GENEVA – The World Health Assembly (WHA) voted 91-2 to adopt a resolution condemning Iranian attacks on civilian infrastructure across Gulf ...

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The world is not ready for the next pandemic – and it won’t be unless local capacity is strengthened, global health ...

Pharma Industry Demands Repositioning of Medical Innovation as Strategic Investment, Not Cost

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Amid surging geopolitical tensions, increased global health threats, and strained public budgets, global health leaders and pharmaceutical executives converged in Geneva ...

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World Health Assembly 79

Neither Russia’s delegate banging her desk to interrupt Ukraine’s representative speaking at the World Health Assembly (WHA), nor her request to ...

Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts

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The UN General Assembly voted 141-8 to endorse a landmark International Court of Justice opinion finding that states are bound ...

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The world is in the last stretch of polio eradication, but closing this gap will require political commitment, the World ...

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Restore Funds for Malaria, Africa Urges

The African region made an impassioned appeal for global funding to be restored for malaria elimination at the World Health ...

Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts

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Outbreak Threats, Geopolitical Divides and Financial Crises Hover Over 79th World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly 79

Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts

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World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants

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Making Better Vaccine Choices in a Shifting Global Health Landscape

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Global Health Policy in Geneva & Worldwide

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Outbreak Threats, Geopolitical Divides and Financial Crises Hover Over 79th World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly 79

Global Health Needs More than Money – Philanthropy Can Amplify Impacts

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World Health Organization Gives Stamp of Approval to First Malaria Treatment for Young Infants

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