58 results found for 'blc.asia'.
Unitaid seeks to fund new tools against Plasmodium vivax malaria
News | 07 February 2019
...pediatric and adult treatments. More than one-third of the world population, mostly in Asia and Latin America, is at risk of P. vivax, a mosquito-borne parasite that causes severe illness...
FIND and Unitaid invest US$ 50 million to speed lifesaving testing and treatment solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic’s frontlines
News | 09 November 2021
...Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Western Pacific, where testing capacity is insufficient and life-saving treatments are practically unavailable. The grants will generate high-quality evidence to inform the World Health...
Jemmy Dopas
...East Africa, South Asia and Pacific region. As Grant Finance Manager, Jemmy provide technical support to the project teams and Unitaid grants implementers on financial, budgetary, risk management and audit...
One million women screened for cervical cancer in low-and middle-income countries
News | 07 March 2023
...for cervical cancer prevention that is adapted to lower income settings across Africa, Asia, and Latin America where nine in ten deaths from cervical cancer occur. The program has seen...
Unitaid commits US$ 56 million to boost access to medical oxygen globally, calls on other donors to close US$ 1 billion gap
News | 17 March 2022
...oxygen during the worst COVID-19 outbreak yet, and some Asia Pacific countries have surging COVID-19 oxygen needs. Unitaid’s investment represents an important commitment towards closing the funding gap of ~US$...
Unitaid statement on US support for IP waiver for COVID-19 vaccines
News | 06 May 2021
...for low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which are currently carrying the heaviest burden of the pandemic. An important component, alongside the waiver of intellectual property...
Unitaid statement on the MPP agreements for local production of generic versions of the oral COVID-19 antiviral nirmatrelvir
News | 24 March 2022
...and will enable 36 qualified sub-licensees, across thirteen countries in Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, to supply 95 LMICs, comprising more than half of...
Kamayani Solanki
human resources officer, finance & administration team Kamayani is an Indian national. Before joining Unitaid, she served for more than 12 years at the WHO South East Asia Region, India....
COVID-19 creates new urgency for access to HIV self-testing, says global health agency Unitaid
News | 30 November 2021
...other region. In contrast, significant gaps remain in Asia and Latin America, where just 10% and 6% of countries are implementing HIV self-testing respectively. HIV self-testing has helped reach populations...