CAPE TOWN – The Omicron-related travel bans imposed on southern Africa are costing the economically fragile region millions of dollars every ...

World AIDS Day: Pandemics Thrive on Inequity

Inside View

Pandemics exacerbate and thrive on inequity. They find the fissures in our societies and deepen them. As a result, the poorest ...

Some WHA Members Wants Existing Health Rules Strengthened as New Pandemic Treaty Negotiations Will Take Time

Pandemics & Emergencies

While the vast majority of World Health Organization (WHO) member states expressed support for a negotiated pandemic “instrument” at Tuesday’s World ...

Europe Cannot ‘Treaty’ its Way Out of the Pandemic

World Health Assembly Special Session

A special session of the World Health Assembly is under way this week with just one item under consideration – Pandemic ...

A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap?

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C-TAP and Medicines Patent Pool Announce Global License for Spanish COVID-19 Test

The first non-exclusive license for a COVID-19 health tool – a serological antibody test that checks for the presence of ...

23/11/2021

Traffic Crash Remembrance Day: Grieving Parents Urge Better Road Safety Policies

Two parents who lost their children in car crashes urged governments to adopt better road safety policies on the World ...

22/11/2021

UK Approves Long-acting HIV Injectable Antiretroviral Treatment

People living with HIV in England and Wales may be eligible for injectable antiretroviral treatment every two months, rather than ...

19/11/2021

A New Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both? What is the Actual Roadmap?

Inside View

Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide

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World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes

Emergency Response

White House to Invest Billions of Dollars in Expanding US Vaccine Manufacturing – for This Pandemic and Next

Medicines & Vaccines

Pakistan, Afghanistan & Yemen Among Countries With Biggest Vaccine Supply Gaps; US Promises More Jabs for Conflict Zones

Health Equity

Launching the ‘African Medicines Agency Countdown’

AMA Countdown

Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide

AfricaMore

World Health Assembly Appears Set to Move Ahead on Pandemic Treaty Negotiations – With Very Different Views About Outcomes

Emergency Response

White House to Invest Billions of Dollars in Expanding US Vaccine Manufacturing – for This Pandemic and Next

Medicines & Vaccines

Pakistan, Afghanistan & Yemen Among Countries With Biggest Vaccine Supply Gaps; US Promises More Jabs for Conflict Zones

Health Equity

Launching the ‘African Medicines Agency Countdown’

AMA Countdown

Supported Series

Launching the ‘African Medicines Agency Countdown’

Video Games Help People to Connect and Engage During COVID-19

Join the Discussion: How Playing Video Games May Benefit Mental Health

Mental Health Services Need to Harness Skills & Lessons Learned from Frontline Health Workers During the COVID Pandemic

Frontline Health Workers Critical to Improving Mental Health Response During and After COVID-19 Pandemic

Global Health Is In Disarray – But Is A Pandemic Treaty The Way Out ?

Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success?

Treatment To Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy Is Making A Big Difference In Kenya’s Kilifi County – Elyne’s Story

World Health Assembly Events Series Kicks Off Thursday

Malaria in Pregnancy – MMV Makes Renewed Efforts To Protect This High-Risk Group