Electronic cigarettes are a trap to recruit children, not part of harm reduction, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of ...

Sharp Condemnation of Sackler Family’s Immunity from Opioid Lawsuits

Medicines & Vaccines

A US court’s decision to provide legal immunity to a family that made billions by marketing opioids as “non addictive painkillers” ...

WHO Appoints Sex Abuse Investigator as New Internal Auditor

World Health Organization

Lisa McClennon has been appointed Director of Internal Oversight Services (IOS), the office in charge of investigating all misconduct including sexual ...

World Health Assembly Closes Session with Biggest Challenge Still Looming

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Pandemic treaty negotiations need to be completed by member states and there’s just one year left to meet that deadline, warns ...

Never Again – Until Next Time? Push to Pandemic-Proof the World as Political Will Wanes

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WHO to Establish Digital Health Certification Network Based on EU COVID-19 Certificate

The World Health Organization (WHO) is establishing a global digital health certification network based on the European Union’s COVID-19 certificate ...

05/06/2023

New ‘Lab’ Aims to Leverage Digital Tools for Health Policy Making

A new collaboration called the “Global Health Policy Lab” (GHPL) aims to develop digital tools that strengthen the available global ...

03/06/2023

Tanzania Declares Marburg Outbreak Over

Tanzania declared the end of its Marburg Virus Disease outbreak on Friday, two months after the outbreak was first detected ...

02/06/2023

Never Again – Until Next Time? Push to Pandemic-Proof the World as Political Will Wanes

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Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide