers available, show nearly all the agency's delivery regions missing its target of having at least 95% of first-class mail arrive within five days. Parts of the presidential battleground states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio fell short of delivery goals by wide margins as the agency struggles to regain its footing after a tumultuous […]
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Grammy award- winning producers Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Johntá Austin and Bryan-Michael Cox have teamed up with a lineup of notable artists for a new single “CHANGE” (So So Def Recordings) that will generate profits for the Social Change Fund The single is available now on all platforms. In conjunction with the release from was also also played, on October 23rd, […]
Whether it's the second or third wave, the coronavirus is storming back as the temperature drops and county moves further into the fall.
By Atlanta Daily World Staff Report via NNPA ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have launched an ambitious plan to get more than 40,000 African American voters to the polls across the state on the last Saturday of early voting. It’s called […]
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[Malaria Consortium] Mozambique's Ministry of Health officials met with staff from Malaria Consortium at a kick off meeting to launch an exciting new research study that could see further gains made towards malaria elimination in the country.
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden fielded questions about race relations in America during the final presidential debate Thursday, after an intense clash on the topic in their first meeting sawBiden calling the president “racist.” The exchange was one of the more heated of the night, as Biden again took aim at … Continued
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Cuba has said that because of sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump, the island has lost nearly US$5.6 billion in one year.
Waka Flocka Flame is no stranger to controversy but this week he is facing heightened backlash after suggesting that President... View Article
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By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will never be mistaken for a swing state given that it hasn't supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, but if the race is close this fall, the state could have a key role in choosing the next president. It's all thanks to a law approved decades ago that was intended to attract presidential candidates to a state they usually ignore because it's so reliably conservative. While the statewide vote will clearly go to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Joe Biden has a good chance of winning in the […]
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[The Conversation Africa] The tight movement restrictions introduced around the world to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease have had far-reaching consequences. These include effects on access to healthcare. People living in slums have been particularly hard hit.
