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                                <title><![CDATA[ After Covid-19, fears of 'creeping epidemic' of non-communicable diseases ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The former health minister says this will be worse than the Covid-19 pandemic. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Covid-19 vaccine scheme for poorest has US$2.6 billion left to spend as pandemic recedes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ With demand for Covid-19 vaccines dwindling, the partners are now working out how best to use the remaining cash – a significant sum in global health – alongside the donors who originally pledged it. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Former PM Cameron says Britain was prepared for flu-like pandemic rather than Covid ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Britain is holding an inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic after Britain recorded one of the world's highest death tolls. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ WHO declares end to Covid global health emergency ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but Covid-19 is here to stay, WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ WHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It foresees 'a bumpy road to a more predictable pattern'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan govt survey finds 1.5 million living as recluses ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 06:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The poll is Japan's first official comprehensive probe into the prevalence of 'hikikomori', or 'shut-ins' – a phenomenon affecting a broad swathe of society, from teens to the elderly. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Video conferencing star Zoom cuts staff by 15% ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While people and businesses continue to rely on Zoom 'as the world transitions to life post-pandemic', the Silicon Valley-based firm is seeing customers cut back on spending. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid Covid 'failure' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The draft contains a number of measures to ensure the world's response to the next pandemic is not only more robust, but more equitable. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Drop in Covid alertness could create deadly new variant, WHO says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ With the peak of the pandemic behind, countries worldwide are starting to loosen the reins on surveillance, testing and vaccination for the disease which has claimed more than 6 million lives so far. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Big Pharma may have to reveal govt deals in WHO's draft pandemic rules ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ During the pandemic, many deals governments made with pharmaceutical companies have been kept confidential, giving them little scope to hold drugmakers accountable. ]]></description>
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