‘People Need Help, Not Prison’: African Nations Unite to Tackle Mental Health 31/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – For two years, the family of a soldier in the DRC army could not trace him until they discovered that he had been imprisoned – not for doing anything wrong but because he had a mental illness. “When we speak of disorders, we forget these affect human beings. People who need to be […] Continue reading -> Portable Molecular Tests Bring Lab-Grade Accuracy to Remote Areas 31/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska A new generation of portable molecular testing devices unveiled by the global non-profit FIND on Thursday has achieved accuracy levels previously only attainable in lab testing, a potential game-changer for healthcare in regions with limited access to clinics. These compact devices can test for multiple diseases using cartridges that analyze tissue, blood, or other bodily […] Continue reading -> WHO Pushes to Revive Stalled Progress on Maternal and Child Health 31/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization’s 77th World Health Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on countries to bolster maternal and child health by expanding universal healthcare and strengthening primary healthcare, as progress in reducing maternal and child deaths has stagnated globally. The resolution, led by Somalia, commits countries to tackle the leading causes of maternal […] Continue reading -> Gender Conservatives Defeated in Resolution on Natural Hazards at World Health Assembly 31/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A resolution aimed at strengthening countries’ capacity to deal with “natural hazards” faced unexpected opposition over gender-related terminology at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Thursday. This is despite the urgency of countries adapting their health services to address extreme weather events, which are becoming more common globally thanks to climate change. The […] Continue reading -> New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> Community Involvement Is Key to Global Battle Against NCDs 30/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – Just six countries in the world are on track to meet global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. At the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, every country – rich and poor – lamented their struggles to contain rising NCDs, which now cause […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Portable Molecular Tests Bring Lab-Grade Accuracy to Remote Areas 31/05/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska A new generation of portable molecular testing devices unveiled by the global non-profit FIND on Thursday has achieved accuracy levels previously only attainable in lab testing, a potential game-changer for healthcare in regions with limited access to clinics. These compact devices can test for multiple diseases using cartridges that analyze tissue, blood, or other bodily […] Continue reading -> WHO Pushes to Revive Stalled Progress on Maternal and Child Health 31/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization’s 77th World Health Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on countries to bolster maternal and child health by expanding universal healthcare and strengthening primary healthcare, as progress in reducing maternal and child deaths has stagnated globally. The resolution, led by Somalia, commits countries to tackle the leading causes of maternal […] Continue reading -> Gender Conservatives Defeated in Resolution on Natural Hazards at World Health Assembly 31/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A resolution aimed at strengthening countries’ capacity to deal with “natural hazards” faced unexpected opposition over gender-related terminology at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Thursday. This is despite the urgency of countries adapting their health services to address extreme weather events, which are becoming more common globally thanks to climate change. The […] Continue reading -> New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> Community Involvement Is Key to Global Battle Against NCDs 30/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – Just six countries in the world are on track to meet global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. At the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, every country – rich and poor – lamented their struggles to contain rising NCDs, which now cause […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Pushes to Revive Stalled Progress on Maternal and Child Health 31/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization’s 77th World Health Assembly passed a resolution on Wednesday calling on countries to bolster maternal and child health by expanding universal healthcare and strengthening primary healthcare, as progress in reducing maternal and child deaths has stagnated globally. The resolution, led by Somalia, commits countries to tackle the leading causes of maternal […] Continue reading -> Gender Conservatives Defeated in Resolution on Natural Hazards at World Health Assembly 31/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A resolution aimed at strengthening countries’ capacity to deal with “natural hazards” faced unexpected opposition over gender-related terminology at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Thursday. This is despite the urgency of countries adapting their health services to address extreme weather events, which are becoming more common globally thanks to climate change. The […] Continue reading -> New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> Community Involvement Is Key to Global Battle Against NCDs 30/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – Just six countries in the world are on track to meet global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. At the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, every country – rich and poor – lamented their struggles to contain rising NCDs, which now cause […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gender Conservatives Defeated in Resolution on Natural Hazards at World Health Assembly 31/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – A resolution aimed at strengthening countries’ capacity to deal with “natural hazards” faced unexpected opposition over gender-related terminology at the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Thursday. This is despite the urgency of countries adapting their health services to address extreme weather events, which are becoming more common globally thanks to climate change. The […] Continue reading -> New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> Community Involvement Is Key to Global Battle Against NCDs 30/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – Just six countries in the world are on track to meet global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. At the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, every country – rich and poor – lamented their struggles to contain rising NCDs, which now cause […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Climate and Health Resolution Wins Strong Support from WHO Member States 31/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO member states approved the first resolution on climate and health to come before the World Health Assembly in 16 years – even as 50°C temperatures in Delhi, flooding in southern Brazil and devastating Caribbean storms are driving home the message to more and more countries that climate change is real. In several hours of […] Continue reading -> Community Involvement Is Key to Global Battle Against NCDs 30/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – Just six countries in the world are on track to meet global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. At the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, every country – rich and poor – lamented their struggles to contain rising NCDs, which now cause […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Community Involvement Is Key to Global Battle Against NCDs 30/05/2024 Kerry Cullinan GENEVA – Just six countries in the world are on track to meet global targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. At the World Health Assembly (WHA) this week, every country – rich and poor – lamented their struggles to contain rising NCDs, which now cause […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Calls for Increased Investment in Universal Health Coverage Amid Funding Challenges 30/05/2024 Disha Shetty The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged stakeholders in the health sector to collaborate in reorienting health systems towards a primary healthcare approach, a key priority in helping more people access universal health coverage (UHC). The organization has also called on countries to increase domestic spending on health and for banks to fund climate and […] Continue reading -> Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Health Research Blind Spots Threaten WHO’s Climate Agenda, Experts Warn 30/05/2024 Sophia Samantaroy GENEVA – The World Health Organization has made climate change its top priority in its four-year work plan adopted at the World Health Assembly this week, but significant gaps in climate health research could hinder the UN health body’s efforts, experts warned at the Geneva Health Forum on Tuesday. Current research on the effects of […] Continue reading -> Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cabo Verde Minister of Health: 5 Steps to Eliminate Malaria 30/05/2024 Maayan Hoffman Cabo Verde, a group of 10 islands in the Central Atlantic Ocean, was declared malaria-free in January. This milestone makes it one of the 43 countries and territories globally recognised with this certification by the World Health Organization (WHO). Cabo Verde is only the third country in the WHO African region to be certified malaria-free […] Continue reading -> BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
BREAKING – Israel Wins WHA Approval of Hostage Reference in Draft Decision on Health in Occupied Palestinian Territories 29/05/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Israel scored a tactical victory Wednesday evening when World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed in a vote of 50-44 to amend a draft decision denouncing the health situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a reference calling for the release of some 125 Israeli hostages still held by Hamas. Another 83 member states were […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts