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Global disparity in access to essential vaccines in demand by wealthy nati
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Approximately 16 billion vaccine doses, worth USD 141 billion, were supplied in 2021, almost three times the 2019 market volume (5.8 billion) and nearly three-and-a-half times the 2019 market value (USD 38 billion). The increase was primarily driven by COVID-19 vaccines, showing the incredib
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China's loans to Africa will plunge world into next economic crisis, warns
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): Pointing at the serious danger posed by China's lending spree in poorer countries, particularly Africa, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned that this could plunge the world into the next financial crisis.
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy lower in poorer countries: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): A new study has examined vaccine acceptance and hesitancy rates in ten low and middle-income countries from Asia, Africa, and South America.
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WHO laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that there is a "shocking imbalance" in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for poorer countries.
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Ghana becomes first country to get free coronavirus vaccines through COVAX
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Ghana became the first country on Wednesday to receive a batch of free anti-coronavirus vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative, a shot-sharing scheme behind the inoculation drive in poorer countries.
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Climate action to boost GDP growth of poorer countries: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): A study claimed that the successful global efforts to significantly limit greenhouse gas emissions would likely increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of poorer countries over the next 30 years.
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