Vaccine Passports Are Controversial But Their Technology Will Bring Big Benefits to Developing Countries
UN Secretary-General António Guterres gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Adlai Stevenson High School in the Bronx, New York last week. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder DebebeBy Ian RichardsGENEVA, Mar 4 2021 (IPS) The United Nations is using the digital government technology behind vaccine passports to help developing countries provide essential services to their vulnerable populations.
After a year of Zoom meetings and with vaccinations slowly rolling out, international travel is making a come-back.
The demand is there, even as the virus lingers. Many, especially from developing countries, need to get to work and send remitt...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ian Richards Tags: Development & Aid Featured Global Globalisation Headlines Health Inequity Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 17, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 17, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 17, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 15, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 9, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 11, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
