After a temporary suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine across several EU countries due to concerns about rare adverse reactions, many nations plan to restart vaccinations following European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) conclusion …
Ebola, Still a Threat to Global Health
While the world’s attention is turned toward addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, several cases of Ebola virus have recently re-emerged in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The …
Vaccine Hoarding by Rich Countries Stokes the Pandemic
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination campaigns are accelerating in rich countries, but in less well-off nations people are told they will have to endure humanitarian and economic decimation …
Pandemic Anniversary – Lessons for the Next One
Unlike many anniversaries, March 11 is one most would prefer to forget. It is a reminder of how the world neglected to prepare for a global health emergency – an …
Health Must Come First in Brazil
Read and share this statement in Portuguese and Spanish. The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Brazil as a consequence of a mismanaged response to COVID-19 is yet another stark reminder of …
International Condom Day 2021
COVID-19 has impacted many aspects of our lives, and access to condoms was not spared from the effects of the pandemic. But that didn’t stop AHF from hosting our ever-popular …
Delays and Discord are Sinking COVAX, says AHF
What began as a promising campaign with an ambitious but attainable goal of providing COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries has so far fallen short in delivering on its promises, sending …
$1 Trillion Pandemic Fund – A Modest Cost for Health Security
While the world will slowly be unpacking lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic for years to come, this much is clear – we were entirely unprepared to face an infectious …
Haiti Sends Awareness over Airwaves Nationwide
AHF Haiti has commemorated International Condom Day (ICD) in conjunction with a private gay pride celebration for the past two years. But for 2021, the team changed things up and …
It’s Time to Declare War on COVID-19, Says AHF
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic with 2.4 million people dead, the magnitude of the societal and economic toll globally is approaching proportions of a world war. The time has …
