We also don't want to be in that position where we purchase vaccines, and our neighbours are left with nothing on the continent. So I think this pooled procurement talks to the solidarity and fairness for access to vaccines. Moderator: Tian Johnson Complied by: Vivienne Naidoo Queries?: info@africanalliance.org.za Webinar...
In formulating a COVID Digital response, we should not sideline the more traditional method of communicating. If we do, we sideline, a particular portion of society. Moderator: Tian Johnson Complied by: Vivienne Naidoo Queries: info@africanalliance.org.za Webinar Recordings & Supplementary Materials: www.africanalliance.org.zawww.thevarg.orghttps://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2020-12-28-tailored-messaging-is-key-in-curbing-the-spread-of-covid-19-and-misinformation/https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/doctor-who-discovered-ivermectin-use-for-covid-19-was-born-in-sa-studied-at-wits-bab210ff-1c2d-491a-9970-e3c0d98aa71chttps://sanac.org.za/traditional-leaders-launch-the-communities-matter-survey-in-20-districts/ WHO Oliver Meth is the communications lead at the South African...
I think getting a vaccine out quickly will be a game-changer for South Africa, especially a one-shot that doesn't need a rigorous culture. Moderator: Tian Johnson Complied by Vivienne Naidoo Queries: info@africanalliance.org.za Webinar Recordings & Supplementary Materials: www.africanalliance.org.za www.thevarg.org https://www.jnj.com/coronavirus/about-phase-3-study-of-our-covid-19-vaccine-candidate https://www.ensemblestudy.com/#!/ https://desmondtutuhealthfoundation.org.za/admin-dthf/news/dthf-welcomes-early-data-from-ensemble-trial-showing-safety-efficacy-for-sing https://www.gov.za/speeches/minister-zweli-mkhize-update-sars-cov-2-coronavirus-vaccine-rollout-strategy-7-jan-2021?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0-6ABhDMARIsAFVdQv9OY_PLeu9yEU2fiIMNM https://www.samrc.ac.za/research/ethics/guideline-documents WHO Dr Gonasagrie (Lulu) Nair, MBChB, DCH, DT&H, PGDip Health Research Ethics, MPH Dr...
The hypothesis is that there is not an increased risk of this factor. But it's only through research and doing it with people having full knowledge and having heard that the HIV prevention strategies in place that we will be able to address that question. Moderator:...
We should be taking more of a stance globally about the purpose of these NDAs because they don't serve a public purpose. They serve a profit purpose. Moderator: Tian Johnson Complied by Vivienne Naidoo Queries?: info@africanalliance.org.za Webinar Recordings & Supplementary Materials: www.africanalliance.org.za www.thevarg.org https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1073110520958892 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2776053 https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/vaccines-and-immunization/activities/immunization-systems/equity-in-immunization http://www.oecd.org/dac/development-cooperation-report/vaccine-equity-and-resilience-building-two-tests-for-global-solidarity.htm https://epha.org/vaccine-equity/ https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/africa-calls-for-coronavirus-vaccine-equity-amid-shortage-fears https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2021-02-04-some-clinical-trials-were-carried-out-in-africa-naledi-pandor-slams-covid-19-vaccine-nationalism/ https://epidemicethics.tghn.org/community/blogs/post/258785/2020/07/equitable-global-access-to-a-covid-19-vaccine-/ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/covid-19-africa-fears-vaccine-shortage-urges-equity/2128751 WHO Safura Abdool Karim is a public health lawyer and...
" But you know, you kept telling yourself, you have to show up, you have to wake up, you have to show up. You needed to be in those meetings to say why it's essential for equitable access to the vaccine. So just showing up...
"We call people to come forward and ask clarity-seeking questions and get more education to make informed decisions to go and vaccinate. I say this because we also vaccinated them in our ways, such as that scarification is a vaccine in our own way." Moderator: Tian...
During the 11th South Africa AIDS Conference, the PVA Africa team set up a digital billboard in Umlazi, Durban, to commemorate the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was done in solidarity with the AIDS Conference and in vigilance with pandemic preparedness and people...
Malawian activist and communicator enabling journalists to tell stories that improve lives By Aarti Bhana When Patricia Mtungila started as a reporter over ten years ago, she needed to learn more about where she would be going or what kind of journalism, she was interested in. She...
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