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Pandemic may encourage pharma policy rethink in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Brazil, one of the hardest-hit countries, has a long history of policy and practice aimed at matching universal healthcare with sustainable local supply. Successful technological…

Boosting Africa’s health security will be challenging

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AFRICA

Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…

Global COVID vaccine roll-out will face many hurdles

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INT

Initial data are expected to become available before the end of the year, and subject to evidence of safety and efficacy, to be submitted for approval and fast-tracked so that a…

FDI flows will face mounting uncertainty in Brazil

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BRAZIL

FDI fell in both developed and developing countries last year, and the global health and economic outlook poses tough challenges to investment recovery. The pace of large-scale…

COVID-19 will result in limited EU health integration

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EU

COVID-19 is by far the EU's worst health crisis and it has spurred fresh proposals for integration. The European Commission has announced plans to strengthen the management of…

Iranian anger at US pandemic sanctions may be enduring

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IRAN

Public health structures were developed and expanded over four decades of war and isolation, allowing them to mobilise effectively against COVID-19 despite the negative impacts of…

Russia postpones vaccination targets as Delta strikes

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RUSSIA

A third wave of COVID-19 began to accelerate in June after two earlier waves between March 2020 and March 2021. The third wave is attributable to relaxations of restrictions at…