Trials of Three Ebola Candidate Vaccines Set for Uganda; India’s Covaxin Vaccine Still Suspended by WHO 16/11/2022 Megha Kaveri Clinical trials on three Ebola vaccine candidates for the Sudan strain of the virus are due to start soon in Uganda, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “I’m pleased to announce that a WHO committee of external experts has evaluated three candidate vaccines and agreed that all three should be included in the planned […] Continue reading -> Can Healthcare Systems Decarbonize While Scaling Up Healthcare? 16/11/2022 Rossella Tercatin The healthcare sector is responsible for over 5% of global carbon emissions, double the amount of the aviation sector. But there is a way for healthcare actors to reduce this while at the same maintaining the quality of care in developed countries and expanding access to healthcare in developing countries. This is according to panellists […] Continue reading -> Skin to Skin Contact between Mothers and Preterm, Underweight Babies Improve Chances of Survival, says WHO 15/11/2022 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended that babies born before 37 weeks of gestation (preterm) or with low birth weight should be provided immediate skin to skin contact with a caregiver, which in turn increases their chances of survival. This recommendation by the global health agency is a significant change from the previous […] Continue reading -> Environmental Toxins Likely Cause of 50% Decline in Global Sperm Count 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman A worldwide decline in sperm counts of more than 50% over the past 46 years has been identified by a team of international researchers, and the decline has accelerated since the year 2000, according to an article in the journal Human Reproduction Update published on Tuesday. The article updates a previous study published in 2017, providing […] Continue reading -> The Double-Edged Sword of the Digital Health Transformation 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman New report highlights the impact of social media on the health of young people in middle- and low-income countries. The digital transformation of health offers both significant empowerment potential and significant risks for young people, according to a new study published Tuesday by the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development […] Continue reading -> Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises 15/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan In the aftermath of massive pandemic-related disruptions to family planning services, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that women can be taught to give themselves contraceptive injections. This is one of the practical measures to ensure the continuity of family planning services during epidemics that is contained in the WHO’s updated family planning handbook, which […] Continue reading -> Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Can Healthcare Systems Decarbonize While Scaling Up Healthcare? 16/11/2022 Rossella Tercatin The healthcare sector is responsible for over 5% of global carbon emissions, double the amount of the aviation sector. But there is a way for healthcare actors to reduce this while at the same maintaining the quality of care in developed countries and expanding access to healthcare in developing countries. This is according to panellists […] Continue reading -> Skin to Skin Contact between Mothers and Preterm, Underweight Babies Improve Chances of Survival, says WHO 15/11/2022 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended that babies born before 37 weeks of gestation (preterm) or with low birth weight should be provided immediate skin to skin contact with a caregiver, which in turn increases their chances of survival. This recommendation by the global health agency is a significant change from the previous […] Continue reading -> Environmental Toxins Likely Cause of 50% Decline in Global Sperm Count 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman A worldwide decline in sperm counts of more than 50% over the past 46 years has been identified by a team of international researchers, and the decline has accelerated since the year 2000, according to an article in the journal Human Reproduction Update published on Tuesday. The article updates a previous study published in 2017, providing […] Continue reading -> The Double-Edged Sword of the Digital Health Transformation 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman New report highlights the impact of social media on the health of young people in middle- and low-income countries. The digital transformation of health offers both significant empowerment potential and significant risks for young people, according to a new study published Tuesday by the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development […] Continue reading -> Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises 15/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan In the aftermath of massive pandemic-related disruptions to family planning services, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that women can be taught to give themselves contraceptive injections. This is one of the practical measures to ensure the continuity of family planning services during epidemics that is contained in the WHO’s updated family planning handbook, which […] Continue reading -> Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Skin to Skin Contact between Mothers and Preterm, Underweight Babies Improve Chances of Survival, says WHO 15/11/2022 Megha Kaveri The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended that babies born before 37 weeks of gestation (preterm) or with low birth weight should be provided immediate skin to skin contact with a caregiver, which in turn increases their chances of survival. This recommendation by the global health agency is a significant change from the previous […] Continue reading -> Environmental Toxins Likely Cause of 50% Decline in Global Sperm Count 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman A worldwide decline in sperm counts of more than 50% over the past 46 years has been