by Agency Reporter | Aug 18, 2022 | Briefing
UNICEF HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK, with a value of up to USD 170 million. The landmark award will lead to 18 million doses being available over the next three years, potentially saving thousands of lives every year. In...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 18, 2022 | Briefing
A QUARTER OF ALL SELF-HARM INCIDENTS in women’s prisons in England and Wales involved women on remand, new figures published in a briefing by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) reveal. Women remanded to custody are more likely to self-harm than other women in prison. In...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 17, 2022 | Briefing
CHURCHES AROUND ENGLAND have been offering their large, stone buildings as a sanctuary for people seeking refuge from unbearable temperatures in London. The Rev John MacKenzie, vicar of St Luke’s Church, West Holloway, has offered respite for those seeking to...
by Staff Writer | Aug 17, 2022 | Briefing
AN INVESTIGATION BY GLOBAL WITNESS has found that Facebook failed to detect advertisements containing disinformation relating to the Brazilian general election, to be held on 2 October 2022. These advertisements promoted the wrong election date and false voting...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 16, 2022 | Briefing
A 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN in the poorest areas of England has a level of ‘diagnosed illness’ equivalent to that of a 76-year-old woman in the wealthiest areas, according to new research by the Health Foundation. A 60-year-old man in the poorest areas of England will on...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 16, 2022 | Briefing
CRITICAL GAPS IN THE UK ASYLUM SYSTEM mean that people seeking safety – including those fleeing modern slavery – may be at risk of potential exploitation, according to a new report by the British Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)....
