Families of Israel’s Female Hostages Plead for Deeper Intervention by WHO and UN Officials in Geneva 06/02/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Shay Dickmann stood stoically as the recorded screams of a woman pierced the darkness of the sealed metal container, followed by shouting and screams, the sounds of gunshots and a baby crying. A narrow tunnel led to a tiny room with a single lightbulb and a dirty mattress on the floor. On the wall, a […] Continue reading -> Tobacco COP10 to Address New Products and Industry Interference 06/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska “Tobacco [is] the biggest public health threat the world has ever faced. […] Together we have made great progress. We have saved lives,” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated at the opening of the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) on the Framework Convention Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Panama on […] Continue reading -> ‘Team Europe’ Agreements Boost Africa’s Pandemic Preparedness 06/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan Europe’s Health Emergency Response Agency (HERA) has pledged €6 million to assist the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) to scale up sequence-based disease surveillance and laboratory capacity on the continent. This was announced by Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, at the start of a three-day meeting between the African […] Continue reading -> With Only 10 Negotiating Days Left, Pressure Builds on Group Amending International Health Regulations 05/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan With only 10 official negotiating days left, the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (WGIHR) is under pressure to reach agreement on changes to the rules that govern global health emergencies. The seventh WGIHR meeting which began on Monday officially kicked off the 2024 pandemic ‘season’ negotiations at the World Health Organization […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Pushes Towards Polio Eradication – Can Elections Help Pave the Way? 02/02/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan heads towards general elections on Thursday, February 08, leaders of its polio programme are hoping that improved political stability and a more stable security situation could help make 2024 the year for final eradication of the crippling disease from the country. Pakistan and Afghanistan, neighbouring countries sharing a porous border, are […] Continue reading -> Mothers Struggle to Raise Children with Special Needs in Nigeria 02/02/2024 Kate Okorie In resource-restricted countries like Nigeria, parents of children with special needs, particularly mothers, bear the entire burden of care. In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun’s baby son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos in South-West Nigeria, had been strolling down the […] Continue reading -> Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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Tobacco COP10 to Address New Products and Industry Interference 06/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska “Tobacco [is] the biggest public health threat the world has ever faced. […] Together we have made great progress. We have saved lives,” the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated at the opening of the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) on the Framework Convention Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Panama on […] Continue reading -> ‘Team Europe’ Agreements Boost Africa’s Pandemic Preparedness 06/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan Europe’s Health Emergency Response Agency (HERA) has pledged €6 million to assist the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) to scale up sequence-based disease surveillance and laboratory capacity on the continent. This was announced by Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, at the start of a three-day meeting between the African […] Continue reading -> With Only 10 Negotiating Days Left, Pressure Builds on Group Amending International Health Regulations 05/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan With only 10 official negotiating days left, the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (WGIHR) is under pressure to reach agreement on changes to the rules that govern global health emergencies. The seventh WGIHR meeting which began on Monday officially kicked off the 2024 pandemic ‘season’ negotiations at the World Health Organization […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Pushes Towards Polio Eradication – Can Elections Help Pave the Way? 02/02/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan heads towards general elections on Thursday, February 08, leaders of its polio programme are hoping that improved political stability and a more stable security situation could help make 2024 the year for final eradication of the crippling disease from the country. Pakistan and Afghanistan, neighbouring countries sharing a porous border, are […] Continue reading -> Mothers Struggle to Raise Children with Special Needs in Nigeria 02/02/2024 Kate Okorie In resource-restricted countries like Nigeria, parents of children with special needs, particularly mothers, bear the entire burden of care. In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun’s baby son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos in South-West Nigeria, had been strolling down the […] Continue reading -> Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