identified by a team of international researchers, and the decline has accelerated since the year 2000, according to an article in the journal Human Reproduction Update published on Tuesday. The article updates a previous study published in 2017, providing […] Continue reading -> The Double-Edged Sword of the Digital Health Transformation 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman New report highlights the impact of social media on the health of young people in middle- and low-income countries. The digital transformation of health offers both significant empowerment potential and significant risks for young people, according to a new study published Tuesday by the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development […] Continue reading -> Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises 15/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan In the aftermath of massive pandemic-related disruptions to family planning services, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that women can be taught to give themselves contraceptive injections. This is one of the practical measures to ensure the continuity of family planning services during epidemics that is contained in the WHO’s updated family planning handbook, which […] Continue reading -> Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Environmental Toxins Likely Cause of 50% Decline in Global Sperm Count 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman A worldwide decline in sperm counts of more than 50% over the past 46 years has been identified by a team of international researchers, and the decline has accelerated since the year 2000, according to an article in the journal Human Reproduction Update published on Tuesday. The article updates a previous study published in 2017, providing […] Continue reading -> The Double-Edged Sword of the Digital Health Transformation 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman New report highlights the impact of social media on the health of young people in middle- and low-income countries. The digital transformation of health offers both significant empowerment potential and significant risks for young people, according to a new study published Tuesday by the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development […] Continue reading -> Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises 15/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan In the aftermath of massive pandemic-related disruptions to family planning services, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that women can be taught to give themselves contraceptive injections. This is one of the practical measures to ensure the continuity of family planning services during epidemics that is contained in the WHO’s updated family planning handbook, which […] Continue reading -> Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Double-Edged Sword of the Digital Health Transformation 15/11/2022 Maayan Hoffman New report highlights the impact of social media on the health of young people in middle- and low-income countries. The digital transformation of health offers both significant empowerment potential and significant risks for young people, according to a new study published Tuesday by the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development […] Continue reading -> Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises 15/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan In the aftermath of massive pandemic-related disruptions to family planning services, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that women can be taught to give themselves contraceptive injections. This is one of the practical measures to ensure the continuity of family planning services during epidemics that is contained in the WHO’s updated family planning handbook, which […] Continue reading -> Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Women Can Give Themselves Injectable Contraception, WHO Advises 15/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan In the aftermath of massive pandemic-related disruptions to family planning services, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that women can be taught to give themselves contraceptive injections. This is one of the practical measures to ensure the continuity of family planning services during epidemics that is contained in the WHO’s updated family planning handbook, which […] Continue reading -> Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Colombia Votes to Tax Junk Food and Sugary Drinks 14/11/2022 Kerry Cullinan Colombia’s Congress has voted to impose taxes on ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks to curb obesity and address other health issues. Ultra-processed foods facing taxes are those with high added sugars, salt, and saturated fats, including sausages, cereals, jellies and jams, purees, sauces, condiments and seasoning. These will face a 10% tax in September 2023, […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Biosimilar Guidelines Are a Tepid Attempt to Improve Access and Affordability 12/11/2022 KM Gopakumar & Chetali Rao Biotherapeutic products represent a new therapeutic revolution in disease treatment and are by far the fastest-growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry – yet the recent biosimilar guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) are myopic, inconsistent or vague about some well-established scientific issues Biosimilar products include recombinant proteins and hormones, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cytokines, […] Continue reading -> Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Plastics on Track to Account for 20% of Oil and Gas Consumption by 2050 11/11/2022 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – As global delegations fight to keep the dream of limiting warming to 1.5C within reach, plastic pollution contaminating aquatic life, soil quality and the human body, is skyrocketing. The relentless growth of demand for plastics driven by subsidies for fossil fuels, coupled with the failure of recycling and waste management systems […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts