Tag: Healthcare
Vatican starts vaccinating Rome’s homeless against COVID-19
Some 25 homeless people who are looked after in facilities run by papal charities office received their first dose
Pope Francis, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI get COVID-19 vaccine
Vatican began its COVID-19 vaccination program this week, prioritizing doctors, health workers, and the most vulnerable
Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant
Bishops back extension of ban on all travelers from 32 countries
Philippine bishops back govt efforts to acquire COVID-19 vaccines
Bishops urge govt to commit to a vaccine distribution plan that prioritizes medical frontliners and those others most at risk
Pandemic has exacerbated inequalities in healthcare systems, pope says
But crisis has also revealed the heroism of ‘a silent multitude of men and women’ caring for coronavirus patients, he says
Finding community at a COVID-19 quarantine center in Myanmar
I was touched by the way everyone at the center pitched in without being asked, from sweeping floors to cleaning bathrooms and washing trash bins
‘COVID-19 warrior’: Indian nun turns personal adversity into opportunity for others
After falling ill to new coronavirus, Sister Sneha Joseph turned adversity into opportunity by donating plasma five times
Filipino scientist-priest works on affordable COVID-19 vaccine for poor countries
Father Nicanor Austriaco says his vaccine will not need refrigeration and it will be taken orally
Coronavirus slows safety reforms in Bangladesh’s ship-breaking industry
Most of the world's end-of-life ships, often full of toxic substances, are broken down by hand in South Asia
Filipino bishop calls for prudence over COVID-19 vaccine
Philippines wants to start immunizing 25 million people next year against coronavirus
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