Over 30 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Uganda are joining efforts to accelerate Covid-19 vaccine uptake and advocacy to end vaccine inequity. This is part of the outcomes of a four days (25th – 28th April) capacity-building workshop on Covid Vaccination and vaccines...

The mixing of Covid-19 vaccines is one of the emerging talking points as the world strives to achieve universal vaccination coverage. According to World Health Organisation, vaccination is a safe and reliable way to protect one against Covid-19 and reduces the risk of severe illness...

Monkeypox: Cases detected in three more countries for the first time By BBC; The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first Gulf state to record a case of monkeypox. The Czech Republic and Slovenia also reported their first cases on Tuesday, joining 18 other countries to detect...

COVAX calls for urgent action to close the vaccine equity gap By WHO; Only 16% of people in low-income countries have received a single vaccine dose – compared to 80% in high-income countries. In certain lower-income countries, many of the most at-risk people in society – healthcare...

Spain plans menstrual leave in a new law for those with severe pain By BBC; Spain is planning to introduce medical leave for women who suffer from severe period pain. A draft bill says women could have three days of leave a month – extended to five in some circumstances....