Lockdowns to prevent the spread of Covid-19 trapped many women at home with abusers. Several countries saw spikes in domestic violence reports. As lockdowns ease, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is taking a closer look at how we can protect women in times of crisis – be it a pandemic, natural disaster or […]
Read More
AU-EU agrifood platform: reinforcing the link between the EU and African private sectors
Ahead of its official launch, introductory talks on the African Union-European Union agri-food platform was held on 25 June 2020 during an online event organised by the European Commission, the African Union and European Business Ghana. The participants set the scene, assessed the platform’s aims and highlighted the role of farmers and rural youth in […]
Read More
First COVID-19 treatment recommended for EU authorization
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting conditional marketing authorisation to Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with pneumonia who require supplemental oxygen Remdesivir is the first medicine against COVID-19 to be recommended for authorisation in the EU. Data on remdesivir were assessed in […]
Read More
Statistics: COVID-19 evolution in the Western Pacific – May
Infections by country As of 29 May 2020, the countries with the most cases registered are China (84,432 cases), Singapore (41,216), the Philippines (27,238), Japan (17,530) and South Korea (12,198). However, if we look at the number of inhabitants, the countries with the most infections are Singapore (with 712 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), Australia (36), […]
Read More
Global regulators discuss data requirements for phase 3 trials of COVID-19 vaccines
Under the umbrella of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), international regulators discussed COVID-19 vaccine development and the necessary evidence required for regulatory decision-making at the second regulatory workshop on COVID-19 vaccines. The meeting was jointly organised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on 22 June […]
Read MoreStatistics: COVID-19 evolution in South East Asia – May
Infections by country As of 29 May 2020, the countries with the highest number of registered cases are India (354,065 cases), Bangladesh (98,489), Indonesia (41,431), Nepal (7,177) and Thailand (3,135). However, in terms of population, the countries with the highest number of infections are the Maldives (658 cases per 100,000 population), Bangladesh (63), India (27), […]
Read More
Needs of farmers and agri-food companies are significant, also in light of the COVID-19 crisis
Needs of farmers and agri-food companies are significant, also in light of the COVID-19 crisis, and EAFRD funded financial instruments have a role to play in bridging these gaps Based on the feedback of 7,600 farmers and 2,200 agri-food companies across the EU, 24 country-specific fi-compass reports present the main challenges faced by these two groups […]
Read More
UAL coordinates a biotechnology project against agricultural plastic waste
RECOVER is an H2020 project – in which 7 countries are participating – in which microorganisms, new enzymes, worms and insects are applied in a combined way, which will collaborate, not only in the elimination of plastics, but also in their transformation into new products for agricultural and food packaging use. With the aim of […]
Read More
Statistics: COVID-19 evolution in Africa – May
>>>Visit here the analysis of COVID-19 evolution in África: May-July 2020<<< Although the situation on the African continent is still far from that in Asia, Europe or the Americas, contagion has continued to increase during May. A continent, Africa, which has scarce resources and weak health systems in most of the countries that form it. […]
Read More