Union Assurance partnered with Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts to distribute over 3,000 meals to people impacted by the inclement weather as part of Cinnamon’s ‘Meals that Heal’ community project. Amidst the ongoing fight against the pandemic, extreme weather events have impacted over 200,000 individuals across 10 districts in the country. The distribution of meals to displaced communities was conducted in collaboration.
The COVID -19 third wave has seen an increased rise in the number of reported cases and in response to this, HSBC Sri Lanka partnered with A-PAD Sri Lanka to facilitate emergency medical equipment including ventilators and oxygen machines to manage the current in-patient requirements at the Gampaha District Base Hospital.The request for emergency medical essentials was made by the Ministry of Health to Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster.
Urgent call to three rich Asian country governments – Japan, South Korea and Singapore to stop opposing TRIPS waiver at WTO 30.04.2021 - Asia - Countercurrents (Image by Stock File)
The Peoples Vaccine Alliance (PVA) in Asia is calling on Japan, Singapore and South Korea to take action on the voices of citizens across Asia and the global South by supporting the ‘temporary TRIPS Waiver’ proposal at the WTO’s general council meeting on 30
th April, 2021, and ensuring big pharmaceutical companies and rich country governments voluntarily join the WHO-led COVID-19 Technology Access Pool.
By people’s Vaccine Alliance, Asia Chapter
The appeal letter to Asian governments comes from 100 organizations including ActionAid, APCASO, Asia Dalit Rights Forum, Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Asian Peop
People’s Vaccine Alliance urges Japan, Singapore, SKorea to back vaccine waiver proposal
Members of aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) demonstrate outside the World Trade Organization to waive intellectual property rights on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) drugs ahead of meeting on WTO s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) agreement in Geneva, Switzerland March 4, 2021. REUTERS Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The People s Vaccine Alliance (PVA) in Asia will call on Japan, Singapore and South Korea to support the temporary TRIPS Waiver proposal at the World Trade Organization s general council meeting tomorrow.
A temporary waiver of WTO intellectual property rules during the Covid-19 pandemic, proposed by South Africa and India and supported by more than 100 WTO member states and numerous health experts worldwide, is a vital, necessary and urgent step to bring an end to this pandemic, said PVA in an ap
APAD rebuilds homes burnt in Grandpass
APAD rebuilds homes burnt in Grandpass
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COLOMBO (News1st): The Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APAD) has begun rebuilding homes for those who lost their houses in a fire in Grandpass last month.
The project is being carried out in collaboration with the state-run Disaster Management Center, the armed forces and private sector associates.
Police have confirmed that 50 houses were destroyed in a fire that broke out in Kajimawatte in Grandpass, leaving at least 40 families displaced.
APAD, with the invaluable assistance of private sector associates, also joined handed out early recovery items such as kitchen utensils and family clothing among affected families.