Covid-19 response disrupts fight against TB and AIDS, may cause more deaths in some countries than the pandemic, Global Fund says

The shift in healthcare resources to battling Covid-19 has led to many people in poor countries going untreated for other diseases, portending thousands of excess deaths, said a leading funder of tuberculosis and AIDS programs. … Read More >Covid-19 response disrupts fight against TB and AIDS, may cause more deaths in some countries than the pandemic, Global Fund says

Division of light and power with Dennis Kucinich & the hamster wheel of Veteran Affairs

Former congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich discuss his current run for mayor of Cleveland and his lifelong fight against political corruption. Former president Donald Trump is making a run for the border. Congress is running on a hamster wheel when it comes to Veteran Affairs healthcare. … Read More >Division of light and power with Dennis Kucinich & the hamster wheel of Veteran Affairs

Brazil’s top court confirms probe into Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 response as richest state warns of ‘imminent’ healthcare collapse

Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by one of its judges that its Senate should investigate the handling of Covid-19 pandemic by the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro amid a surge in cases across the country. … Read More >Brazil’s top court confirms probe into Bolsonaro’s Covid-19 response as richest state warns of ‘imminent’ healthcare collapse

France inoculates 10 million against Covid-19 ahead of schedule, but healthcare situation still alarming

The French prime minister has announced the passing of a symbolic milestone, with more than 10 million people having received at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine, but infection rates remain high across the country. … Read More >France inoculates 10 million against Covid-19 ahead of schedule, but healthcare situation still alarming

European states chronically underfunded health systems & failed to invest in staff, allowing Covid to thrive – key WHO report

ustained underfunding in health systems across Europe, and a failure to invest in medical staff left the continent wide open to the Covid pandemic, a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) says. … Read More >European states chronically underfunded health systems & failed to invest in staff, allowing Covid to thrive – key WHO report