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World risks ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID shots delayed in Africa, its CDC chief says

Cases of the new coronavirus increased by nearly 19% since last week and deaths increased by 26%, according to Africa CDC data. Africa has recorded 2.7 million coronavirus infections and 64,000 deaths as of Thursday, it says.

South Africa, where a new variant of the virus has been detected, recorded 82,000 cases in the past week, he said.

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MS Amlin Underwriting launches Phoenix 1 Re Pte,first locally issued ILS to focus solely on APAC region

Phoenix 1 Re Pte. Ltd. is the landmark first locally issued ILS to provide capacity to a local cedant, solely focused on the Pan-Asia region.

Will Ho, CEO, MS AAP said: “ Through the creation of a remote risk facility, which caters to regional business, MS AAP will now be able to leverage larger capacity that we can deploy to our core clients on their reinsurance programmes as demand and growth increases in Asia. Phoenix 1 Re is an important long-term strategic initiative for MS AAP as we continue to seek ways to build capacity and relationships with capital market partners.”

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Private sector should be an ally In India’s big vaccine push

The ugly truth about India is that its problems rarely revolve around production; too often they center on distribution. We produce more than enough food but can’t distribute it to our population, so we have a third of the world’s malnourished children. While we generate more than enough electricity, our distribution system is inefficient and unprofitable – and so businesses and homes are plagued by constant power cuts.

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Ready to roll out COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days of emergency use authorisation: Govt

Bhushan further said that Co-WIN has the facility of automated session allocation, Aadhaar authentication to prevent malpractice, creation of Unique Health ID for willing beneficiaries, reporting and tracking of adverse events following immunization, if any, SMSes in 12 languages to guide beneficiaries and vaccinators, QR code-based vaccination certificate issued after all doses, DigiLocker integrated for data retrieval and storing QR code-based certificate, 24×7 Helpline including IT professionals.

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BMS launches ASIA operations

“We will look to expand out from M&A insurance into additional specialisms, extending our existing areas of expertise into other sectors, potentially including reinsurance, renewable energy, marine, and capital markets. We hope our ambition and entrepreneurial culture will continue to attract the very best talent in the market,”said Nick Cook, CEO of BMS Group

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