‘Team Europe’ Agreements Boost Africa’s Pandemic Preparedness 06/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan Europe’s Health Emergency Response Agency (HERA) has pledged €6 million to assist the Africa Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) to scale up sequence-based disease surveillance and laboratory capacity on the continent. This was announced by Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, at the start of a three-day meeting between the African […] Continue reading -> With Only 10 Negotiating Days Left, Pressure Builds on Group Amending International Health Regulations 05/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan With only 10 official negotiating days left, the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (WGIHR) is under pressure to reach agreement on changes to the rules that govern global health emergencies. The seventh WGIHR meeting which began on Monday officially kicked off the 2024 pandemic ‘season’ negotiations at the World Health Organization […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Pushes Towards Polio Eradication – Can Elections Help Pave the Way? 02/02/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan heads towards general elections on Thursday, February 08, leaders of its polio programme are hoping that improved political stability and a more stable security situation could help make 2024 the year for final eradication of the crippling disease from the country. Pakistan and Afghanistan, neighbouring countries sharing a porous border, are […] Continue reading -> Mothers Struggle to Raise Children with Special Needs in Nigeria 02/02/2024 Kate Okorie In resource-restricted countries like Nigeria, parents of children with special needs, particularly mothers, bear the entire burden of care. In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun’s baby son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos in South-West Nigeria, had been strolling down the […] Continue reading -> Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
With Only 10 Negotiating Days Left, Pressure Builds on Group Amending International Health Regulations 05/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan With only 10 official negotiating days left, the Working Group on Amendments to the International Health Regulations (WGIHR) is under pressure to reach agreement on changes to the rules that govern global health emergencies. The seventh WGIHR meeting which began on Monday officially kicked off the 2024 pandemic ‘season’ negotiations at the World Health Organization […] Continue reading -> Pakistan Pushes Towards Polio Eradication – Can Elections Help Pave the Way? 02/02/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan heads towards general elections on Thursday, February 08, leaders of its polio programme are hoping that improved political stability and a more stable security situation could help make 2024 the year for final eradication of the crippling disease from the country. Pakistan and Afghanistan, neighbouring countries sharing a porous border, are […] Continue reading -> Mothers Struggle to Raise Children with Special Needs in Nigeria 02/02/2024 Kate Okorie In resource-restricted countries like Nigeria, parents of children with special needs, particularly mothers, bear the entire burden of care. In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun’s baby son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos in South-West Nigeria, had been strolling down the […] Continue reading -> Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Pakistan Pushes Towards Polio Eradication – Can Elections Help Pave the Way? 02/02/2024 Rahul Basharat Rajput ISLAMABAD – As Pakistan heads towards general elections on Thursday, February 08, leaders of its polio programme are hoping that improved political stability and a more stable security situation could help make 2024 the year for final eradication of the crippling disease from the country. Pakistan and Afghanistan, neighbouring countries sharing a porous border, are […] Continue reading -> Mothers Struggle to Raise Children with Special Needs in Nigeria 02/02/2024 Kate Okorie In resource-restricted countries like Nigeria, parents of children with special needs, particularly mothers, bear the entire burden of care. In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun’s baby son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos in South-West Nigeria, had been strolling down the […] Continue reading -> Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Mothers Struggle to Raise Children with Special Needs in Nigeria 02/02/2024 Kate Okorie In resource-restricted countries like Nigeria, parents of children with special needs, particularly mothers, bear the entire burden of care. In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun’s baby son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos in South-West Nigeria, had been strolling down the […] Continue reading -> Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Upcoming Tobacco COP to Focus on New Products and Industry Tactics 02/02/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska New tobacco and nicotine products and the tobacco industry’s extensive lobbying of governments are likely to be in the spotlight when country representatives meet next week to discuss the implementation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) starts in Panama on Monday (5 […] Continue reading -> Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Soumya Swaminathan Returns to International Arena to Fight Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Chetan Bhattacharji Dr Soumya Swaminathan is returning to the international stage after leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) in late 2022, just as the world was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. She became the agency’s first Chief Scientist just before the pandemic, a position that propelled her to become a widely-known global voice for WHO, analyzing and […] Continue reading -> The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
The Right to Health in Humanitarian Crises Needs to Encompass Non-Communicable Diseases 01/02/2024 Micaela Serafini, Katie Dain & Nicolai Haugaard The United Nations estimates that 363 million people are currently impacted by humanitarian crises driven by increasing fragility and conflict, the climate crisis and widening inequality. Around 108.4 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022, meaning one in every 74 persons globally. Humanitarian crises, such as those occurring in Ukraine, Gaza, Libya, […] Continue reading -> Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Huge Increase in Cancers Predicted by 2050 – Driven Mainly by Tobacco, Alcohol, Obesity and Air Pollution 01/02/2024 Kerry Cullinan New cancer cases are projected to increase by a massive 77% between 2022 and 2050 – mainly as a result of tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution. Ageing and population growth are also factors pushing new cases from 20 million in 2022 to an expected 35 million in 2050, according to the Global Cancer Observatory […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts