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BREAKING: China Has Nominated Candidate for WHO Director General Whose Name Remains Undisclosed
China has nominated a prominent Chinese health official for WHO Director General in the 2027 elections, multiple diplomatic sources have confirmed to Health Policy Watch. ...
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Extreme Heat Is Making Pregnancy More Dangerous for Mothers and Newborns
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Nearly three in four maternal healthcare workers say extreme heat-related complications among pregnant women have increased over the past five years, ...
Health Crisis Looms for Zimbabwe Following US Withdrawal of Aid
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HARARE – In March, 27-year-old Jemitius Gangata succumbed to malaria in Mahombokombe village in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland West Province, becoming part of ...
Reclaiming ‘Health Sovereignty’: EU Gastein Forum Confronts a Fragmenting Global Order
European Health Forum - Gastein
Global health has moved from an area of mutual cooperation to one dominated by “high politics” and division, observed Ilona Kickbusch ...
Northern India Braces for Toxic Winter Pollution, Despite Improved Delhi Plan
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Rural farm fires and Diwali fireworks likely to trigger pollution emergencies in northern India during late autumn and early winter, despite ...
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The Health Case for Investment in Clean Air in Africa
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COVID-19 Drops Out of World’s Top 10 Causes of Death for First Time Since Pandemic Began
COVID-19 dropped out of the world’s 10 leading causes of death in 2023 for the first time since the pandemic ...
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The security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be behind the significant decline in Ebola cases over ...
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The Health Case for Investment in Clean Air in Africa
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BREAKING: China Has Nominated Candidate for WHO Director General Whose Name Remains Undisclosed
WHO 2027 Election
Health Crisis Looms for Zimbabwe Following US Withdrawal of Aid
Humanitarian Crises
Reclaiming ‘Health Sovereignty’: EU Gastein Forum Confronts a Fragmenting Global Order
European Health Forum - Gastein
DRC’s Ebola Outbreak: The Vast Mobilisation That Doesn’t Measure Itself (Part II)
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BREAKING: China Has Nominated Candidate for WHO Director General Whose Name Remains Undisclosed
WHO 2027 Election
Health Crisis Looms for Zimbabwe Following US Withdrawal of Aid
Humanitarian Crises
Reclaiming ‘Health Sovereignty’: EU Gastein Forum Confronts a Fragmenting Global Order
European Health Forum - Gastein
DRC’s Ebola Outbreak: The Vast Mobilisation That Doesn’t Measure Itself (Part II)
Vital Signs in Global Health
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