We must not stigmatise children who test positive for Covid-19 – WHO

Children and their families should not be stigmatised if they test positive for coronavirus, a senior director at the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned as pupils return to school around the UK. Parents, who may be worried about being “pariahs in the neighbourhood” if their child is sick and a whole class is sent... Read More

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August 24, 2020

WHO leader supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine

The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair and equitable access to potential Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, voiced support for Pope Francis’ similar call for global protections. Pope Francis made appeals on 19th August both on Twitter and at his weekly general audience insisting that any vaccine developed for the novel... Read More

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July 10, 2020

Trump’s decision to withdraw US from WHO ‘deeply regrettable’, CHA says

The Catholic Health Association said it is “deeply regrettable” that President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the US from the World Health Organisation during a global pandemic. Instead, the US should be “leading a co-ordinated global response to protect the lives of millions of people around the world”, the organisation said in a statement released... Read More

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June 24, 2020

CHA head urges Trump not to pull US out of World Health Organisation

The head of the Catholic Health Association has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to pull the United States out of the United Nations’ World Health Organisation. “Withdrawing from the organisation at the height of the pandemic is counterproductive and only ensures that the US will have little influence on these efforts” to... Read More

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June 12, 2020

Pope phones Brazilian archbishop as pandemic spreads

As the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil continued to grow and as the country’s daily death toll surpassed that of the United States, Pope Francis telephoned Archbishop Orlando Brandes of Aparecida, asking him to assure Brazilians of his prayers. According to Vatican News, the call on 10th June was the third Pope Francis had... Read More

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August 2, 2019

Another diocese in Congo steps up efforts against Ebola

A Catholic diocese in Congo has boosted measures to protect its congregations against Ebola, after the latest outbreak was declared an international emergency by the World Health Organisation. ‘The Goma Diocese is joining the general preoccupation with preventive precautions,’ said a statement issued by Mgr Jacques Letakamba, diocesan chancellor. ‘Washing will now be obligatory for... Read More

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May 29, 2018

Abortion doesn’t protect women’s human rights, Vatican official says

It is a contradiction to claim that promoting access to safe abortions is somehow protecting the human rights of women and girls, a Vatican representative said. “In fact, abortion denies the unborn child his or her most basic right – to life itself,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to UN agencies in Geneva. As... Read More

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May 25, 2018

Everyone must have affordable health care, Vatican official says

Everyone should have access to essential health services and no-one should have to fall into poverty to obtain needed care, a Vatican representative said. “For many poor communities, families and individuals, access to the much-needed health care services remains an unachieved objective,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to UN agencies in Geneva. “We are... Read More

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